Blog: Deeds and Weeds

Tom Doak Course Closed

The Apache Stronghold Golf Course, built by Tom Doak about two hours east of Scottsdale, has shut down temporarily. The San Carlos Apache tribe, owner of the adjoining casino, also laid off 9 percent...

Published Feb. 12, 2009

Keywords Apache Stronghold_ | Arizona | Casinos | Economy | Tom Doak

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Palm Desert's Stone Eagle in Default

Another high-end golf club is facing hard times: The Retreat at Stone Eagle near Palm Springs, Calif., features $2 and $3 million homes and an award-winning Tom Doak-designed, Stone Eagle GC, but that course is...

By Geoff Russell

Published Sep. 03, 2009

Keywords California | Palm Springs | Stone Eagle Golf Course | Tom Doak

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High Pointe "Won't Open" in 2009

Another golf club bites the dust (apparently): The Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle reports here that the High Pointe GC in Williamsburg will not open in 2009. The story is really just a confirmation of the...

Published Mar. 08, 2009

Keywords Current Affairs | High Pointe GC | Michigan | Tom Doak

Courses & Travel

Q&A with Tom Doak

In this Web-exclusive interview, architect Tom Doak shares his thoughts on what makes a good caddie, his favorite cities and his best travel advice.

By Matt Ginella

Published Dec. 26, 2008

Keywords Q&A with Tom Doak | Matt Ginella | Web-Extra Interview | Sterling Farms

Great Place, Rough Trip

If you think finding the hole at Bandon Dunes is a challenge, just getting to the famed resort present an even greater one

By Matt Ginella

Published Feb. 17, 2009

Keywords Matt Ginella | golf | golf digest | Bandon Dunes | Pacific Dunes | Tom Doak | Jack Nicklaus

Player of the Decade/1987-1996

60th Anniversary

Published Jun. 19, 2007

Keywords 60th anniversary | Player of the Decade | Greg Norman | Golf World | Tom Doak | Bill Coore | Ben Crenshaw | carrie webb | milestones

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Putting The 'Fore' In Foreclosure

Apologies for the headline. I just couldn't bring myself to call this post "weekly foreclosure roundup," which I suppose is what it really is. The continuing saga of Hasentree is probably the biggest story...

Published Feb. 27, 2009

Keywords Beaver Creek | Economy | Hasentree | North Carolina | Private Clubs | The Ridges at Mountain Harbor | Tom Doak | West Virginia | foreclosure | golf courses for sale

Magazine

My Shot: Tom Doak

Building a golf course involves heavy lifting, a conscience, empathy for the high-handicapper and a willingness to sweat the small stuff.

By Guy Yocom

Published Jun. 08, 2007

Keywords Tom Doak | my shot | course design | architects | great achievements | great course | Augusta National | Colorado | trees | greens | Geoff Cornish | Pete Dye | Sand Hills in Nebraska

Whitten: Real Secrets of Golf Course Architects

Tom Doak's 'wild' start. Gene Sarazen's take on Alister MacKenzie. The Seminole not designed by Donald Ross. Our intrepid architecture editor reveals the backstories

By Ron Whitten

Published Feb. 06, 2009

Keywords tim rosaforte | Golf World | pga tour | golf courses | architecture | ron whitten | tom doak | a.w. tillinghast | donald ros | alister macKenzie | secrets of real golf course architects | pine valley | merioncuthbert butchart | westchester CC | usga | fazio | dye | trent jones | gene sarazen | colonial | celebration

Courses & Travel

Travel Time: Travel Time: Matt Ginella's Q&A with Tom Doak

Golf Digest senior travel editor Matt Ginella recaps his recent interview with course designer Tom Doak.

Published Dec. 26, 2008

Keywords Travel Time | Travel Time: Matt Ginella's Q&A with Tom Doak | Matt Ginella's travel segment on The Golf Channel | Sterling Farms | Old McDonald | Video | travel | Golf Channel Video: Golf Central

Rankings

Best New Private Courses

A quarter-century of Best New surveys

By Ron Whitten

Published Dec. 03, 2007

Keywords courses | rankings | best new | private | Monterey pennisula | Mike Strantz | Ron Whitten | Sawgrass | Pete Dye | Shadow Creek | High pointe | Dreer | Sentry World | oyster bay | players stadium | Doak | heathland | black forrest | pacific dunes | bandon dunes | sand hills | cuscowilla | friar's head | bandon trails | caper kidnappers | st. Andrews beach | barnbougle