In response to questions and a request for information, GOLF DIGEST replied in a letter dated December 20, 1977: "Donald Ross was one of the best known and most accomplished golf course architects in the first-half century. He did, however, die in 1949. He designed and renovated about 600 courses, most in the East and Southeast." The yardages for the first nine are shown below and in the layout in Figure 1. Note: there is no Lake Shore Boulevard. The 1st tee is down in the area of the present first green. The 2nd tee was near the front of the present clubhouse; you hit down into the valley to a green off to the right of the present 3rd hole. You then played back across the creek and up the hill to the 3rd green located in the area of the present parking lot. The 5th hole is the current l8th hole but played In reverse. The 6th hole paralleled the lake. According to Jack Briddon the temporary green for the present 1st hole is the original 9th green of the original nine.Lake Drive which meanders in and around the course continued in a round about way east to Culver Road. The road entering the course from the south is Kings Highway. While the golf course has changed over the years, it's very interesting to note that the roadways in and around the course are the same. While they're paved now, and names have been added, or changed, the basic location of roads today is identical with those shown in the 1918 layout. However, most of Horseshoe Curve Dr., shown in Figures 2 and 3 is not used for vehicular traffic today. A clipping from the Times Union of May 21, 1940 states, "...it remained as erected nine holes until 1930. Durand's second nine was completed in 1931"...