Located in the heart of the South Carolina Lowcountry, Tradition Hilton Head is a totally self-contained community offering a comfortable, secure lifestyle with an array of 21^st century amenities and services.

At the heart of Tradition SC will be a charming Village Square, the retail and social center of the town with food market, shops, cafes and restaurants as well as Tradition’s 50,000-square-foot recreation facility. Residents are also offered exclusive access to the new Tommy Fazio-designed Tradition National Golf Course (see sidebar below), as well as a six-hole, par-3 Learning Center and Clubhouse. 

Tradition Hilton Head will feature homes in a range of sizes and styles from townhomes to estates. It is also the site of HGTV’s first “green” home, a traditional Lowcountry cottage featuring construction and design elements that contribute to an energy efficient, cleaner and healthier environment. The home will be featured on the HGTV Green Home 2008 special on Sunday, March 23.

Tradition Hilton Head is located on US 278 in Hardeeville, SC, approximately 20 minutes west of Hilton Head Island. Homesites begin in the $160,000s, and homes range from the $290,000s to $1.5 million.  

For more information, call (888) 828-5065 or visit online at www.TraditionHH.com.

The name is Tom Fazio II, but any resemblance between senior and junior is purely coincidental.

The third generation of golf’s most respected family of designers goes by “Tommy” and looks as if he would be more comfortable on a surfboard than a bulldozer. But don’t be fooled by the shoulder-length hair and matinee-idol looks. The son of Jim, the nephew of Tom and the grand nephew of George, Tommy Fazio has created his own niche in the family portfolio. He’s become the designer of choice for Donald Trump and recently unveiled his eighth solo project, Tradition National, at the new South Carolina Lowcountry community, Tradition Hilton Head.   

Fazio left his father’s design firm in 1995 and set off on his own. Growing up in the family business, he got plenty of hands-on experience in the construction of golf courses. So, perhaps as a way of establishing his own credibility, Fazio positioned himself as a true one-man operation, assuming personal responsibility for all aspects of the development process. In seven of his eight projects, Fazio has served as both designer and construction manager.

The philosophy seems to work. Fazio is considered by many to be the most knowledgeable golf course designer in the area of golf course construction. Particularly impressed is The Donald himself; Fazio built Trump National courses at Bedminster, NJ and Briarcliff Manor, NY.  

“I sweat the land,” said Fazio during a recent visit to Tradition National. “In fact, I probably over-think a lot of my stuff.”

At Tradition National, the open fairways seem generously receptive from the course’s five sets of tees. But wind is a constant factor across the relatively flat Lowcountry terrain and, in keeping with the Fazio pedigree, the raised green settings require skillful approaches.

“My philosophy is that you start at the green and then design back from there,” said the 41-year-old Fazio. “You can determine all of the different shots that will be required. My goal is to be in the golfer’s head from the tee shot to the first putt.”