Mr. Keller: Thanks for that suggestion. Actually, I have put up some of my own money, by deferring my fees on a couple of jobs; now if about a hundred people here would match me dollar-for-dollar, we'd have a public-course revolution on our hands!
Tom,
I think RG Keller was talking about writing a check.
I don't think he was talking about deferring fees on Barnbougle Dunes and others where there obviously was no budget for standard fees. Taking deferred fees on a project that, from a design perspective, had little chance of not gaining significant attention seems like a very smart business move on your part. Just like Rees Jones did at Bethpage.
This additional attention allows Rees Jones and your organization to secure future jobs such as Sebonack which are well funded.
Now I realize that this may be the first and last time that you are compared to Rees here at GCA, but I was just trying to supply a little business perspective.