It's well known in the area that the esteemed SPGC once featured a hookback par-3 that allowed the player a seamless 9 hole jaunt. I haven't heard anyone identify the exact location of this lost Ross hole. However, there exists an old aerial which does, in fact, show the hole. I decided to do a little photoshop experiment last night to try to determine exactly where this was located. It was a little different than where assorted players including myself were thinking it was.
This is the course as it now is.
This is the course as it was.
Here, they are superimposed. I sized them to scale by marking the center of the 3rd and 14th greens. Not an exact technique - but quite close because those greens haven't moved.
And here is where the little experiment placed the hole. I'm sure someone could do a more exact job than myself - but this is fairly close - an approximation of what it was like.
You don't really notice it on the ground level...
...but from the aerial you can see a light area on the fairway.
Is this lighter grass a remnant of old green? It is definitely in front of the tee box. That would mean the following tee was (of course) in front of that - which would change the nature of this hole (today's 15th) considerably.
There are many remnants of old features strewn about the early courses in the area. #1 Course probably has the most. The archaeological element adds an extra measure of interest to the round.