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Golf Course:
Pebble Beach Golf Links
and Spyglass Hill Golf
Course
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Consistently ranked the
number one public course
in America, Pebble Beach
Golf Links is the best-known
course on the West Coast
and perhaps in the whole
of the US.
Undeniably tough, it’s
not made any easier by
the constant distraction
of the gorgeous scenery,
breathtaking panoramas
and majestic Monterey
cypress trees. The
glorious emerald-green
fairways lead up to
tricky greens, which are
surrounded by deep,
devilish bunkers with
tawny edges of higher
grasses and gnarly,
twisty, shorter rough.
Many of the holes are
blessed with spectacular
ocean views, the most
famous of which is the
543-yard, par 5, 18th,
which curves around the
rocky shoreline. The
wind is usually a major
factor and there’s a
huge premium on correct
club selection.
Spyglass Hill Golf Course
Spyglass Hill Golf Course
takes its name from Robert
Louis Stevenson’s classic
novel, Treasure Island.
Local legend maintains that
Stevenson once wandered the
Spyglass area gathering
ideas for his novels. The
holes, for example ‘Black
Dog’ and ‘Billy Bones’, are
named after characters in
Treasure Island. As players
attempt to master this
difficult course, they may
hear the laughter of pirates
in the distance.
Spyglass Hill was designed
by Robert Trent Jones, Sr as
part of a master plan for
the Pebble Beach ocean
front. After six years of
planning, it opened in 1966.
The design features two
distinctly different kinds
of terrain that influence
the way the holes look and
play. The first five holes
roll through sandy, seaside
dunes challenging the golfer
to pick the safest path. The
following 13 holes are cut
through majestic pines with
elevated greens.
Strategically placed bunkers
and lakes grab the errant
shot. Spyglass Hill is rated
one of the toughest courses
in the world from the
championship tees, boasting
a course rating of 75.3 and
a slope rating of 148.
Visit the official
Pebble Beach Golf:
http://www.pebblebeach.com/
Visit the official Spyglass Hill Golf Course:
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