Intrigued in reading #2 & #9 were designed as par 5's.
I learned, from the Club's website, Ross had 2 bites at the Wanny apple. "
In 1914, Ross first came to Wannamoisett Country Club and redesigned Willie Campbell’s layout into our first 18-hole layout. Twelve years later, in 1926, Ross would return to revamp his initial layout, and provide us with our current championship 18-hole golf course..."
So, I assume when referred to as "original", it is the 1914 Ross design. When to Tufts Archives and looked at Ross' 1926 hole sketches -
https://giventufts.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/59542D1B-C8B7-45D8-9C0C-327271204833 With the membership looking for a championship course, 2 short'ish 5's, even with 1926 clubs & balls, seems curious. But, they are not pushovers...layup on #2 challenging, #9 not-so-much.
Ross wasn't big on the importance of par and not indicated on 1926 sketches. The hole's lengths (#2 453 yards / #9 435) combined with the sketched green complexes, larger than I would have thought for short par 5's, thickens-the-plot. The prevailing wind, being out of the Southeast, would make both #2 & 9 play longer than yardage. Ross designed other long par 4's on the front, #1 designed as 432 yards and #4 as 440 -- both with prevailing wind support.
2010 course review, here on GCA by then Super Mark Daniels, supports both being par 5's. He claims 9th was changed to a 5, "...after World War II".
https://golfclubatlas.com/courses-by-country/usa/wannamoisett-2Can someone share other evidence (scorecard, perhaps) of these holes being par 5's?