Doak 3- About the level of the average golf course in the world. (Since I don't go out of my way to see average courses, my scale is deliberately skewed to split hairs among the good, the better, and the best)
Tim,
I'm not sure what an example of a Doak 3 is. If Tom could give me an example of one in the state of Michigan or Ohio that would be great. There are many courses laid out by amateurs or people who just loved the game, many which sit on very good land. The owner/local Archie built a course for their community (Quest for Community) what a noble idea. They may have gotten 75% of the routing decent enough but failed to understand strategy, tying in contours with greens, planting Christmas trees on the course wasn't a good idea, improving greens and green entrances for firm conditions, using existing land feature (rivers, ditches) to their full potential. One thing I don't know is how expensive it would be to move irrigation on re-routing/shifting a few holes to improve the overall hole. Steady as she goes!