(The following is the text meant to accompany my two images, but I receive an error message that the upload folder is full. Any thoughts, Ran and others? Images are less than 128kb.)
Let's see how I did with my first attachment. The larger course is the 1912 layout. The smaller inset is the current layout. Holes 1 and 18 are virt. identical. The first big difference happens in the neck that I used to sneak on as a kid (right under the fence by the second green.) You'll see that four parallel holes used to run there. Now there is a par three and a lot of space in between. Interesting that the 3rd and 5th holes teed off across Eggert Road, impossible today. The land where 8, 9 and 10 tee were, is now V.A. Hospital property. 10 was the only par six in the history of the US Open. If the entrance road far left that bisects 12 is in the same place today, then the land above the road (2nd half of 12, 13, and tee deck of 14) is now private homes. 17 as it was no longer exists. Cannot imagine how it was shorter than 10, but it was, by 60 yards.
I wanted to post the text of my article, but cannot find the digital copy (laptop was reimaged this Summer.) I'll keep digging, but can scan the whole thing from the magazine...maybe I can find it online. I'll let you know.