We got to know Jay a little bit while working on the first 18 holes at Stonewall, where he was a consultant to the design. His ideas on "shot values" were just a bit different than mine and Gil's, but clearly he understood conditioning pretty well.
Jay wasn't involved with the club much after it opened, but they have always done better than most in Philadelphia at their maintenance priorities -- partly because their water supply is limited and the superintendent can't just water it all spring and summer or he'll run out.