What courses did Macdonald actually do himself or say he did himself (always with Raynor as his surveyor, drawer, engineer) that had a committee in place he didn't appoint to do the course like Merion's Wilson Committee?
Get out C&W and check it out---it lists the courses he was given credit for. Or better yet, read Macdonald's own book. What courses did HE say he was responsible for that had a committee in place like Merion's Wilson Committee that he didn't approve or appoint?
What does that tell you?
Does two days total at Merion's Ardmore site tell you anything?