Neil
Do you have the book, The Oxford and Cambridge Golfing Society1898-1948? He wrote the first chapter about the early days of the society. Needless to say they had the cream of the crop back then and played against some of the best in the US Travis, MacDonald, Egan at the likes of Shinnecock, Myopia, and Chicago GC to name just a few. They had Hutchinson, Darwin, Colt, Alison, and Low in the society at around the turn of the century.
Darwin also wrote the short description of H.S. Colt as well. The description for Darwin was done by R.B. Vincent that may prove interesting, but was rather short. If you or Peter do not have the book and need to see it, we can work some thing out.
Tully