Curley-Wagner Golf Design has completed a bunker renovation at The Plantation Golf Club in southern California.

The project comes 30 years after Brian Curley designed the layout, with input from professional golfer Fred Couples. The pair teamed up again on this bunker project, which has included adjustments to address the demands of the modern game, enhance strategy and for aesthetic reasons.

“Over the years, the course has gone through minor and major adjustments, including land acquisition, to ensure a core golf experience with no surrounding housing, a rarity in the Coachella Valley,” said Curley. “With this new work, Fred and I believe the course is at its peak quality and is well positioned as one of the finest pure golf experiences in the country.”

Work began in June 2025 with Curley working with LaBar Golf Renovations to reshape bunkers, while retaining the integrity of the original design. Drainage in all bunkers has been upgraded, along with the addition of Better Billy Bunker liners. Some bunkers have also been repositioned to better defend against modern club and ball technology.

Bunkers have been reshaped and feature new drainage and Better Billy Bunker liners (Photo: Curley-Wagner Golf Design)

The most significant changes have come at the par-four fourteenth, which has seen palm trees removed to provide a better view of the fairway, green and distant mountains. Two bunkers have also been added on the left side of the fairway.