I would put all my money on the line and say the first half of Tom Doak's career will be viewed as superior than the second half. Tom of course would never want to think that this will be true, as any artist thinks his best work is still ahead of him. Tom, I am not trying to pick on you, please have pity on me. Help!
How much money do you have, Matt?
If my career ended today, the first half would include Pacific Dunes, Cape Kidnappers, and Barnbougle.
The second half would include Ballyneal, Rock Creek and Tara Iti, but the supporting cast would be superior.
So I could just quit now, if your estate was enough to support me, and I wouldn't get bored.
I figure I will build a dozen more courses, so two of them will have to be as good as the first three plus Ballyneal. That will be hard to do, but I've got a shot at it.