Santa Ana Country Club, Santa Ana, CA - 2016 Jay Blasi redesign of Ted Robinson redesign of John Duncan Dunn Original

Jay Blasi set out to completely re-imagine Orange County’s Santa Ana Country Club and bring it back to more of a natural and Golden Age feel that the club would have had at the time of its inception. Our task on the project was to help implement the bunker stylings as well shape and texture some of the out of play areas, most notably some re-created sandy washes—features that once existed naturally on the property.

*The drivable 6th hole is guarded tightly by these 4 bunkers, but the angled opening still entices one to try and have a go at the green.*

*A pair of profiled bunkers on the new finishing hole at Santa Ana; the green is up in the distance.*

*Shaping a set of profiled centerline bunkers on the 16th.*

*The short par 3 17th features a nice set of bunkers, including a big wraparound bunker on the right that sets off the right plateau of the neat two-plateaued green.*

*A newly shaped dry wash done with the creative designer and shaper Kye Goalby.*

*A reverse look at the same wash. Some unwanted stuff is growing in it here, but it gives an idea of how it could evolve after grassing.*

The above two photos are of the drivable 6th hole (left) and the pair of bunkers on the right side of 10 fairway (right)

A different dry wash built with multiple channels. This was the first time I've done these, and is was really fun to try and mimic the scenes you see in the undeveloped areas around southern California.

*View of the same wash from the 8th tee,*

*One way to generate fill for other parts of the project was to extend this wash into an out of play area between holes 2, 7, and 8.*