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Gib_Papazian:
Mike,
I was not there, so I'll take your post as factual and not bother to argue the point.
That stated - and I am not minimizing Emmett by any means - why did not Marion Hollins bring him to Cypress Point instead of Raynor?
And though I studied at the feet of the master for years, I really do not know the definitive answer to that question.
Chris_Blakely:
The chapter on Women's National in George's book is quite minimal when compared the research and depth of the rest of the book. Several pictures, from the old Golf Illustated, an old scorecard (easily obtained) and a lot of conjecture. Please remember it was also infered that Leatherstocking could have been a Raynor course to!??? Emmet had a family farm / home right in Cooperstown, but it might be a Raynor, come on!
As for why Emmet was not taken out to California, can anyone name any courses he did west of the Ohio / PA / WV border that he was on site for. He truly was a man of leisure. I know he did several courses in the Bermuda / the Bahamas, but he vacationed in those areas.
Mike_Cirba:
Gib,
My point isn't to diminish Raynor or Macdonald at all, but simply to wonder why Emmett isn't more renowned for his significant contributions to early American golf.
JMorgan:
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wsmorrison:
Flynn rarely made courses easier. Most of the time he was asked to revise courses, sometimes within a few years of opening, it was to make them more challenging to keep up with advances in technology that were not planned for in original designs.
Here is Emmet's sketch and a 1940 aerial. There are significant differences. Hollins suggested that it was not going to be followed to the letter in all cases but, "...generally speaking the plan will remain the same as presented."
Emmet Plan
1940 aerial (courtesy of Craig Disher) in small size and low resolution
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