6 The new Fields Ranch East course at the PGA Frisco development in Texas has opened for public play after marking its debut by hosting the 2023 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. The layout was designed by Gil Hanse, ASGCA, and his associate Jim Wagner, and has already been named as host for 26 tournaments, including PGA Championships in 2027 and 2034 and Women’s PGA Championships in 2025 and 2031. “Everything that Gil created on the East course was championship driven,” said Jon O’Donnell, president of Heritage Links, the construction firm that built the course. Hanse said: “The property here reminded me a bit of Southern Hills – the topography, along with the creek so prominently featured. Of course, Southern Hills is now surrounded by Tulsa. But when Perry Maxwell built it, Southern Hills probably looked a lot like our site in Frisco does today. “This used to be a ranch, so we focused on that, along with what is some really interesting topography, good rolling ground. But everything has been done in DIGEST Fields Ranch East debuts at Senior PGA
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