Harrison and Garbin have also done work in Western New York, and both were veritable HACKS in their profession. I know Harrison built all his greens a heart shape, sloping back to front, with hollows/bunkers/small ponds on either side of the green. Unlike some generalizations, this one is definitely true. I played one Harrison course that had OB left on EVERY hole on the front nine, and the other course at the facility, across the street, has OB left on 12 holes. Another course of his has OB left on seven holes. None of these courses have ANY holes with OB right. That is just bad routing, any way you slice it. Garbin also did the renovation at Elmira CC, an old Tillinghast course that destroyed only its best holes. the resulting holes are some of the worst creations known to man, and they make Fazio's work at Oak Hill and Inverness look like masterpieces.
For good regional architects, my favorite in Rochester is Pete Craig. He built several playable courses around the area, whose main defense is very severe greens. My favorites of his are:
-Soaring Eagles (only played nine holes here, but I remember a bunch of fun holes).
-Wild Wood (formerly Thunder Ridge, loads of fun. Its kind of a Jekyll and Hyde course, with the front relatively wide open, and then the back nine plunges into swampy woodlands, creating several unique holes. Very short course, but still a joy to play).
-Deerfield (formerly Craig Hill, as it was owned by Pete Craig and teaching pro Bobby Hill. Emerald and wizard nines are long from the back tees, but the greens are totally wild and make the course a lot of fun to play, along with good land).