Test drove the front 9 at Corica Park North, a wonderful design by Marc Logan, intended to be an Australian Sandbelt layout in Alameda, Calif. no flags on greens yet, but fully grassed and ready to play. This is hole 1.

Marc is using Santa Ana Bermuda for everything except greens and he and sup’t Vinny have it dialed in (on both this and the Rees Jones South Course) to play firm and fast with gorgeous hues of green and gold.

I’m proud to say I’m serving as a “design editor” to Marc Logan at Corica Park North. This is a meandering barranca I suggested be built down the middle of the 7th fairway.

And here’s the barranca as it curves around the front and right side of the 7th green. Entire site is fill of 5 to 15 feet, which allows Marc to really be creative in contours.

More creative contouring, this across the face of the 5th green, a short par 5 at Corica Park North.

Only seven bunkers on the front nine, but with vertical faces of artificial turf and interesting shapes, they make a statement. This is the par 5 2nd, in the opposite direction as the par-5 5th at Corica Park North.

One last look at the glorious contours and colors of wide, playable, fun Corica Park North. Front 9 should be opened for preview play by August. Back 9 is in various stages of construction. Slow going when you’re trucking in thousands of truckloads of soil and sand.

The Whitten family is heartbroken to report the death of our beloved Sarah Whitten, daughter/sister/aunt & mother to 5-year-old Harper. Sarah passed away Dec. 30, 2021. We'll miss her immense creativity, quick wit, infectious laugh and especially her love.

Our tribute to Sarah Whitten: penwellgabelkc.com/Obituary/20910…

.Ron Whitten reflects on the death of his friend Jerry Matthews, "the most prolific golf architect in Michigan history."

First day on reconstruction/sympathetic restoration of Topeka CC, assisting @CE_Golf (Todd Clark), ⁦Mammoth Golf⁩ & supt ⁦Kent Morgison⁩ with peerless ⁦John Christiansen⁩ (John Christiansen), fresh off Lost Rail, shaping. A mostly Perry Maxwell course.

Worth the $8 turnpike fees and 99 degree weather to check out the renovations by CE Golf Design Ron Whitten and @MammothBuilt. Nowhere else will you find a 1906 Bendelow with design expansion by Langford & Moreau and Perry Maxwell overhaul. Topeka CC is one of the best in the state.

⁦⁦600 mile commute for me this morning from our job in Indiana to spray ⁦Better Billy Bunker⁩ at new Oakwood CC par 3 course. Sod and seed going down as well. ⁦⁦⁦⁦John Christiansen⁩ ⁦CE Golf Design⁩ ⁦Ron Whitten⁩ ⁦Turf Materials⁩ ⁦EcoBunker⁩