My brother Michael Whitmer, who covers golf and the Patriots for the Boston Globe, interviewed him a few months ago and came back very impressed. I guess Gil has done some work on The Country Club for next year's U.S. Amateur. I believe he did Boston Golf Club, and re-did TPC of Boston, so Gil has had a say in recent Boston-area golf course architecture. But Mike loved speaking with him. Prior to the interview I said to him, "Call me when you're finished; let me know how it went." When he called, he started the conversation with, "What a neat way to spend an hour or so. What a great guy."
So, it sounds like Mike's assessment has some confirmation from Steve.