Spyglass Hill Golf Course

Last updated
Spyglass Hill Golf Course
Spyglass Hill Golf Course front.jpg
Spyglass Hill Golf Course
Club information
Usa edcp relief location map.png
Icona golf.svg
Location in the United States
Relief map of California.png
Icona golf.svg
Location in California
Location Pebble Beach, California,
Elevation100 feet (30 m)
Established1966, 58 years ago
TypePublic
Owned byPebble Beach Company
Operated byPebble Beach Company
Total holes18
Events hosted AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
(1967–present)
Website Pebble Beach Resorts
Spyglass Hill Golf Course
Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Par 72
Length7,026 yards (6,425 m)
Course rating 75.4
Slope rating 145 [1]
Course record62 – Phil Mickelson (2005)
and Luke Donald (2006) [2] [3]

Spyglass Hill Golf Course is a links golf course on the west coast of the United States, located on the Monterey Peninsula in California. [4] The course is part of the Pebble Beach Company, which also owns the Pebble Beach Golf Links, The Links at Spanish Bay, and the Del Monte Golf Course. The PGA golf head pro at Spyglass Hill is Patrick Gannon.

Contents

Golf Digest has ranked Spyglass Hill as high as fifth on its list of "America's 100 Greatest Public Courses". [5] It has also featured in the popular Tiger Woods PGA Tour series of video games, along with the sister course Pebble Beach.

History

Spyglass Hill was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., and opened 58 years ago on March 11, 1966, after six years of planning, design, and construction. Since 1967, it has been in the rotation of the multi-course AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, a February tournament on the West Coast Swing of the PGA Tour. [6] [7] It will host a senior women's major professional golf tournament, the U.S. Senior Women's Open in 2030.

Originally called Pebble Beach Pines Golf Club, it was renamed to Spyglass Hill by Samuel F. B. Morse (1885–1969), the founder of Pebble Beach Company, [8] after the place in the 1883 novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), who had spent time in the Monterey area in 1879. [9] All the holes at Spyglass Hill were named by Bob Hanna, executive director of the Northern California Golf Association, after characters and places from the novel. [10] [11]

Its par-72 layout measures 6,960 yards (6,364 m) from the championship (blue) tees, with a course rating of 75.4 and a slope rating of 145. [1] The first five holes all have views of the Pacific Ocean, and the other thirteen wind through the Del Monte Forest.

The course record of 62 (–10) was set by Phil Mickelson in 2005 and equaled by Luke Donald the next year; both were carded on Thursday of the AT&T under calm conditions. [2] [3]

The back tees at Spyglass Hill were called "Tiger tees" when it opened, [7] long before the birth of Tiger Woods.

Layout

The first hole is called Treasure Island, and is a downhill 597-yard (546 m) par 5, which doglegs almost 90 degrees to the left. One of the more renowned holes is the fourth, a 376-yard (344 m) par 4 named Blind Pew, which Robert Trent Jones called his favorite par 4. The green is the most photographed on the course, and is surrounded by ice plant. Other hole names include The Black Spot (3rd), Captain Flint (10th), and Long John Silver (14th).

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1 Treasure Island 597510 Captain Flint 4094
2 Billy Bones 349411 Admiral Benbow 5625
3 The Black Spot 171312Skeleton Island1773
4 Blind Pew 376413 Tom Morgan 4584
5Bird Rock203314 Long John Silver 5585
6 Israel Hands 441415 Jim Hawkins 1323
7Indian Village545516 Black Dog 4694
8Signal Hill398417 Ben Gunn 3244
9 Captain Smollett 430418 Spyglass 4274
Out3,51036In3,51636
Total7,02672

