Oh bloody hell, somehow I knew those quotes would end up with Mack and the Eden
The quotes most likely reflect Darwin's taste.
I've read a 1920s article where Mackenzie lambasts wild/freak greens!
Mark
I think Colt definitely built more contour early on, particularly pre WW1. Take the continent, there were some strong contours in the greens at St Cloud (still there partly on some greens). Royal Zoute has some too (most notably the 18th). In contrast, the greens in Holland, which were all late 1920s, are all flatter.
Back to the photos:
I don't believe that mystery green was a practice green so it should have been part of the course, these photos are from around 1913. When did clubs start adding practice putting greens?
Tom
I knew that the 1st green at SGH was moved because of severity in the 1920s and I think the 13th green had a tier that was removed early on....do you know any more details?