Stone Eagle Golf Club





Hole 4

The 464 yard par 4 of the 4th is one of the most interesting holes of the course. It plays downhill and the hole turns slightly on the left. It is not possible from the tee to see the left edge of the fairway, due to the bank of the mountain, the golfer could be tempted to cut the dogleg, but a slightly misplaced shot will land in the canyon. The best place to hit the drive is the centre of the fairway and the ball will roll much further than the landing point. The green has an oval shape an there are not bunkers to protect it. Never play long; otherwise the ball will roll down the slope towards the waste area.

Conclusion

Tom Doak is without doubts one of the more talented golf architects of the modern era, he grew up with his dream of becoming the best in his profession and for many people in the business he reached his goal.
He was lucky to meet people that taught him the profession and to have at the age of 26 the opportunity to design something by himself on a beautiful piece of land in his birthplace, Michigan. He was not scared to take this responsibility and he created High Pointe. From that moment he was blessed to work with beautiful sites and he always took advantage from it, building golf courses that are recognised as piece of art.
Golf course such as Pacific Dunes. Cape Kidnapper, Barnbougle Dunes will bring his name towards the decades; his fame, now at the top, will never decrease, because he will always work with the best sites for golf in the world.












Bibliography

[1] Tom Doak, “The Anatomy of a Golf Course”, Buford Books
[2] http://www.doakgolf/essays.asp?e=mentors
[3] http://www.golfdigest.com/features/index.ssf?/features/gd200510myshot.html
[4] http://www.golfclubatlas.com/interviewtomdoak.html
[5] http://www.golfdigest.com/courses/index.ssf?/courses/courserankings.html
[6] http://www.asgca.org/
[7] Tom Doak “Why we are different”, www.doakgolf.com/essays
[8] Tom Doak, James S. Scott, Raymund Haddock, “The Life and Work of Alister MacKenzie”, Sleeping Bear Press
[9] http://www.doakgolf.com/courses.asp?c=charlotte