First Impressions of PGA Frisco

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

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Golf, Sports

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🗓️ 11 October 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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PGA Frisco is one of the most important golf-development projects of the past two decades. It consists of two 18-hole golf courses, lighted par-3 and putting courses, an ambitious hotel and retail enterprise, and a new "home" for the PGA of America. In the next 12 years, Frisco will host six PGA majors: two PGA Championships, two Senior PGAs, and two Women's PGAs. Andy visited the complex recently and joins Garrett to discuss everything he saw. The two cover the overall development and partnership between the PGA, Omni Hotels and Resorts, and the city of Frisco, Texas; and they break down the Gil Hanse-designed East course and the Beau Welling-designed West course. There's praise for the PGA's efforts to bring golf to a major metropolitan area as well as critiques of some architectural details and concerns about the cost of the sprawling compound.

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0:00.0	I'm Mr. Green, for example. I'm already upset. When I find my ball in the bunker, I'm really upset.
0:05.0	And when I find my ball in a fried egg.
0:07.0	Fried egg. The dreaded fried egg.
0:09.0	Fried egg. Fried egg.
0:10.0	Fried egg. Fried egg.
0:11.0	Fried egg. Fried egg.
0:12.0	I'm about ready to run off the golf course.
0:30.0	Welcome to the Fried egg podcast. I'm Garrett Morrison. And today we're talking about what the PGA of America is up to in Frisco, Texas.
0:44.0	And what it's up to basically is building a massive golf complex that's going to serve not only as a resort, but also as the new home of their organization.
0:54.0	So far, PGA Frisco has two 18-hole golf courses, one designed by Gil Hans and the other by Bo Welling.
1:02.0	And these courses will host a number of major championships going forward.
1:06.0	In fact, PGA Frisco has already been assigned two senior PGA championships, two women's PGA championships, and two plain old PGA championships within the next 12 years.
1:18.0	So I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that this is one of the most important golf development projects in the past couple of decades.
1:27.0	Last week, our own Andy Johnson got to see it all with his own eyes, and he's here to talk about it with me.
1:33.0	Andy, how you doing?
1:34.0	Garrett, I'm doing great. I'm back at home. I'm back in my podcast shed, and it's nice to be here.
1:43.0	And I think one thing that you left off at this important aspect of Frisco is that they also have a short course, a 10-hole short course that's it was co-designed by Bo and Gil.
1:57.0	And then a massive putting course that I, one of the neat things, I think, just in general is a free, free amenity for anybody.
2:07.0	So anybody going by can go use the putting course and no charge.
2:12.0	So besides the championship, two championship golf courses they built, they also added some other smaller amenities and a massive, massive place.
2:24.0	And I think the unique thing about this project is that typically this type of resort and golf course project, we're looking at far-flung destinations.
2:37.0	We're looking at places that you have to, you know, trek to.
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