Tom Weiskopf's design career has been somewhat overshadowed by that of contemporary players Nicklaus and Palmer, but among knowledgeable and well-traveled golfers, his courses rank among the most enjoyable and playable, often laid out amongst arresting natural scenery.

With the help of Arizona-based architect Phil Smith, he seems to have followed that playbook again, as "PLAYABILITY" is front-and-center on the website for the golf course at this new, modernist resort on the outskirts of Zion National Park in Utah. The course gets its name from the lava fields through which it is routed. 

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