From the feature interview with Bob Labbance,
“8. If someone wanted to get a sense of the Travis design style today, which five courses should they visit?
Ekwanok in Vermont, Cape Arundel in Maine, Yahnundasis in New York, CC of Scranton in Pennsylvania and Hollywood in New Jersey - if you don't get it after playing these, you won't.”
I’ve read about Ekwanok, but heard little about the rest. What is it about Cape Arundel, Yahnundasis, CC of Scranton and Hollywood that demonstrate Travis’ design style. I know at least two of these courses are in the process of restoration. Has anyone played them all, or a few of them? I’ve never heard of them (of course I’m from the west), but I wonder if they are considered hidden gems or older courses too short to challenge the modern player.
On a side note to Pat Mucci and TE Paul, now you know who is to blame for the abolishment of the stymie. The following quote is from another Labbance article link supplied by Craig,
“In nearly every way, Travis was ahead of his contemporaries. He suggested the abolition of the stymie in 1912, nearly four decades before it was deleted from the Rules. He engineered a series of international matches with the Oxford and Cambridge Golf Society in 1903, two decades before the Ryder or Walker Cups came to pass. He developed the first handicapping system for play in the Metropolitan Section -- a plan that was later adopted throughout the country. He suggested a better way to display handicap information on the scorecard -- a system that has been used universally ever since. For that matter, Travis was seldom seen playing golf without a cigar in his mouth, a century before there were glossy magazines extolling the social benefits of stogies.”
Sounds like an interesting guy.