The Philadelphia Country Club's new course or the danger of a little knowledge

[MCirba]

[Phil Young]

Interesting that his desire was to "build a monument for myself in Philadelphia." I wonder if that might have turned the committee off to using him as the architect?

[Michael Blake]

That is pretty cool, Mike.

Even though Travis claims it's the only time he's solicited business, it's nice to see proof of an ODG attempting to prospect, qualify, and sell...90 years ago.

[Jim_Kennedy]

Very cool Mike, thanks.

[Bill Shotzbarger]

Also, a friend was kind enough to send along these hole-by-hole comparisons of the yardages/pars of the proposed Colt/Alison layout versus the Flynn layout.   Speculation about which holes of Colt/Alison that survived is not only encouraged, it's warmly welcomed from interested parties;   

Here are the planned yardage distributions by hole number and today's corresponding hole numbers

Flynn Hole #. Colt and Alison yardage/Flynn yardage/Today hole #
1. 475/427/14
2. 420/223/15
3. 145/334/16
4. 395/431/17
5. 435/435/18
6. 420/432/10
7. 160/185/11
8. 395/445/12
9. 345/344 return to clubhouse/13
10. 535/417/4
11. 375/159/5
12. 200/475/6
13. 410/189/7
14. par 4/382/8
15. 425/411/9
16. 485/363/1
17. 175/357
18. easy par 4/525

Could someone please post a comparison of the original hole numbers versus the current hole numbers? The last time I asked this question (in person), it went unanswered — except for Wayne Morrison trying to sell me a book. 

[MCirba]

Bill,

I'll see if I can get to it later, but if you have even a passing interest in the golf courses of William Flynn, I'd recommend the book.   It's not something you'll sit down and read cover to cover, but instead it functions more like a dictionary or encyclopedia and it's something I reference often in my research.   It's exhaustive and quite remarkable in that way.