Tom Fazio

{{Short description|American golf course architect}}

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Thomas Fazio (born February 10, 1945) is an American golf course architect.{{cite magazine |last=Ginella |first=Matt |title=Q&A with Tom Fazio |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/tomfazio |magazine=Golf Digest|access-date=February 16, 2021 |date=April 27, 2009}}

Fazio graduated in 1962 from Lansdale Catholic High School and was inducted into its hall of fame in 2007. He began his career in golf course design with his family's firm in suburban Philadelphia, which he left in the 1960s; he established his own firm in Jupiter, Florida in 1972. He is the nephew of George Fazio, who often credited Tom with jump-starting his own career in golf course architecture.{{cite magazine |last=Dunne |first=Thomas |title=The Philosophy of Tom Fazio |url=https://www.linksmagazine.com/the_essential_tom_fazio/ |magazine=Links|access-date=February 16, 2021}}

Fazio has designed more than 200 courses, 46 of which have been ranked by Golf Digest in their greatest 200 courses in the United States.{{cite magazine |last=Hennessey |first=Stephen |title=Tom Fazio discusses big budgets, the evolution of course design and why golf in the Ozarks should be on your radar |url=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 |magazine=Golf Digest|access-date=February 16, 2021 |date=February 5, 2019}} 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 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

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Name ! Contribution ! Year Built ! City / Town ! State / Province ! Country ! Comments
Old Overton Club	align=center|OD	align=center|	Vestavia Hills	Alabama	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
The Estancia Club	align=center|OD	align=center|	Scottsdale	Arizona	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Pelican Hill GC (North Course, South Course)	align=center|OD	align=center|2008	Newport Coast, Newport Beach	California	{{flagicon|United States}} United States	36 holes
Primm Valley GC	align=center|OD	align=center|	Nipton	California	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Rams Hill GC	align=center|OD	align=center|	Borrego Springs	California	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
The Preserve GC	align=center|OD	align=center|	Carmel{{cite book |last1=Diedrich |first1=Richard J. |title=The 19th Hole: Architecture of the Golf Clubhouse |date=2008 |publisher=Images Publishing Group |location=Mulgrave, Vic. |isbn=9781864702231 |page=244 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0WONgTVIO_0C&dq=%22Santa+Lucia+Preserve%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA244 |access-date=1 March 2021}}	California	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Lake Nona G&CC	align=center|OD	align=center|	Orlando	Florida	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
PGA National Resort and Spa	align=center|OD	align=center|	Palm Beach Gardens	Florida	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Conway Farms GC	align=center|OD	align=center|	Lake Forest	Illinois	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Victoria National GC	align=center|OD	align=center|	Newburgh	Indiana	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Squire Creek CC	align=center|OD	align=center|	Choudrant	Louisiana	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Shadow Creek GC	align=center|OD	align=center|	Las Vegas	Nevada	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Hudson National GC	align=center|OD	align=center|	Croton-on-Hudson	New York	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Pinehurst Resort No. 6 and No. 8	align=center|OD	align=center|	Pinehurst	North Carolina	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Quail Hollow Club	align=center|R	align=center|	Charlotte	North Carolina	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Firestone CC (West Course)	align=center|OD	align=center|	Akron	Ohio	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Sand Ridge GC	align=center|OD	align=center|	Munson Township	Ohio	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Sawmill Creek GC	align=center|OD	align=center|	Huron{{cite web |last1=Glaser |first1=Susan |title=Cedar Point reopens nature-themed Sawmill Creek, a newly renovated resort without the roller coaster vibes |url=https://www.cleveland.com/travel/2022/06/cedar-point-reopens-nature-themed-sawmill-creek-a-newly-renovated-resort-without-the-roller-coaster-vibes.html |website=cleveland.com}}	Ohio	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Karsten Creek	align=center|OD	align=center|	Stillwater	Oklahoma	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
Congaree GC	align="center" |OD	align=center|	Ridgeland	South Carolina	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
TPC Myrtle Beach	align=center|OD	align=center|	Burgess	South Carolina	{{flagicon|United States}} United States
The National Golf Club of Canada	align=center|OD	align=center|	Woodbridge	Ontario	{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
Corales GC	align=center|OD	align=center|	Punta Cana	La Altagracia Province	{{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Dominican Republic
Adare Manor	align=center|R	align=center|	County Limerick{{cite web |last1=Tremlett |first1=Sam |title=What Courses Has Tom Fazio Designed? |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/features/the-game/what-courses-has-tom-fazio-designed-187296 |website=Golf Monthly |access-date=February 16, 2021 |date=October 17, 2019}}	Munster	{{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland