Tilly began writing about PV in January 1913. That Spring they began clearing land for the first six or seven holes. Some of the descriptions of those those holes match what was eventually built, others do not. In an April letter sent to prospective members, Crump explained the plan was to have the original eighteen investors each design a golf hole. I think they realized early on that was not a good plan, and they needed help, which is why Colt was brought in in May. If there were a few good holes designed prior to his arrival I'm sure Colt incorporated them, but I think by in large he improved upon what they had and added a great deal of his own, which is why until the day he died Colt considered PV his design and most contemporaneous accounts give him credit. And I think it is illustrative that after Crump died, and they needed help in finishing the course, they turned again to Colt, and Alison was dispatched.