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    Who's who: George Fazio

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      • Name:

        George Fazio

      • Country:

        USA

      • Lived:

        [1912-1986]. Born on Nov 12, 1912 in Norristown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died on June 6 1986 in Jupiter, Florida, aged 73.

      • Original/Home Club:

      • Occupation:

        Professional golfer, club pro, course architect.

      • Turned Pro:

        early-1930s

      Roll of Honour

      Total of eight professional wins, including two PGA Tour wins. Came third in 1950 U.S. Open, losing in a playoff to Ben Hogan and second-placed Lloyd Mangrum.

      Golf course design

      After his career as a professional golfer, George Fazio became a well-known golf course architect, usually designing with his nephew Tom Fazio and course designer Lou Cappelli. George Fazio's best known work includes, but is not limited to:

      UNITED STATES: Aronimink (Penn, modifications); Bel-Air CC (Calif, modifications); Butler Natl (IL, with Tom Fazio); Columbia CC (MD, modifications with Tom Fazio); Edgewood-Tahoe (Calif, with Tom Fazio); Hershey CC, West course (Penn); Inverness Club (Ohio, redesign with Tom Fazio); Jupiter Hills Club, Hills & Village courses (FL, with Tom Fazio); Palmetto Dunes, Fazio course (SC); PGA Natl, Fazio course (FL, with Tom Fazio); Turtle Bay, Fazio course (Hawaii).

      OUTSIDE UNITED STATES: National GC of Canada (Ont, with Tom Fazio); La Querce (Italy, with nephew Jim Fazio); Mahogany Run (U.S. Virgin Islands, with Tom Fazio); Rio Mar, Ocean course (Puerto Rico, with Tom Fazio); .

      Did you know?

      George Fazio is a member of a distinguished family of course designers, which includes his nephews Tom and Jim Fazio, and Jim's son Tom Fazio II (also known as Tommy). George became a successful professional golfer, with two PGA Tour wins to his name, career earnings of more than $50,000, and a third place finish in the 1950 U.S. Open, won by Ben Hogan.

      Like most golfers of his generation, Fazio was also a club pro during his touring years. During the 1940s, he was head pro at Hillcrest CC in Los Angeles, where many of Hollywood's celebrities played. After his playing days, Fazio became a well-respected golf course architect, often working with his nephew Tom Fazio and course designer Lou Cappelli. Between them they built many notable golf courses, that often incorporated clover-leaf and butterfly-shaped bunkers.

      Top tournaments won by George Fazio

      Year

      Category

      Tournament

      Winner (holder)

      Venue

      Score

      Prize
      money

      Title
      sponsor

      Info

      1947
      America
      Pebble Beach Pro-Am
      Fazio, George
      Pebble Beach
      213 (-3)
      $1,625
      Bing Crosby

      Category

      America

      Winner (holder)

      Fazio, George

      Venue

      Pebble Beach

      Score

      213 (-3)

      Prize money

      $1,625

      Title sponsor

      Bing Crosby

      Played as the Bing Crosby Pro-Am (Jan 11-13; 54-hole event). Third-placed Lloyd Mangrum (USA) and Sam Snead (USA) finished 3 shots behind Ed Furgol (USA) and George Fazio (USA), who tied for first place. There was no sudden-death playoff in those days. [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Monterey Peninsula CC].

      1946
      America
      Canadian Open
      Fazio, George
      Beaconsfield GC, Que.
      278 (-10)
      $2,000
      x

      Category

      America

      Winner (holder)

      Fazio, George

      Venue

      Beaconsfield GC, Que.

      Score

      278 (-10)

      Prize money

      $2,000

      Title sponsor

      x

      Played as the Canadian Open (June 28-July 1). George Fazio (USA) beat Dick Metz (USA) in an 18-hole Monday playoff (Fazio 70, Metz 71), to record the first of his two PGA Tour wins. [Beaconsfield GC, Pointe-Claire, Québec].

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