Fields Ranch has its first golf professionals. The PGA of America and Omni PGA Frisco Resort have named Trish Holt, PGA and Glen Griffith, PGA as Head Professionals for the upcoming debut of Fields Ranch at PGA Frisco (Texas). Fields Ranch at PGA Frisco, along with the PGA District will open in May.
Holt, a PGA Member since 2019, will oversee the daily operations and logistics serving Omni PGA Frisco Resort daily guests and public play of Fields Ranch, including on-course play, the caddie program, “The Dance Floor” putting course and the 10-hole short course “The Swing.”
Griffith, a Quarter Century PGA Member, will be responsible for the Fields Ranch membership experience, golf shop operations, and member play and programming, while ensuring members of Club 1916, a private club within Fields Ranch, will enjoy a high-touch membership experience.
They will also be responsible for assisting the coordination, functional management, and leadership of golf operations, including guest and membership experience, golf tournaments, retail, course and practice facility set up. Together, they will manage a staff at Fields Ranch that will grow to include six Assistant Golf Professionals, a Merchandise Manager, Golf Shop Attendants and Player Service Attendants.
“We’re incredibly excited to have Trish Holt and Glen Griffith onboard at Fields Ranch as our first PGA Head Professionals,” said PGA Frisco Director of Golf and Operations Paul Earnest. “This is a historic time for the PGA of America and their collective experience in the game and business of golf will bolster Fields Ranch and the Omni PGA Frisco Resort as one of the best golf resorts in the country, and help us achieve the goals and aspirations we have for this incredible property.”
Holt comes from Lakewood Country Club in Dallas, where she worked as PGA Head Professional since 2021. Previously, she served as Head Professional at Stonebriar Country Club. In 2019, Holt earned the inaugural Northern Texas PGA Section Women’s Player of the Year award, and won it again in 2022. She also worked as an Assistant Professional at Northwood Club in Dallas (2017-’19) and began her career as an Assistant Professional at Stonebriar (2015-’17).
Griffith has more than 30 years of experience in the golf industry, holding Head Professional and management positions at high-end resorts and golf clubs around the United States. Most recently, he served as the Director of Membership Sales at Omni Tucson National Golf Resort since 2016.
The 660-acre, $550 million PGA Frisco campus will open to the public iand feature destinations, including courses designed by Gil Hanse and Beau Welling; the 500-room Omni PGA Frisco Resort; and indoor and outdoor golf-centered entertainment area,
Art Courtesy of PGA of America