TEPaul,
I believe Pete's dad, Paul Dye might have had a relationship with Donald Ross.
Pete said that he was introduced to Ross by J.C. Penney, probably between 1945 and 1948, but he didn't indicate that he had any relationship with him.
I knew the Tufts family too.
I also played against Pete at Pinehurst # 2 in the North-South amateur in the mid to late 60's.
If you accept Pete's contention regarding substantive changes to the greens at Seminole then you have to ask the following questions.
1 Who changed the greens ?
2 When were they changed ?
3 Why were they changed ?
4 How were they changed ?
Wilson was retained in 1948-49 and the greens were redone/regrassed in 1990.
Ross's original greens totalled 135,000 sq/ft.
They were allowed to shrink during WWII to save money.
When they were redone/regrassed in 1990 they totalled 88,751 sq/ft.
I don't know their square footage today, but, would guess that it's greater than 88,751.
Did Wilson's work incorporate far more than repositioning the 18th green ?
Indications are that his work included fairway work and greenside bunker work, but, there doesn't appear to be any reference to any changes to or in the greens. Seminole acknowledges that there's an ongoing debate regarding Wilson's work in 1948.
If the opportunity to change the contours existed, it would seem that it would or might have occured under Dunphy's reign, as Green Chair or President, which coincides with Wilson's arrival on site. It's acknowledged that Dunphy brought Wilson to Seminole to makeover the golf course subsequent to the powerful hurricane that damaged the golf course in 1948
When you address those questions, don't forget that nothing got done at Seminole without the blessings of the club President. (Dunphy's reign as Green Chairman under Hunt Dickinson might have been the exception.
Tim Neher
Barry Van Gerbig
George Coleman
Allan Ryan
Chris Dunphy
Hunt Dickinson
Bertram Taylor
Latham Reed
? 1937-40
Jay Carlisle
E.F. Hutton
So, under who's reign were they changed ? When, Why ? and to what degree ?