# Tom Fazio > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tom_Fazio > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tom_Fazio.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Fazio > Source revision: 1349844050 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American golf course architect This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Tom Fazio" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Tom Fazio Fazio in 2015 Born Thomas Fazio (1945-02-10) February 10, 1945 (age 81) Occupation Golf course architect **Thomas Fazio** (born February 10, 1945) is an American [golf course architect](/source/Golf_course_architect).[1] Fazio graduated in 1962 from [Lansdale Catholic High School](/source/Lansdale_Catholic_High_School) and was inducted into its hall of fame in 2007. He began his career in [golf course design](/source/Golf_course_design) with his family's firm in suburban [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia), which he left in the 1960s; he established his own firm in [Jupiter, Florida](/source/Jupiter%2C_Florida) in 1972. He is the nephew of [George Fazio](/source/George_Fazio), who often credited Tom with jump-starting his own career in golf course architecture.[1][2] Fazio has designed more than 200 courses, 46 of which have been ranked by *[Golf Digest](/source/Golf_Digest)* in their greatest 200 courses in the United States.[3] His individual honors include "Best Modern Day Golf Course Architect", which he received from *Golf Digest* three times. In 1995, Fazio became the second course architect to receive the [Old Tom Morris](/source/Old_Tom_Morris) Award—the highest recognition awarded by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. ## Notable golf courses designed by Tom Fazio The following is a partial list of courses designed by Fazio: - *OD* denotes courses for which Fazio is the original designer - *R* denotes courses reconstructed by Fazio Name Contribution Year built City / Town State / Province Country Comments Old Overton Club OD 1993 Vestavia Hills Alabama United States Trump National GC Colts Neck R 2005 Colts Neck Township New Jersey United States Reconstructed by Fazio in 2009 The Estancia Club OD 1995 Scottsdale Arizona United States Pelican Hill GC (North Course, South Course) OD 2008 Newport Coast, Newport Beach California United States 36 holes Oak Creek GC OD Irvine California United States Risk of closure Primm Valley GC OD 1997 Nipton California United States Closed Rams Hill GC OD Borrego Springs California United States The Preserve GC OD 1999 Carmel[4] California United States Lake Nona G&CC OD 1986 Orlando Florida United States PGA National Resort OD 1980 Palm Beach Gardens Florida United States Conway Farms GC OD 1991 Lake Forest Illinois United States Victoria National GC OD 1996 Newburgh Indiana United States Squire Creek CC OD 2002 Choudrant Louisiana United States Shadow Creek GC OD 1990 Las Vegas Nevada United States Hudson National GC OD Croton-on-Hudson New York United States Pinehurst Resort No. 6 and No. 8 OD 1979; 1996 Pinehurst North Carolina United States Quail Hollow Club R 1959 Charlotte North Carolina United States Firestone CC (West Course) OD 1989 Akron Ohio United States Sand Ridge GC OD 1998 Munson Township Ohio United States Sawmill Creek GC OD Huron[5] Ohio United States Karsten Creek OD 1994 Stillwater Oklahoma United States Congaree GC OD 2018 Ridgeland South Carolina United States Osprey Point Kiawah Island South Carolina United States TPC of Myrtle Beach OD 1999 Burgess South Carolina United States The National GC of Canada OD 1975 Woodbridge Ontario Canada Corales GC OD 2010 Punta Cana La Altagracia Province Dominican Republic Adare Manor R 2015 County Limerick[6] Munster Ireland Augusta Municipal GC R 2026 Augusta Georgia United States ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-interview_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-interview_1-1) Ginella, Matt (April 27, 2009). ["Q&A with Tom Fazio"](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/tomfazio). *[Golf Digest](/source/Golf_Digest)*. Retrieved February 16, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Dunne, Thomas. ["The Philosophy of Tom Fazio"](https://www.linksmagazine.com/the_essential_tom_fazio/). *[Links](/source/Links_(magazine))*. Retrieved February 16, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Hennessey, Stephen (February 5, 2019). ["Tom Fazio discusses big budgets, the evolution of course design and why golf in the Ozarks should be on your radar"](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/tom-fazio-discusses-big-budgets-the-evolution-of-course-design-and-why-golf-in-the-ozarks-should-be-on-your-radar). *[Golf Digest](/source/Golf_Digest)*. Retrieved February 16, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Diedrich, Richard J. (2008). [*The 19th Hole: Architecture of the Golf Clubhouse*](https://books.google.com/books?id=0WONgTVIO_0C&dq=%22Santa+Lucia+Preserve%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA244). Mulgrave, Vic.: Images Publishing Group. p. 244. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781864702231](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781864702231). Retrieved 1 March 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Glaser, Susan. ["Cedar Point reopens nature-themed Sawmill Creek, a newly renovated resort without the roller coaster vibes"](https://www.cleveland.com/travel/2022/06/cedar-point-reopens-nature-themed-sawmill-creek-a-newly-renovated-resort-without-the-roller-coaster-vibes.html). *cleveland.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-gm_6-0)** Tremlett, Sam (October 17, 2019). ["What Courses Has Tom Fazio Designed?"](https://www.golfmonthly.com/features/the-game/what-courses-has-tom-fazio-designed-187296). *Golf Monthly*. Retrieved February 16, 2021. ## External links - [ASGCA Architect's Gallery - Tom Fazio entry](http://golfarchitects.lib.msu.edu/faziot/index.html) - [Tom Fazio Interview with Brett Cohen on World Talk LIVE!](http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldtalklive/2007/11/09/World-Talk-LIVE-Special-Guest-Tom-Fazio/) - [Jonathan's Landing - Jupiter, Florida Community With Course Designed By Tom Fazio](http://www.jonathanslandingrealestate.com) - [American Society of Golf Course Architects profile](http://asgca.org/members/82?mid=61) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tom Fazio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Fazio) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Fazio?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.