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Mike Benham

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MacKenzie, Morse, Mora and Prickliness ... and a mention of Tom Doak
« on: August 05, 2008, 07:48:51 PM »
Posted at the request of Bob Huntley:







« Last Edit: August 06, 2008, 12:52:53 PM by Mike Benham »
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David Stamm

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Re: MacKenzie, Morse, Mora and Prickliness
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2008, 08:29:29 PM »
Outstanding stuff!!!! Thanks Mike and Bob!
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Mike Benham

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Re: MacKenzie, Morse, Mora and Prickliness ... and a mention of Tom Doak
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2008, 12:52:06 PM »
David ...

It is interesting and one wonders, in this digital age, if the emails from Tom Doak to Mike Keiser during the building of Pacific Dunes will ever be made public ;)

However, the comment that I found intriguing was this tidbit "Most green Committees and green-keepers make the mistake of overfertilizing their Courses with the wrong kind of fertilizers.  The more money they have to spend, the worse their Course becomes"

Mike
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Les Cordes

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Re: MacKenzie, Morse, Mora and Prickliness ... and a mention of Tom Doak
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2008, 01:02:20 PM »
wonderful primary material...and a great insight into the great doctor..
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Peter Pallotta

Re: MacKenzie, Morse, Mora and Prickliness ... and a mention of Tom Doak
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2008, 02:04:13 PM »
Mike, Bob - thanks very much.

Yes indeed, a very neat glimpse into an architect-client relationship circa 1932 (or at least, this one particular relationship) and into MacKenzie's self-understanding and approach.

Wonderful stuff.

Peter 
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Thomas MacWood

Re: MacKenzie, Morse, Mora and Prickliness ... and a mention of Tom Doak
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2008, 04:14:52 PM »
That is a powerful letter. I reckon Mackenzie's economic situation must have been pretty rough when he wrote that letter. 
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Peter Pallotta

Re: MacKenzie, Morse, Mora and Prickliness ... and a mention of Tom Doak
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2008, 10:37:19 PM »
Just wanted to bump this up before it fell of the 1st page. Wonderful stuff.

Peter
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Bruce Leland

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Re: MacKenzie, Morse, Mora and Prickliness ... and a mention of Tom Doak
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2008, 12:07:35 AM »
a very entertaining read.  The good Doctor "calls em as he sees em" with one of his best clients of the day.  Couldn't agree more with the statement about Green Committees. Thanks for sharing.
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