And Tony, to support Jeff's comments, here is the information on the 1930 and 1935 Medinah Open. As you can see, Course #3 was redesigned after 1930 by Bendelow and significant yardage was added to the course.
http://heritage.medinahcc.org/collectiongallery.aspx?CollectionGalleryCategoryid=4382"September 22, 1930
It was during the Great Depression, and Medinah’s Championship Course No. 3 had been open for two years. That summer, Abe Espinosa, Medinah’s head professional, had scored a 65 on the par 70 course. Medinah’s membership had already accepted Thomas Bendelow’s redesign of Course No. 3 when they decided to schedule the Inaugural Medinah Open as the club’s first national event.
Medinah’s $3,000 in prize money attracted a field of one hundred of the nation’s top golfers that included Gene Sarazen, Tommy Armour and Chick Evans. The competitors played one round on Course No.1 and No. 3. Four thousand spectators turned out to watch the golf, and to get their first glimpse of Medinah.
Gene Sarazen, holder of the Western Open title that year, shot a 78 in his morning round. Harry Cooper, head professional at Glen Oak Country Club in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, was a local favorite, yet he was just one of fifteen players who scored 73 or better in their first round. Leo Diegel of Agua Caliente, California, former national professional champion, shot a 69.
Sarazan finished his afternoon round with an amazing 65. He led the field until Laurie Ayton of Evanston, tied his final score of 143. Next, Lou Diegel finished with 140. The game was still going at dusk, when it was reported that Harry Cooper was completing a potentially record breaking finish.
Cooper had a poor start that afternoon when he hit a tree off the first tee and took a 5, one over par. Then he proceeded to score a par or a birdie for most of the round. He managed a total of seven birdies. On the 12th hole, 570 yards, he was on with two woods, and holed a ten footer for an eagle. His final score on Course No. 3 was a record 63 to win the tournament. Leo Diegel was second, while Gene Sarazen and Laurie Ayton tied for third.
Played on Courses No. 1 and No. 3
Course No. 1
Yards: 6,312
Par: 72
Course No. 3
Yards: 6,261
Par: 70
Overall Par: 142
Overall Purse: $3,000
Won by Harry Cooper: 73 63 =136
http://heritage.medinahcc.org/collectiongallery.aspx?CollectionGalleryCategoryid=4381"July 21-23, 1935
The Second Medinah Open featured four rounds on the Bendelow re-designed and lengthened par 71 Course No.3. There was a starting field of one hundred three players. Johnny Revolta of Milwaukee had just won the Western Open Championship, and was favored to win at Medinah. He shot a 69 in the first round with five birdies earned by sinking four ten to fifteen foot putts. Frank Walsh and Ray Mangrum tied for second with 71. "Lighthorse Harry" Cooper, head professional at Glen Oak Country Club, who won at Medinah in 1930, had a 73 that put him three down on the leader board. (The nickname, inspired by Cooper’s quick playing style, was given to him by sportswriter, Damon Runyon.)
During the second round, Revolta continued to lead with a three over par. However, Harry Cooper and Alvin Kreuger pulled into the second and third positions. By the final day, the field had narrowed down to fifty-five players. At the end of the final round, Cooper had scored three consecutive rounds of 72, and just after he posted his final score of 289, Revolta came up to the 18th hole needing a three to tie Cooper. Kreuger had just finished the hole with a birdie. Revolta’s ball reached the green twelve feet from the pin. His putt missed the hole by two inches. Harry Cooper won the tournament, and Johnny Revolta was second. Frank Walsh, Horton Smith, and Tommy Armour, Medinah’s new head professional, tied for sixth.
Course No.3 gave up only two under par rounds, one each to Willie Groggin and Johnny Revolta. The purse was $3,500, and proceeds benefited the Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children.
In 1937, Harry Cooper won the Vardon Trophy, and was the PGA tour money leader. It has been said that he was a fine golfer, yet he never won a major national tournament championship. He came in second in the 1936 U.S. Open, and in the 1936 and 1938 Masters. Cooper joined the PGA in 1923, and when he died in 2000, at age ninety-six, he was the longest serving member.
Played on Course No. 3
Yards: 6,768
Par: 71
Overall Par: 284
Overall Purse: $3,500
Won by Harry Cooper: 73 72 72 72 = 289"