I apologize for my hastily typed response above....here is the original question from me with Mr. Doak's answer? So I would have to say there is no way 7500 is accurate.
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Re: what course do you give a Doak 10 to that Tom didn't?
« Reply #111 on: October 03, 2008, 01:24:53 PM » Quote Modify
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Tom -
I'm sure this has been discussed many times on here and if so just say it, but on the note of Pacific Dunes, how many of the holes have "Keiser" tees? The one on #18 fabulous. We had to look for a little while.....
and the Keiser tee on #1 is quite the opening tee shot.
Was this purely Mike's idea or what kind of input did you have in it as well? If you are allowed to share?
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Re: what course do you give a Doak 10 to that Tom didn't?
« Reply #112 on: October 03, 2008, 01:29:31 PM » Quote
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Shane:
Two or three alternate tees were suggested by Mr. Keiser, who did the same thing at Bandon Dunes ... that's why they are called the "Keiser tees". But the two tees you mentioned were both my idea. I just knew that they would not be playable if the wind was blowing from the wrong direction (the back tee on #1 in summer, the back tee on #18 in winter), so I suggested not putting them on the scorecard. There is another tee up by the halfway house for #4 which falls into the same category ... it's not nearly as interesting of an angle from up there, but it would keep the hole a long par 4 for a Tour pro in a tailwind.
Mr. Keiser is more prone to suggesting alternate tee locations for the middle and forward tees. There is one of them way up on the right on #5 -- I think it's still there anyway -- and another was to use the chipping area on #6 at Bandon Dunes for a back tee on Pacific #11. Mike's suggested lower tee on #4 is now overgrown by gorse, fortunately.