Pronghorn (Fazio)
Pronghorn (Fazio)
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Course Type
Resort -
GOLF Top 100 Courses You Can Play Rank (2024-25)
72 -
Year
2004 -
Architect
Tom Fazio -
Par
72 -
Yardage
7,400
Course Overview
Tom Fazio had long since put his stamp on the architecture world when he built the second course at Pronghorn, but this job was a turning point for him and his team’s aesthetic. Whereas Fazio was known for designs that required much earth-moving (see The Alotian Club and Shadow Creek), his work at Pronghorn represented a shift toward a more natural approach, which he would extend into designs like Gozzer Ranch and Shooting Star. At Pronghorn, waste bunkers blend seamlessly into native areas of manzanita and sagebrush, the bunker edges resemblant of the Cascade Mountains looming in the distance. The par-3 8th was just like any other one-shotter before a dynamite blast during construction unearthed a centuries-old lava tube, a spectacle striking enough for Fazio to design around it. This course should be in conversation with the best desert offerings in the nation.
