WM Phoenix Open

TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course)



    Black Diamond Ranch: Quarry

    Lecanto, FL Private

    Overview

    Black Diamond Ranch is located in out-of-the-way hill country of central Florida, some 30 miles southwest of Ocala. Part of a residential development, this Tom Fazio fantasy-come-alive features a front nine that runs up and down 60-foot-high sand hills and alongside natural sand dunes. But it’s the back-nine stretch through an old rock quarries, holes 13 through 17, that’s the real draw. You start with a par 3 over a pit, then skirt along the rim of a bigger quarry, then descend 85 feet of steep limestone cliffs to the 15th green, positioned astride a bottomless pit of lake, then emerge for more shots along the edge, then shoot down into the smaller pit to the 17th green before finishing on a conventional 18th. Black Diamond has as many twists and turns as a hard-boiled detective novel.

    Traditionally a private club (there are a total of 45 holes on property), Black Diamond now offers on-site accommodations and stay and play packages.

    About

    Holes 18
    Length 7159
    Slope 133
    Facility Type Private
    Year Opened 1987
    Designer Thomas Fazio, ASGCA

    Awards

    100 Greatest
    100 Greatest the Second 100
    100 Greatest Public
    Best Courses in Every State

    100 Greatest: Ranked for 20 years from 1991-2010. Highest ranking: No. 24, 1991-'92.

    Second 100 Greatest: Ranked since 2013. Highest ranking: No. 143, 2013-'14. 2021-'22 ranking: No. 185.

    100 Greatest Public: Ranked 39th, 2021-'22.

    Best in State: Ranked inside the top 5, 1991-2009. Ranked sixth, 2011-'12. Ranked eighth, 2013-'14. Ranked ninth, 2015-'16. Ranked ninth, 2015-'16. Ranked 12th, 2019-'22. Ranked 13th, 2017-'18.

    Current ranking: 18th.

    Golf Digest Logo Panelists

    Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

    4.2

    100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

    Shot Options
    7.159
    Character
    7.1042
    Challenge
    7.0955
    Layout Variety
    7.3308
    Fun
    7.1316
    Aesthetics
    7.3953
    Conditioning
    6.8461

    Reviews

    Readers

    Collection of reviews from our readers

    0
    There are no reader ratings yet

    Reviews

    There are no readers reviews yet. Be the first to write a review.