Great thread, I will try and dig out more photos of the courses I've seen.
I think he has always been underappreciated. He mostly seemed to work as design and build, first with Carters and later with Strutt. He produced bold work but was happy to go back and revise or to toutch up others work. A modest man?
Here's a note I found in the Suttons Seeds archive (They were great rivals with Carters.)
Tuesday 1st March 1910
“Mr Brown Senr. Yesterday spent the afternoon walking round the proposed new Caversham Golf Course (Ed now called Reading GC, very close to Suttons HQ. According to website Braid did 12 holes opened in 1911), which is situated at the back of Mr. Martin’s old house, Kidmore Grange, and circles round the wood known as Cucumber Wood. Braid was down there all day yesterday planning out the course, in pouring rain, and Brown thinks he made a very good job of it indeed. The appears to be no doubt now the Course will come into existence; a large number of people have subscribed towards it, and our action in promising grass seeds at practically cost price is greatly appreciated. Braid’s remarks appear to have been extremely interesting and apparently he knows more about grass and its treatment than might have been supposed. He particularly urged the importance of not re-tufing new Greens except where it was absolutely necessary , as old turf will generally fine down under careful treatment, and there is this advantage leaving it that the grasses which are there are just those grasses which are there are just those grasses which happen to suit the particular soil underneath. He also mentioned to Mr. Brown a motor roller which he thinks is offered by Barford & Perkins and which he understands could be hired at the rate of £8. Per month. Such a roller being very heavy would-be very advantageous for compressing the soil on the fairway of this very light land, and the charge for hire would bring it within the means of any club. Mr. Brown got into close touch with him, & Braid seemed pleased at the suggestion that he should come down and spend a day here sometime. With regard to a Greenkeeper there, I quite hope Berridge may be the right man, but Braid recommends one or two, amongst his recommendations being S Ashton, who came down to see us some years ago and who has laid out Walton Heath under Carter’s direction. He is now out of work and Braid thinks he would be very suitable.