Tom Fazio's Top 10 Golf Courses
Tom Fazio stands as one of America's most influential golf course architects and designers, having designed or reworked more than 200 golf courses worldwide over six decades. His career in golf architecture began in 1962 when, as a teenager in Norristown in the northwestern suburbs of Philadelphia, he entered the business of golf course architecture assisting his uncle George in course construction. His on-the-job training and experience gave him intimate knowledge in engineering, landscape design, soils, accounting and business.
Santapazienza Golf Club
All Areas, Brazil
Santapazienza Golf Club
Several years in the making, Tom and Logan Fazio designed the course at Santapazienza Golf Club (their first South American ensemble) and it’s laid out within an enormous, densely forested estate.
Wade Hampton Golf Club
North Carolina, United States
Wade Hampton Golf Club
Wade Hampton Golf Club was named after the Confederate cavalry leader, General Wade Hampton III, who was also Governor of South Carolina and later US Senator during the 19th century.
Gozzer Ranch Golf & Lake Club
Idaho, United States
Gozzer Ranch Golf & Lake Club
Set on an elevated, forested peninsula that juts into the eastern flank of Lake Coeur d’Alene, Gozzer Ranch Golf and Lake Club is spectacular.
Shadow Creek
Nevada, United States
Shadow Creek
Once the preserve of the limited few, Shadow Creek can now be shared. Sculptured by Tom Fazio from the rugged Nevada desert, it’s set in the most breathtaking location.
Victoria National Golf Club
Indiana, United States
Victoria National Golf Club
Victoria National Golf Club rose like a phoenix from the ashes of an old coal mine and it was laid out in 1997 by Tom Fazio who made the vision of the founder, Terry Friedman, an exciting reality.
Congaree Golf Club
South Carolina, United States
Congaree Golf Club
Developed by two men who already own high-end private golf clubs, the philanthropic golf facility at Congaree Golf Club is probably unlike any you’ve come across before.
The Alotian Club
Arkansas, United States
The Alotian Club
Billionaire investment banker, Warren Stephens, had a golf dream and his realisation, costing a cool $18m, is the Alotian Club.
The Estancia Club
Arizona, United States
The Estancia Club
The Estancia Club is set on a high desert plateau, underneath the northern slope of Pinnacle Peak – Scottsdale’s most famous landmark – where spectacular city views to the south and west are on offer. Tom Fazio designed this desert course among the huge boulder outcrops and the saguaro cacti.
Shooting Star
Wyoming, United States
Shooting Star
Tom Fazio is reported to have shifted more than one and a half million cubic yards of earth when he created the golf course at Shooting Star and his routing brings a number of creeks and lakes into play.
Hudson National Golf Club
New York, United States
Hudson National Golf Club
Once home to the Kitchawan Indians when Henry Hudson first sailed downriver, the course at Hudson National Golf Club is a 1996 Tom Fazio design.