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Jim Franklin

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #75 on: April 19, 2012, 12:15:38 PM »
Quote from: Tom_Doak on April 18, 2012, 02:00:15 PM
Quote from: Jim Franklin on April 18, 2012, 12:32:17 PM

Rock Creek wouldn't garner a 10?

Jim:

Even giving one "10" ranking to one of my own courses is bound to attract criticism.  I've done a few other courses of which I'm very proud, and where I wouldn't change a thing.  But I can't rate them all above Augusta and Pebble and the other great courses to which I gave only a 9.

I am happy that you think Rock Creek is that good, and I'm certainly not arguing with you.  I love that place.



I have not played Augusta but have played Pebble and like Rock Creek more than Pebble.

My points only totaled 1090.

PS Only 6 overseas courses and they were in Scotland. I need to get back overseas.
« Last Edit: April 19, 2012, 12:20:21 PM by Jim Franklin »
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Stephen Davis

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #76 on: April 19, 2012, 12:47:42 PM »
Quote from: Jim Franklin on April 19, 2012, 12:15:38 PM
Quote from: Tom_Doak on April 18, 2012, 02:00:15 PM
Quote from: Jim Franklin on April 18, 2012, 12:32:17 PM

Rock Creek wouldn't garner a 10?

Jim:

Even giving one "10" ranking to one of my own courses is bound to attract criticism.  I've done a few other courses of which I'm very proud, and where I wouldn't change a thing.  But I can't rate them all above Augusta and Pebble and the other great courses to which I gave only a 9.

I am happy that you think Rock Creek is that good, and I'm certainly not arguing with you.  I love that place.



I have not played Augusta but have played Pebble and like Rock Creek more than Pebble.

My points only totaled 1090.

PS Only 6 overseas courses and they were in Scotland. I need to get back overseas.

Only?!?! :D
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Tom_Doak

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Re:How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #77 on: April 19, 2012, 01:41:45 PM »
I started adding up my own points yesterday, only to realize that I had already done so when this thread first appeared:

Quote from: Tom_Doak on June 17, 2006, 03:47:18 PM
One of my aforementioned friends e-mailed today to say he'd gone through the book and totalled his career at 2,355 Doak points.

So I just went through it and came up with 2,677 for myself.  There are still a lot of courses I didn't play, so there must be between 3,500 and 4,000 total points in the book.  So there's a target for everyone to shoot for.

However, I suspect the more courses you've seen (especially the best ones), the less important it becomes to play a course in order to visualize what's going on.

Thank God I am still the leader in the clubhouse.
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Steve Lapper

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #78 on: April 19, 2012, 01:46:57 PM »
Hey....I've got a crapload of Doak Points, enough to have lost count above 1000.

My question to all of you is what can I get for them?

Can I get a new toaster oven? A seat or tee time upgrade? A free push cart or walker upgrade? Maybe time on a knuckle-buket simulator in Upper Michigan?

Big whoop! ::)




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Tom_Doak

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #79 on: April 19, 2012, 01:48:22 PM »
Maybe I should get a T-shirt made up for anyone who gets to 1,000 points.  I'll talk to George Pazin about it.

What should the shirt say?
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Jud_T

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #80 on: April 19, 2012, 01:51:28 PM »
"I got to 1000 Doak points and all I got was this crappy T-shirt"
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Tim Pitner

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #81 on: April 19, 2012, 01:51:49 PM »
Quote from: Tom_Doak on April 19, 2012, 01:48:22 PM
Maybe I should get a T-shirt made up for anyone who gets to 1,000 points.  I'll talk to George Pazin about it.

What should the shirt say?

"Confidential Belt-Notcher".
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Jud_T

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #82 on: April 19, 2012, 01:57:53 PM »
"You Buy, I'll Fly" -  the rater's version

"Access Whore"

"1000 Doak points and I still can't break 80."



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Michael George

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #83 on: April 19, 2012, 02:09:40 PM »

"The Confidential Club" with picture of the book as the emblem. 

Simple, tasteful and would not require many of us to explain to our wives what "access whore" means  ;)
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Jim Franklin

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #84 on: April 19, 2012, 03:40:23 PM »
Quote from: Michael George on April 19, 2012, 02:09:40 PM

"The Confidential Club" with picture of the book as the emblem. 

