The new golf courses may be the highlight of the Omni PGA Frisco, but FEDA members can fi nd many other places to connect with their peers on the resort grounds while taking in their favorite pastime.
The Dance Floor Warm up for the FEDA golf tournament on the resort’s 75,000-square-foot putting course, believed to be one of the largest natural grass putting courses in the world.
Lounge by Topgolf Located in the PGA District, this restaurant tees up Topgolf Swing Suit technology to offer a variety of virtual games for an interactive experience.
Ice House
Ice House embraces a modern ranch-style beer garden style that overlooks the resort’s golf courses and offers six live hitting bays with Toptracer technology.
is fun with great camaraderie where we all can come together in an enjoyable venue to build relationships and enjoy our time together, win or lose on the course,” he says.
Last year’s event took place at historic
Torrey Pines and wowed with its scenic San Diego coastline, but the 2023 golf tournament promises to be even more impressive. Participants will play Fields Ranch West, a brand-new 7,319-yard course that opened alongside the Omni PGA Frisco Resort in May. Designed by Beau Welling, the architect perhaps best known for his work on Payne’s Valley Golf Course near Branson, Missouri — the fi rst public course designed by Tiger Woods’ TGR Design — Fields Ranch West is a celebration of north-Texas’ Blackland prairie landscape. The course runs alongside Panther Creek and features wide fairways and rolling hills surrounded by native fi eld grasses live oaks and mesquite trees. The result is a round that challenges strategy and creativity more than raw skill. Fields Ranch West truly embodies the goal to make the Omni PGA Frisco resort the country’s new destination for golf experiences and exemplifi es why the PGA of America moved its headquarters to the Dallas suburb in 2022. “Playing a PGA course is always a treat. Being one of fi rst to play a new course is always fun as well,” says Tom Wienclaw, co-chair of the golf tournament, secretary/treasurer for the FEDA Board and president of TriMark USA.
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The excitement over the new course will be matched by the energy among the participants. “Golf is a good networking opportunity, Wienclaw says. “It leads to relaxed casual talk and gives players a chance to start developing long-term relationships or to a follow-up post golf.” While the scramble format of the event
promises to keep the atmosphere fun and light, Stafford and Wienclaw suggest that players, especially those new to the game, practice beforehand. “You are not training for the club championship, all you want to do is learn the basics of the game so that you can really enjoy the experience it provides,” Stafford says.
Players should also be knowledgeable about golf’s expectations if they want to make a good impression within their group. “Understanding the etiquette and rules of golf is most important,” Wienclaw adds. Some helpful tips for the uninitiated: don’t talk or move during someone else’s swing, fi x your divots, be ready to hit, and watch where you walk. Ultimately, golf is a game that rewards mental focus and acts as an equalizer. When everyone is on the same playing fi eld, there’s a greater opportunity to break down barriers and foster communication, opening the door to forming new professional relationships or strengthening existing ones. “I have personally found that the times when I can get out and play with business associates, friends and family are now some of the best times in my life,” Stafford says.
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