Abandoned medicine and joined the great H.S. Colt designing courses in the British Isles. His greatest work was to come after he immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1920's. Strengths Gorgeous, flowing, nearly biblical golf courses that always require thought, positioning, and a proper dose of luck. Each course has more to say about the environment it is set in than the architect that designed them. He was not captive to any nostalgic style or notion.
Designs appear hand-crafted, revealing the essence of the site.
He practiced before the era of bulldozers, which left him little capacity to force golf holes where they didn't belong. Completely understood the role of risk and reward in the placement of hazards, which many modern designers still don't get. Rhythmically combined modest golf holes with more heroic challenges, always allowing room for the lesser player to enjoy the game. Weaknesses Not many. His globetrotting left him only a couple days at a few sites, so some courses have awkward routings or were never fully realized.