PGA Major champ helps develop 'epic' golf course in rural Manatee

Paul Azinger teams up with Bradenton entrepreneur Steve Herrig and others on the Miakka Golf Club.

  • By Jay Heater
  • | 9:00 a.m. September 21, 2023
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Dana Fry, Steve Herrig, Jason Straka and Paul Azinger talk about building the Miakka Golf Club on the site in Myakka City. Herrig is the owner while Fry, Straka and Azinger are the course designers.
Dana Fry, Steve Herrig, Jason Straka and Paul Azinger talk about building the Miakka Golf Club on the site in Myakka City. Herrig is the owner while Fry, Straka and Azinger are the course designers.
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It's the side job he never imagined having.

Former PGA Tour pro Paul Azinger, winner of the 1993 PGA Championship and the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, wasn't going to go into golf course architecture.

 

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