"Tom Doak" is a golf course architect. He has 4 courses ranked among the top 100 in the world according to the "Top 100 Courses in the World" list compiled by Golf Magazine these include Bandon Dunes Golf Resort/Pacific Dunes in Oregon, Ballyneal in Colorado, Barnbougle Dunes in Tasmania and Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand. Doak lives in Michigan.

He was a student of golf course designer Pete Dye, although perhaps his greatest influence comes from Alister MacKenzie, designer of Cypress Point, Royal Melbourne, and consultant to Bobby Jones (golfer)/Bobby Jones at Augusta National. In 2007, Doak restored Alister MacKenzie's home course, Pasatiempo Golf Club/Pasatiempo, a Golf Magazine Top 100 course located in Santa Cruz, California.

He was once known for his sharp criticisms of other golf course designers in the book The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses.

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