Clovis might soon have its first golf course.

And if it happens, it’ll be because of the best golfer ever to come from Clovis.

Golf star Bryson DeChambeau, who dominated youth and high school golf while living in Clovis before ascending to the professional ranks, announced his vision for a state-of-the-art golf facility in his hometown.

Called The Orchard Golf Course, the proposed golf and residential community would highlight California’s agricultural heritage.

The Orchard is expected to feature an 18-hole championship course, practice facilities, a master-planned community, an on-site farmers market, and community amenities designed to expand access to golf for local kids and schools.

“The Central Valley has always been a community built on hard work, character, and discipline,” DeChambeau said in a news release. “Having grown up here and attended Clovis East High School, I feel a deep responsibility to give back to the region that provided me with so much.”

Land Acquired in East Clovis

DeChambeau is teaming up with Cook Land Co., a major real estate developer in the central San Joaquin Valley.

It was not immediately known whether or when construction would begin.

However, the star golfer has acquired the historic McFarlane Ranch in east Clovis as the site for the development. The longtime farming family supports DeChambeau’s vision to make Clovis a golf destination, according to the news release.

“This is a profound opportunity for my team and I to work with the Cook family to help revitalize the area by investing in a project that uses golf to truly serve the community,” DeChambeau said. “Ultimately, it’s time to make a better future for our next generation.”

The plan calls for each hole to be surrounded by a different variety of fruit or nut tree, creating a golf experience as distinctive as the land itself.

Project in the Works Since 2022

DeChambeau created quite a buzz a year ago when he spoke during a podcast about creating a golf course in California, but no specifics about where or when were provided.

Turns out, DeChambeau and his team have been quietly working to acquire land and develop a plan for a golf course and residential community since 2022.

The news release stated that DeChambeau’s team has been “working hand in hand with the City of Clovis and Fresno County to ensure swift state development approval and bring this project to fruition.”

“We are dedicated to ‘Building Stars of the Future,’ and with continued support from the community, it is our hope that we can bring this project to the community faster so that everyone in the world can come and enjoy the fruits of our labor here in the Central Valley.”

The Orchard is DeChambeau’s first attempt to create a state-of-the-art golf destination. He plans to build other community-oriented golf experiences in the future.