Up to the last page, or so, this has been very interesting, and informative thread.
Perhaps, as Sean indicates, the thread has gone so deep into the toilet that my comments will seem totally irrelevant, but I shall persist, in case there might be some interest.
To begin, I have played a few Ross courses: Pine Needles, Mid-Pines (I prefer Mid-Pines), Oak Hill East (would prefer the West), Balsams, Mount Washington, CC of Buffalo (looking forward to going back to see the renovations), Brooklea, Monroe, Irondequoit, CC of Rochester (both pre and post Hanse reno), Mark Twain, Bellevue, and lastly, and my favorite, Teugaga CC. The question has been raised as to which Ross course has been least altered. I would guess that Teugaga would fall within that category. There is a sense of purity to the course. The routing falls so naturally on a beautifully undulating piece of land, and each green offers contours that provide interest and challenge. It's a course I could play everyday.
There has been some mention Jekyll Island, and an aerial posted that purports to show the location of the Travis and Ross courses. Because one of our members resides year-round at Jekyll, and has spent many hours researching the history of Jekyll Island golf, the Travis Society's Jekyll Island file is significantly larger than any other Travis course. Here's what I have gleaned from our materials: In 1909-1910, Ross created an 18 hole design approximately in the area of the current Oleander Course. Though records are not conclusive, it is believed that 9 holes of the Ross plan were built and that the Jekyll Island golf pro, Karl Keffer designed some seaside holes that joined part of the Ross course. Though Travis had been to Jekyll earlier, it wasn't until 1926 (not 1898 as stated in a previous post) that Walter Travis was commissioned to design the 18 hole Great Dunes course. There are early aerials and photos that show the entire Travis Great Dunes course, with the oceanside 9 holes as well as the current Great Dunes 9-hole course. Records indicate that the oceanside 9 was not re-opened after the Jekyll Island Club was closed in 1942. From all appearances, it would have been one of the great oceanside 9 holes around.
Camden CC was also mentioned in this thread as a Ross course. Travis should be given credit for the work he did there in 1923. The Travis routing is essentially still intact, with minor changes made by Ross when he was commissioned to grass and rebuild the greens in the late '30s.