The article is more than 10 years old. I remember when it came out - Mr. Howard Kaskel was not too pleased about it.
Robert's comments were innocent enough. The writer called him, hoping to find a interesting angle to report about the DORAL OPEN (as it was known as back then). Robert was asked some probing questions about the golf course and Robert's connection with it. And, Robert was never timid about saying what was on his mind.
Robert worked with Dick Wilson when Doral was designed originally. According to Robert, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Kaskel did not get along real well. So, Robert was tasked with alot of the work at Doral - much more than he was ever credited with...
These types of "sticky comments" tend to ruffle feathers. It was no secret Doral needed a good facelift - mainly to undo the "renovation" work which compromised it over the years.
I really hate to see Doral completely changed. It feels like we have lost a landmark. Doral was the consummate golf "destination". It came to represent an era - the 1960's. A time, after WWII, when there was a bright new future and we were trying to identify an ideal lifestyle. Doral represented that hope.
I will miss it...
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