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case, Jim and Tommy Fazio designed a dream come true for any golfer,
not only visually, but in terms of playability.
The course opened in 1999. With its waterfalls and landscapes unique
to Florida, Trump International Golf Club is already a landmark course in

the state—and the best course in Florida.
My second course was Trump National at Briarcliff Manor in New
York. We moved three million yards of earth, the largest land excavation
ever in Westchester County, and it was worth it. We were also dealing with
stone, which was used for walls and a spectacular waterfall on the
thirteenth hole—a 101-foot cliff of black granite quarried from the
property—which pumps five thousand gallons a minute. The walls were

built by my very talented stone mason, Frank Sanzo. Membership costs
$300,000. I think it’s a bargain.
My third golf course is Trump National Golf Club, in a sumptuous area
of New Jersey known as Bedminster. It is being designed by the master
golf course architect himself, Tom Fazio. Three times,Golf Digest has
named Fazio the Best Modern Day Golf Course Architect, and when you

see this course, you’ll know why. It will be long, big, and beautiful, and I
am involved daily in the design and construction. Additional plans for this
property, formerly owned by automaker John DeLorean and located in the
heart of New Jersey’s horse country, will include a second course and a
world-class clubhouse designed in the colonial mansion style.
I don’t want to limit my golfing to the East Coast, so in 2002 I bought
a course along two miles of the Pacific Ocean. What was formerly known

as Ocean Trails in Palos Verdes will now be known as Trump National
Golf Club, Los Angeles. The course had fallen into disrepair under its
previous owners—the eighteenth hole fell into the ocean—so I’m
rebuilding it with legendary golf course architect Pete Dye. We’re also
planning to build luxury estate homes on the property. When completed,

this course will be the best in California.
Dave Anderson, Joe Kernen, me, and Ron Howard at the opening of
Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor, New York.
When we announced the deal, theLos Angeles Timesreported, As he
has so many times before, Trump has spotted a trend to tap. True, but
mostly I was following my instincts and my interests.
Building golf courses is not a big business for me and it’s unlikely that
I will ever do another one. I want only the best.