Shivas:
The Doak scale doesn't really mentioning traveling to courses until level 7 (7: An excellent course, worth checking out if you get anywhere within 100 miles...) You don't see Shepherd's Crook as being either 5 (A good course to choose if you're in the vicinity and looking for a game...) or 6 (A very good course, definitely worth a game if you're in town...)? Is this a case of "Chicago's-rich-in-Doak 4, 5, and 6's" on the public side, and thus SC gets downgraded due to its location? Stick that course in Madison (maybe even Milwaukee sans Erin Hills), and it's easily the best public option for miles.