Patrick wrote: George Bahto,
Since the highly touted results at ECE have become more widespread, have you been contacted about restoring ECW ?
Also, how much more work would you like to do at The Knoll ? I think they have already added a bit to the 2nd tee; new tee on#11, a bit of length on #14 (I think itz done); great new back tee on #15
some new tees have already been added as per my tee-plan and hopefully a few more will be added, like the back tees on #8 - #9 - #16 and #18
And could you identify it ? Pat, there is nothing more to do on the course itself, it is back to the original Banks design with no new architect's footprints added !!!
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Essex County West (Francis Byrne) now belongs to the Essex County Park Commission along with Weequaic (sic) and Branch Brook. They finished a project of modernization and drainage repair at those courses. I was asked if I wanted to be involved but declined because they were not thinking about return the West course to what Banks built. The course "looks" nice but is not what it was meant to be. That course, if returned to exactly what was built, would stand as one of NJ's best. Too many alterations over the years, even by the home club when they owned it.
At his point, I would only want to work on meaningful restorations, or as with Old Macdonald, a new course.