Tom Fazio

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Tom Fazio began his career as a golf course designer in the suburban Philadelphia and has created, considered by many, some of the most visually attractive golf holes in the world. After leaving the family firm in the 1960s, he established his own firm in Jupiter, Florida in 1972. He is the nephew of the late George Fazio, who he often credits with jump-starting his own career in golf course architecture.

Fazio has designed more than 120 courses and has more courses ranked among the top 100 in the U.S. than anyone else in the business. His individual honors include Best Modern Day Golf Course Architect, which he received from Golf Digest Magazine three times. In 1995, Fazio became only the second course architect to receive the highest recognition awarded by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America - The Old Tom Morris Award. No living designer has more credits on Golf Digest's list of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses and Golfweek's collection of America's Best.

Courses Designed

Sand Ridge Golf Course, Chardon Ohio
Jupiter Hills, Jupiter, Florida
Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Florida
Butler National in Oakbrook, Illinois
The Quarry at La Quinta, California
Estancia, Scottsdale, Arizona
Wild Dunes in Charleston, South Carolina
World Woods, Homosassa, Florida
Old Overton in Birmingham, Alabama
Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, Nevada
Belterra Golf Club (Belterra Casino Resort and Spa in Florence, Indiana
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia (Chief design consultant)
L'Auberge du Lac Resort & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Courses Renovated

Inverness Club in Toledo, OH
Oak Hill in Rochester, NY
Champions Golf Club (Jackrabbit) in Houston, Texas
Belterra Golf Club (Belterra Casino Resort and Spa in Florence, Indiana

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