I"m tempted to turn this into a slide show of Renaissance work by Bruce Hepner, at North Shore CC in Menasha, WI.
The first time I had posted the Valley Club pics a few years ago, I mentioned it was Bruce Hepner's work, which was incorrect as Tom Doak also tells us that Jim Urbina was the artist on that project. I promptly received an e-mail, and rightfully so, advising that Urbina was "the man".
I am not authoritative enough nor do I have the credentials to declare one man's work (Urbina's at Valley Club VS Bruce Hepner's at North Shore) as most restorative of MacKenzie's style. Obviously, North Shore isn't even a MacKenzie course. Yet, the remodelled work, appears to me to scream the style I have most often seen of MacKenzie, so much so that I am wondering if The Good Dr." was channelling through Hepner's brain. As was explained and exhibitted to me by their super, Scott Schaller, not only the matter of the little tongues and capes and bays and noses are expertly fashioned, but Hepner took care to create little internal cuppy sub sections within bunkers with adequate and well planned drainage, to give each of these bunkers the multiple bunker within a bunker feel. It is hard to describe without seeing these little details up close and personal. But, I have oodles of photos to document Hepner's work there as best as photos can, as I feel it is the best work (remodel evoking MacKenzie style at Montecito) that I have ever seen.
I don't know if there is a serious rivalry between Urbina and Hepner in fact. But, with these two artists, any rivalry that pushes each other to create this sort of work is a benefit to the art and craft that all those interested in such work should study carefully.