From the article:
"As I head toward the next tee, I'm once again struck by the notion that Doak has not so much created the hole as he has carefully edited Mother Nature's work. A similar thought had crossed my mind on a less obviously stunning hole, the inland par-4 seventh. With its voluptuous terrain, all dunes and hollows and ripples, the hole revealed more of itself with each passing step.
It's a feeling you don't get while whizzing past in a golf cart, or from most designers' work. Pacific Dunes (and, soon, Old Macdonald) owes its greatness not only to its stupendous setting but also to Doak -- his sense of when to leave well enough alone, his talent for making manmade landscapes appear found. Whether working as himself or in the guise of C.B. Macdonald, Doak's ability to produce thrilling golf holes in harmony with nature makes tapping into golf's spiritual side almost inevitable."