Scorecard

Spyglass Hill Golf Course
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Blue75.4 / 145597349171376203441545398430351040956217745855813246932442735167026
Gold73.3 / 140565321147370173408520372414329037649015943052512244731640432696559
White71.8 / 133533300128360138372479356393305936645914339351410143330437830916150
Green70.0 / 12852329212435312632446931035328743194511233534879540429536028875761
Red67.4 / 12248824183302943204623003492639315420953224818328626633226005239
SI Men's313179157111512101646182148
Par543434544364534534443672
SI Women's513179151711361216821810144
Source: [1] [12]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pebble Beach, California</span> Unincorporated community in California, United States

Pebble Beach is an unincorporated community on the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey County, California, United States. The small coastal residential community of mostly single-family homes is also notable as a resort destination, and the home of the golf courses of Cypress Point Club, Monterey Peninsula Country Club, and Pebble Beach Golf Links. Nonresidents are charged a toll to use 17-Mile Drive, the main road through Pebble Beach, making it a de-facto gated community.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phil Mickelson</span> American professional golfer

Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer who currently plays in the LIV Golf League. He has won 45 events on the PGA Tour, including six major championships: three Masters titles, two PGA Championships, and one Open Championship (2013). With his win at the 2021 PGA Championship, Mickelson became the oldest major championship winner in history at the age of 50 years, 11 months, and 7 days. He is nicknamed "Lefty", as he plays left-handed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Torrey Pines Golf Course</span> Municipal public golf course owned by the city of San Diego, California

Torrey Pines Golf Course is a 36-hole municipal golf facility in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. The course sits on the coastal cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, just south of Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. Opened in 1957, it was built on the site of Camp Callan, a U.S. Army installation during World War II. Torrey Pines has two 18-hole courses, North and South, designed by William Francis Bell. The course is named for the Torrey pine, a rare tree that grows in the area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am</span> Golf tournament in Pebble Beach, California, United States

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held annually at Pebble Beach, California, near Carmel. The tournament is usually held during the month of February on two different courses, currently Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course and previously, Monterey Peninsula Country Club.

Poppy Hills Golf Course is the newest golf course in Pebble Beach, California, after undergoing an extensive 13-month renovation that was completed in April 2014. The original Poppy Hills was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., and opened in 1986. Along with Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Poppy Hills co-hosted the PGA Tour's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am from 1991 to 2009, replacing Cypress Point in the rotation. Poppy Hills co-hosted the Champions Tour's Nature Valley First Tee Open with Pebble Beach for three years, beginning in September 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Riviera Country Club</span> Private golf and tennis club in California

The Riviera Country Club is a private club with a championship golf course and tennis courts in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of the Westside of Los Angeles, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pebble Beach Golf Links</span> Public golf course in California, U.S.

Pebble Beach Golf Links is a public golf course on the West Coast of the United States, located in Pebble Beach, California.

Hazeltine National Golf Club is a golf club located in Chaska, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis, United States. It is a private club and therefore closed to guests not accompanied by a member. The golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones and opened in 1962.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baltusrol Golf Club</span> Golf course in New Jersey, USA

The Baltusrol Golf Club is a private 36-hole golf club in the eastern United States, located in Springfield, New Jersey, about twenty miles (30 km) west of New York City. It was founded 129 years ago in 1895 by Louis Keller.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cypress Point Club</span> Private golf club in California

Cypress Point Club is a private golf club located in Pebble Beach, California, at the northern end of the Central Coast. Its single 18-hole course has been named as one of the finest in golf, best known for a series of dramatic holes along the Pacific Ocean.

Pasatiempo Golf Club is an 18-hole golf club on the West Coast of the United States, located in Pasatiempo, Santa Cruz County, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PURE Insurance Championship</span> PGA Tour Champions golf tournament

The PURE Insurance Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions. It is sponsored by the PURE Insurance company and normally held in August/September in Monterey, California at the Pebble Beach Golf Links and Del Monte Golf Course, but has also been played in July. In 2014 it was played at Pebble Beach and Poppy Hills Golf Course.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Monterey Peninsula Country Club</span>

The Monterey Peninsula Country Club (MPCC) is a 36-hole golf club on the West Coast of the United States, located on the Monterey Peninsula in Pebble Beach, California.

