Work on Second Course at Trump National Bedminster to Begin in Spring

Construction of the second course at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster (M.J.) will begin this spring. The 18-hole course will be designed and built by Tom Fazio II, who has worked closely with Donald Trump as his in-house golf course designer/builder for almost a decade. Tom is the son of architect Jim Fazio and the nephew of acclaimed designer, Tom Fazio. His company, Tom Fazio II Golf Design LLC, will also be the contractor.

The course, for which all municipal permits are in place, is scheduled to open in spring 2008. It will complement the original layout at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, which was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 2004. The new par-72 layout will stretch 7,400 yards and follow a similar design as the initial layout, according to Fazio II. It will be carved into a 240-acre parcel of the 506-acre property.

“The natural terrain and topography should lend itself toward a spectacular and dramatic golf venue,” Fazio said. He plans to have more water come into play than on the original course and have more elevation changes. “We are going to design this one a little differently,” Fazio said. “But we will still maintain the design principles of the Fazio tradition. Foremost is that the golf course is in harmony with nature.”

The original course at Trump National Bedminster is ranked No. 48 in the U.S. and No. 87 in the world by Golf Magazine. Trump International in West Palm Beach, Fla., is a Jim Fazio design that opened five years ago. It’s ranked No. 73 in the U.S. Two other golf courses in the Trump portfolio – Trump National Golf Club Westchester (N.Y.) and Trump National Golf Club, Los Angeles – have also received notoriety, as has Trump International Golf Club in Canouan Island, The Grenadines. Plans are now underway for a Trump golf course in northeast Scotland.

Tom Fazio II has been praised for his work on designs such as Quail Valley Golf Club in Vero Beach, Fla., and Great River Golf Club in Milford, Conn. He also did extensive work on his father’s design at Trump National Westchester.

“Working with (Trump) in the past has given me a good feel for what he likes,” Fazio said. “He is the most detailed person I’ve ever met and he sees things that people don’t normally see. Like his real estate ventures, his golf courses and construction are done with excellence.”

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