Students of Langford/Moreau, and those interested in their work, would do well to study that drawing of the course that Dan posted, notably the "card of course." The seemingly odd arrangement of seven par 5s and 3s really does reflect Langford's emphasis on presenting varied shot values to the golfer during the round -- he was more interested in testing a player's ability to use a variety of clubs when hitting into greens than he was in adhering to conventional notions of par, or hole assortments.
Look at those par 5s (remember this was a course opened in the early 1920s): two very healthy holes of 543 and 550 yards, three-shot holes for any player of the day. Yet he also provides five par 5s under 480 yards -- four of them 460 yards or less -- short even for 1920-era courses. He envisioned the better player going at those holes with long irons and woods for the second shot, as opposed to the traditional par-5 tactic of tee shot/layup/short iron. Even the lesser player is likely to have a go at a par 5 in two with holes playing at 450 to 455 yards. Yet short-irons and wedges will be used by players unable to reach the green in two for the longer par 5s, and perhaps even the 478-yarder.
And look at the assortment of par 3s -- yardages run: 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220 and 240 (!). Back in the 1920s, that's everything from a short-iron to a driver perhaps. Anyone who's played the par 3 5th at Langford's Spring Valley (Salem WI) will recognize the 10th at Bryn Mawr -- a long, testing shot with a wood of some sort over a pond.
There is even a funky, Sahara like 302-yard par 4 (the 7th) that vaguely recalls Spring Valley's 14th hole.
Neat stuff; thanks for posting.