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Golf Architecture · Oct 17, 2026 · 898 views · 7 likes

Short courses are having a moment right now. They’re being built at a breakneck pace and enjoying a kind of cultural relevancy that would have been hard to predict 30 years ago. Many exciting, up-and-coming architects are getting their first big breaks on short-course projects. One of those architects is Benjamin Warren, my guest for this episode. A North Berwick native and current resident of Japan, Benjamin recently designed the Loop at Chaska, an innovative short course in Minnesota, and is currently building the Half Mile at Terra Cotta in Illinois. In this episode, he talks with Garrett about those projects, the unique characteristics of short course architecture, and some of his favorite “wee links.” Listen on Spotify and Apple here: - Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/designing-golf/id1792221791 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LiMl0rjEJXuAwGIomPbur?si=d9a21f2ca2a74e59 Sign up for our Fried Egg Golf Newsletter, delivered every Monday, Wednesday, Friday https://thefriedegg.com/subscribe-to-the-fried-egg-newsletter/ Also check out our Membership - Fried Egg Golf Club - which includes in-depth course reviews and daily blog posts: https://thefriedegg.com/membership/ Check out our other course profile videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjqqxh4N0xEaxZ_jhhQBcu901PmlUU-J8&si=TizUQbrUqpvNbooZ Fried Egg Golf on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fried_egg_golf Twitter - https://twitter.com/fried_egg_golf The Shotgun Start on social media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shotgunstartpod Twitter - https://x.com/TheShotgunStart