Frisco’s on Fire

The evolution of the Texas town as “sports central” is continuing with the opening of the Omni PGA Frisco Resort

It used to be little more than a bus stop and a diner on the road into Dallas. Today, the Cowboys (NFL), Rangers (MLB), Mavericks (NBA), Stars (NHL) and FC Dallas (MLS) are all settled in Frisco, Texas, to varying extents. Now, even the PGA of America is moving in, underlining this once-anonymous town as one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing sports centers in the United States.

Frisco is the smallest city in America to feature facilities from all five major professional sports leagues, and now it is about to add 36 holes of championship golf to its roster—golf that will very rapidly reach the echelon of “major” caliber. The PGA of America is stamping Frisco on the global golf map with zeal, as the Senior PGA Championship, Women’s PGA Championship and its crown jewel, the men’s PGA Championship, are each slated to appear at PGA Frisco twice in the space of the next 12 years. The lineup begins with the Senior PGA this May, as the launch event of the Fields Ranch East course, designed by Gil Hanse.

Fields Ranch East is due to open for public play at the end of May, after the Senior PGA, while its sister course, Fields Ranch West—designed by Beau Welling— is scheduled to open on May 2.

Fields Ranch East is the longer of the two championship tests, reaching a possible 7,863 yards from the back tees. Visitors to PGA Frisco will also be able to enjoy a 10-hole par-3 course (longest hole: 100 yards), a floodlit two-acre putting green, extensive practice facilities, a TopGolf venue and a 500-room Omni hotel.

15 due to WWII

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