About Ambush at Marcella Club near Park City, Utah
Ambush is the second eighteen at Marcella Club and, on paper, the more interesting of the two commissions. Rob Collins, Tad King and Trevor Dormer — working as King Collins Dormer — broke ground in the summer of 2025 on a ridgeline site above the Heber Valley, a short walk from the Skyline first tee.
King and Collins built their name on Sweetens Cove, nine holes on flat Tennessee farmland that became one of the most talked-about courses of the last decade on the strength of its greens alone. Handing that team genuinely dramatic mountain terrain is the sort of decision that either produces something memorable or gets away from everyone involved.
These are architects who made nine flat holes in Tennessee into a pilgrimage. What they do with a ridgeline above the Heber Valley is the most interesting question in Utah golf right now.
— The Park City Golf AuthorityThe club describes the ground as otherworldly, which is the kind of thing developers say, but the routing sits along ridgelines with the valley falling away below, and this particular team has a record of using terrain rather than flattening it. Expect width, expect severe and interesting green complexes, and expect the walk between shots to be part of the point.
Both Marcella courses sit on Jordanelle Ridge with their opening tees within about a thousand yards of the clubhouse, so the club will play as a genuine thirty-six-hole property rather than two separate outings.
What Stands Out
No opening date has been announced and no yardage or par has been published, so anything you read stating either is a guess. This page will be updated as real numbers appear.
One to watch, and the more likely of the two Marcella courses to end up on a national list.
