Donal:
I was speaking of people who have had an influence on the development of golf courses over the past 20-40 years. By accident or by design, I've gotten to know most of them -- not just my own well-known clients, but also Herb Kohler, Mark Parsinen, Dick Youngscap, and others. So I feel like I have a better chance than most people of identifying another person like that. Of course, that does not make room for anyone else whose presence would be truly revolutionary in golf -- someone like Karsten Solheim, perhaps -- but if you could really identify where those people were going to come from and what they were going to do, you wouldn't be wasting your time on Golf Club Atlas!
I included Mr. Han not because he is a client of mine, but because he's in position to be so influential in what happens over the next 20 years in China. He wants to develop golf courses and is going to -- but imagine if Mike Keiser's other business wasn't greeting cards, but he was the owner of The Golf Channel. That's where Mr. Han has a chance to have a profound influence on how others think. There aren't too many people in China today who really love golf and love golf courses, but for one of them to be in a position of influence is very important, in my estimation.
P.S. It really doesn't matter if 99% of golfers don't know who someone is, for them to have a profound influence on the future direction of the game. By contrast, most of the guys who are famous in the golf business today are takers, not givers.