Simple, tasteful and would not require many of us to explain to our wives what "access whore" means  ;)

I like The Confidential Club.

I can break 80 too.
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Sven Nilsen

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #85 on: April 19, 2012, 03:50:01 PM »
That's easy - "The High Pointe Club"
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Terry Lavin

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #86 on: April 19, 2012, 04:22:28 PM »
"The Confidential Guy" is the tag for the leader...
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Carl Nichols

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #87 on: April 19, 2012, 04:51:36 PM »
Does everyone who added up his points own the book. . . . ? 
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Stephen Davis

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #88 on: April 19, 2012, 05:12:40 PM »
What does low gross get? I just realized that all of the courses that might qualify me for Doak points are newer than 1996, so I am pretty sure my grand total is 0, nilch, nada. :) Looking on the bright side, I can only go up from here.
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Mike Hendren

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #89 on: April 19, 2012, 08:36:20 PM »
292

Receipt in my Confidential Guide indicates I purchased it in 2000 for $31.50.
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jim_lewis

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #90 on: April 19, 2012, 09:52:26 PM »
My copy is 1996 version. Paid $40.50.
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Sean_A

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #91 on: April 20, 2012, 03:43:41 AM »
Carl

I own a book.  I bought a '96 edition for £8 in the famous book town of Hay on Wye (tourists interested in used books should make a point to stop in) around 1999.  There were other copies which I grabbed (I think 3) for gifts (at the time I never heard of Doak), but my wife talked me out of it saying the book is not a great gift for a golfer and too expensive to ship.  A few years ago I traded Tom the '96 edition for two signed '94 editions, one of which was auctioned on this site as a donation to Ran.  I don't know who Tom gave the book to.  Tom - do tell!

Ciao
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PThomas

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #92 on: April 21, 2012, 04:32:06 PM »
over 1000 for me
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Wayne Freeman

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #93 on: April 22, 2012, 09:15:18 PM »
 My best golfing buddies got me my copy for my 60th birthday....

           I have 1381 total points thus far............  1183 U.S. and 198 from
  trips to Scotland, Ireland, and Australia.  Can't wait to pick up lots more!
 
           I'd love to see an updated version... I'd have a bunch of added points.
           And......... I would love a t-shirt.
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Mark Smolens

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #94 on: April 22, 2012, 10:11:19 PM »
107 courses for a total of 569 points. . . lots of work to be done (my '96 copy was autographed by the author at the inaugural Midwest Mashie).
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Matthew Petersen

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #95 on: April 24, 2012, 07:04:11 PM »
A whopping total of ... (drum roll, please) ... 93 points!

That's in 22 courses, ranging from an 8 (Kapalua) to a 0 (ASU Karsten). I do have a 9 on the schedule for this summer.

Ultimately, this reflects two things: I certainly have not played very many very good courses, true enough. But also, the best courses I have played are virtually all modern and in the southwest.
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Stephen Davis

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #96 on: April 25, 2012, 12:14:09 AM »
Quote from: Matthew Petersen on April 24, 2012, 07:04:11 PM
A whopping total of ... (drum roll, please) ... 93 points!

That's in 22 courses, ranging from an 8 (Kapalua) to a 0 (ASU Karsten). I do have a 9 on the schedule for this summer.

Ultimately, this reflects two things: I certainly have not played very many very good courses, true enough. But also, the best courses I have played are virtually all modern and in the southwest.

This is exactly the conclusion I came to as well.
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Pete_Pittock

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #97 on: April 25, 2012, 12:00:56 PM »
Does The Old Course in reverse count as an additional 10 points?
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jeffwarne

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #98 on: April 25, 2012, 10:55:44 PM »
Quote from: Pete_Pittock on April 25, 2012, 12:00:56 PM
Does The Old Course in reverse count as an additional 10 points?

nope, gotta take off 10
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Bill Shotzbarger

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Re: How many Doak points do you have?
« Reply #99 on: April 25, 2012, 11:01:58 PM »
Can someone please type up the ratings and/or upload a spreadsheet? And my apologies to Tom and his publisher in advance if that implies plagiarism in any sort -- just trying to join the discussion!
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