COVER STORY A CLOSER LOOK OMNI BARTON CREEK’S FAZIO FOOTHILLS LAYOUT IS OLDER, LONGER AND TRADITIONALLY MORE DIFFICULT THAN COORE CRENSHAW CLIFFSIDE COURSE T The 525-yard, par-5 18th hole on Omni Barton Creek’s Fazio Foothills Course will add to an exciting finish while determining who will hoist the Walter Hagen Cup. he fazio foothills and coore crenshaw cliffside courses might be considered siblings at Omni Barton Creek, but certainly not twins. While the two courses might seem similar at first glance, each owns a distinctly different personality and each will provide varied challenges for the 312 -player field in the 2022 PGA Professional Championship on April 17 – 20. The Fazio Foothills Course, which will host three of four rounds in the 72 -hole PGA Profes-sional Championship, is the older brother and is traditionally ranked the No. 1 resort course in Texas. When speaking of pedigrees, the Fazio Foothills Course has not only hosted the Legends of Golf on the PGA TOUR Champions, but was the host venue for the 2019 Women’s PGA Cup and PGA Cup, and the 2019 Senior PGA Profes-sional Championship. “Both are great courses in their own right, but even though the courses are side by side at Omni Barton Creek, they are like two different places in the world,” observes PGA Director of Golf Opera-tions Mike Coleman. “The Fazio and Coore Cren-shaw have different design styles, which is reflected in both courses. “The Coore Crenshaw Cliffside Course has larger greens and places much more of a premium on your approach shots. The Fazio Foothills Course is more tree-lined and has narrower fair-ways. Even the bunkering on each course is a little different. All in all, Fazio Foothills plays longer and generally plays a shot or two tougher.” 72 | April 2022 | www.pgamagazine.com (password: PGAmag007) OMNI BARTON CREEK
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