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cary lichtenstein

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Pronghorn Fazio
« on: July 24, 2006, 03:22:12 PM »
Bette and I toured this course the other day. I predict that the 8th hole par 3 will be the most photographed hole in golf in 2006 very, very soon. I'm sure every publication will want it for either their cover shot or center 2 pager.

Plus this looks like it will be a major contender for best new private...
« Last Edit: July 24, 2006, 03:23:54 PM by cary lichtenstein »
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Live Jupiter, Fl, was  4 handicap, played top 100 US, top 75 World. Great memories, no longer play, 4 back surgeries. I don't miss a lot of things about golf, life is simpler with out it. I miss my 60 degree wedge shots, don't miss nasty weather, icing, back spasms. Last course I played was Augusta

JWL

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Re:Pronghorn Fazio
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2006, 04:18:44 PM »
cary
I have heard the Fazio course is quite attractive.
Concerning your best picture for a cover comment, let me throw a couple in the mix as possibilities.

#16 at Cordillera Ranch in Boerne, Texas
#10 at Boot Ranch in Fredericksberg, Texas

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Scott Witter

Re:Pronghorn Fazio
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2006, 04:38:16 PM »
If I remember right, I think...? Tom Doak had made a brief stop at this project during construction and had some favorable, straight up I kid you not, comments about it.
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Steve_ Shaffer

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Re:Pronghorn Fazio
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2006, 05:15:16 PM »
Hole 8

A 15-foot-deep pathway of rock leads you to a set of tees where the full glory of the 8th hole unfolds. Seven unique tees offer a variety of distance, angles and mountain views to choose from. Immediately, the cavernous tube creates an unforgiving natural barrier in front of the green, which must be played across a 50-foot drop. Carved out of a canyon of volcanic rock, the stunning green is surrounded by 25-foot walls jutting above an immense lava tube. Both sides of the trench dead-end into two giant caves that were created by molten lava.


Hole 8 Yardage

Par - 3

Length - 184

www.pronghornclub.com/amenities/world_class_golf/tf_course_specs/hole8.jsp



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Aidan Bradley

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Re:Pronghorn Fazio
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2006, 05:29:37 PM »
Fazio's Kuki'o, hole #11, par 3, volcanic rock.

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Michael Dugger

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Re:Pronghorn Fazio
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2006, 05:36:41 PM »
Hey everyone,

I have stumbled across some Pronghorn Fazio images which I imagine everyone is going to want to see.

However, they are not mine, so I am not going to post them here even though they are freaking awesome.

Thus, if you want to see about 7 of the Fazio holes, including the rock ledge par 3 in mention, (and they are worth seeing!) drop me an email at mjdugger@gmail.com and I will shoot them over to you.  They are big, too, about 2400x1700.  Really good stuff.

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Greg Tallman

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Re:Pronghorn Fazio
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2006, 05:44:50 PM »
JWL, Perhpas Ocean #6 (2007)?  :)
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JWL

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Re:Pronghorn Fazio
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2006, 07:06:41 PM »
GT

Si, senor!
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Paul Richards

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Re:Pronghorn Fazio
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2006, 09:14:26 PM »
I recently visited here and loved the Nicklaus course here (!).

The Fazio is a nice 'polar opposite' in that it has a much 'rougher' feel to it.

I think  the Fazio will be as highly respected as the Nicklaus, if not more so.

Besides the 8th, the 3rd hole is just fabulous.  A longish four par with one of the most amazing chipping areas around a largish green i have seen.  It's almost like a massive punchbowl and will be sure to draw rave reviews.

I also thought the 18th was a pretty dramatic finishing five par hole.

 ;)
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cary lichtenstein

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Re:Pronghorn Fazio
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2006, 09:28:34 PM »
They did some dynamite blasting on this par 3, and the ground collapsed revealing lava tubes, these are tubes that hot lava flows thru and they dried hollow + there are caves that they are going to store wine.

The collapsed land is very unusual, and pretty awesume looking.

Besides this, the first 5 or 6 holes are Pine Valley like, then they have the rock holes, back to PV and then to the Ghost Tree Holes, real neat transitions, very unusal and ususual in a positive way
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Live Jupiter, Fl, was  4 handicap, played top 100 US, top 75 World. Great memories, no longer play, 4 back surgeries. I don't miss a lot of things about golf, life is simpler with out it. I miss my 60 degree wedge shots, don't miss nasty weather, icing, back spasms. Last course I played was Augusta

Adam Clayman

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Re:Pronghorn Fazio
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2006, 11:12:32 PM »


Cary, It would appear you still owe us all some reviews from your whirlwind trip.

Thanx in advance.
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Tom_Doak

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Re:Pronghorn Fazio
« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2006, 11:23:00 PM »
I did see the Fazio course under construction last year, and I saw some great shaping work, really attractive stuff.  

Still, Cary, only about half the course was finished when I saw it, but there were no greens and no hazards which reminded me of Pine Valley.
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