You can buy a lot of clobber for a new-born bairn with £124,500.
Chris Doak's wife is probably spending it already.
The new dad did his bit, posting a neatly assembled six-under 66 in the closing round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship for a 15-under 273 which gave him fifth place on his own and the biggest cheque of his professional career.
Like his daughter, Eva, this was a timely arrival. At 115th on the tour's money list, Doak was facing another nail-nibbling end to the campaign as he battled to save his card.
In one weekend on home turf, though, the 36-year-old got the job done and his final flourish in St Andrews has lifted him up into the relative safety of 71st on the Race to Dubai.
"That was the plan, to do well over the next two weeks and have a few months at home to spend with the family," said Doak, who had a birdie putt on the last to tie the clubhouse lead only for it to bobble away from the hole.
"The main goal coming up here was a top 15 or a top 10 so this is fantastic. I needed a great week this week for future golf."
With a new coach in Paul Arthur - a man essentially recommended to Doak by his late mentor Bob Torrance - and the experienced pearls of wisdom from major-winning caddie Dave Renwick, Doak has a good team around him and the Scot is reaping the benefits.
"I haven't really played well since Wentworth, which was in May," added Doak, who now has his sights on a top-60 spot on the rankings and a place in the Final Series.
"But I'm still working on the stuff that Bob taught me and I've got a new coach who has just really followed on from that.
"It can be a bit of a lottery going with someone else who doesn't teach the same way. The Race to Dubai is still a target, though, especially if my caddie keeps doing his stuff. Dave has been on the bag for the last five weeks and the experience he has is the reason I gave him the call."
Doak safeguarded his place at the top table last year with a purposeful push as the season reached its closing stages. Having repeated the trick in 2014 the former Tartan Tour No.1 is hoping that the 2015 campaign will not involve another late show.
"I don't think we'll go for a hat trick," said a smiling Doak. "I think we'll try to make it a wee bit easier next year."
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