The 1982 U.S. Open was the 82nd U.S. Open, held June 17–20 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Tom Watson won his only U.S. Open, two strokes ahead of runner-up Jack Nicklaus, for the sixth of his eight major titles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2000 U.S. Open (golf)</span> Golf tournament

The 2000 United States Open Championship was the 100th U.S. Open Championship, held June 15–18 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Tiger Woods won his first U.S. Open by a record-setting fifteen strokes over runners-up Ernie Els and Miguel Ángel Jiménez – it remains the most dominating performance and victory in any major championship. As the United States Golf Association wanted to begin the millennium with a memorable tournament, Pebble Beach was moved up two years in the rotation. Notable golfers going into the tournament at large included Jack Nicklaus, playing in his final U.S. Open; Vijay Singh, the year's Masters winner; Ernie Els; and David Duval.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1992 U.S. Open (golf)</span> Golf tournament

The 1992 U.S. Open was the 92nd U.S. Open, held June 18–21 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Tom Kite, long considered one of the best players to never win a major, finally broke through with a U.S. Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Jeff Sluman.

The 2000 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 129th Open Championship, held from 20 to 23 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Tiger Woods, 24, won his first Open Championship and fourth major title, eight strokes ahead of runners-up Thomas Bjørn and Ernie Els.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 U.S. Open (golf)</span> Golf tournament

The 2010 United States Open Championship was the 110th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 in Pebble Beach, California. Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland won his first major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Grégory Havret of France. McDowell was the first European to win the U.S. Open in forty years, since Tony Jacklin of England won in 1970. McDowell's win started a period in which four out of five U.S. Open champions between 2010 and 2014 were European. This was the fifth U.S. Open to be played at Pebble Beach Golf Links.

The Bethpage Black Course is a public golf course at Bethpage State Park on Long Island, New York. The course was designed by Joseph H. Burbeck and was assisted by noted golf architect A. W. Tillinghast. It is the most difficult of Bethpage's five courses, and is known for the warning sign at the first tee, placed in the early 1980s, which reads "WARNING The Black Course Is An Extremely Difficult Course Which We Recommend Only For Highly Skilled Golfers". The course has hosted a number of major championships in recent years, including the 2002 U.S. Open, 2009 U.S. Open, and 2019 PGA Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 U.S. Open (golf)</span> Golf tournament

The 2019 United States Open Championship was the 119th U.S. Open, played from June 13–16 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. It was the seventh major and sixth U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, which last hosted U.S. Opens in 2000 and 2010, won by Tiger Woods and Graeme McDowell, respectively.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Spyglass Hill GC". USGA. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "'Long' Mickelson goes low again". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. February 11, 2005. p. C4.
  3. 1 2 "Donald goes way under at Spyglass". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 10, 2006. p. D4.
  4. ↑ "Spyglass Hill Golf Course". MontereyPeninsulaGolf.com.
  5. ↑ "The Pirates Of Pebble Beach: Spyglass Hill Golf Course". Golf Adventures. August 8, 2007. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  6. ↑ Stevenson, Jack (January 19, 1967). "Jack wins bet from Crosby by taking 'Spyglass Hill'". Florence Times. (Alabama). Associated Press. p. 10.
  7. 1 2 "Bing enthused over links, but some golf pros aren't". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 22, 1967. p. 6.
  8. ↑ Stewart, Jerry (June 13, 2010). "Birth of an Icon: The story of Pebble Beach Golf Links". Monterey herald. California. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ Barkow, Al (May 2006). "Spyglass Hill Golf Course". LINKS. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ Stevenson, Jack (January 15, 1967). "Golf course holes named for fighters". Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. Associated Press. p. 18.
  11. ↑ Stewart, Jerry (April 2, 2009). "Bob Hanna dies". The Monterey County Herald . Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ https://www.pebblebeach.com/content/uploads/Spyglass-Hill-Scorecard.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]

36°34′55″N121°57′25″W / 36.582°N 121.957°W / 36.582; -121.957

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.