Corica Park -The South - Jack Clark

Detailed description of Corica Park -The South - Jack Clark

Corica Park, The South Course, previously named Chuck Corica Golf Complex -The South Course -Jack Clark Course, is a Public, 18 hole golf course located in Alameda, California.

The South Course was originally designed by William F. Bell in 1957. It was partially redesigned by Robert Muir Graves in 1977. It was a European, links style course featuring rolling windswept fairways, sandy waste areas, pot bunkers, and large true greens. 

The South Course undergone a ground-up renovation reopening in 2018 under the guidance of architect Rees Jones with Greenway Golf agronomist Marc Logan and team handling construction. Today the course can best be described as "minimalist" and more like you would find in the Sandbelt region of Australia -- the most famous course in the region being Royal Melbourne -- where you can play the ball to the hole by air or ground.

Par for the course is 72. From the back tees, the course plays to 6,874 yards. From the forward tees, the course measures 4,767 yards. The longest hole on the course is # 17, a par-5 that plays to 579 yards. The shortest hole on the course is # 5, a par-3 that plays to 133 yards from the back tees.

Watch out for # 4, a 469-yard par-4 challenge and the #1 handicap hole on the course. The easiest hole at Corica Park, The South Course is # 16, a 179 yard par-3.