Welcome to my web site; I have been designing golf courses in the Midwest (and some far-flung areas) since 1969, and this site is about these courses, my background and design philosophy. There's also a whole bunch of links to interesting sites, both golf related and some of my personal faves.

With the no-fun aspect of air travel these days, I am restricting my work to consulting on existing courses and new projects.

Click on the logo to read about the dilemma at Normandie Golf Course, the oldest 18 hole public golf course west of the Mississippi River.

Here's a quick look at some of my courses

Ron Kern, my son, is a Golf Course Architect working out of his home town of Carmel, Indiana. Learn about Ron and check out the courses he's designed such as Purgatory Golf Club (which has been rated in the top 100 public access courses in the United States by Golf Digest Magazine) at his page on this site. and also at his web site.

Check out my opinion of the effect of modern equipment on the game as reflected in driving distance on the PGA Tour.

Came across this while surfing the web the other day, had not heard about it before - as Arte Johnson said, "Verrry Interesting"...

Must have too much time on my hands - also discovered this article which contains a very nice review of Crowne Pointe, formerly Eagle Lake