Spencer Cody jokes that he maintains an office at Omni Hotels & Resorts’ corporate headquarters, but his light is rarely on. It’s little wonder. Cody, Omni’s Corporate Director of Club and Golf Operations, and his colleagues have been juggling a lot of projects at the company’s 13 golf destinations with 26 courses and multiple short courses around the country.
Last month brought the most anticipated golf opening of the year, the Omni PGA Frisco Resort, which was recently showcased during the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. Seth Waugh, CEO of the PGA of America, described the 660-acre resort located 35 miles north of Dallas as “an ocean in the middle of the desert.” Where once there was a large ranch, now, seemingly overnight, a destination resort with elements tailored to golfers of all levels has been born.
