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This led to Alister MacKenzie being hired to design the Augusta National course, and too much attention being given to the beauty and quality of the setting and the Cypress Point golf course. The course has consistently been ranked among the very top courses in the U. It was ranked 3 in the U. Enough said. It also opened in and is mostly unchanged from the original design.

Right after the Club opened the depression took its toll, but the core membership preserved with much assistance from the Pebble Beach Company and has thrived since re-opening following World War II. The Club has Members from all over the world. The Club has also had a wonderful cadre of caddies, and playing golf at a fast pace, walking and with a caddy is a cornerstone of the Cypress Point golf experience.

The Club also hosts a regular schedule of Club events, which while popular are always open to Members who want to play. Although Cypress Point is a private club and guests must play with or as the guest of a Member, the Club has been very generous in hosting members of MacKenzie Society clubs to play in connection with visits to California for Annual Gatherings. Cypress Point. Year Designed. It comes as no surprise that MacKenzie originally designed it as a devilish short par 4.

Recognizing his layout could be nearly unplayable for the amateur, especially in the wind, MacKenzie made some concessions without compromising the integrity of the design. He gave golfers the option of going for broke and being rewarded if successful, or taking the safe but longer route to the green.

Playing in an early Crosby Pro-Am, Oliver took 16 strokes to finish the 16th. But the hole also has been aced six times—including one by Bing Crosby in Oliver would probably have agreed with O. While the 16th is the most notorious, the 17th has also taken its toll on golfers.

Scores soared, and Ed Dougherty posted an 88, including a 14 on No. The course, which plays from extreme difficulty to relative ease depending on the weather, is not all about those famous oceanside holes, however—all of Cypress provides great golf. Its array of hillside and wooded inland holes, open seaside holes through sandy dunes and dramatic cliff top, ocean holes make it one of the most magnificent playing fields in all of golf.

The yard 1st hole is played down to a valley bending to the right and is a severe start. The second, at yards, is the longest on the course and has demanding tee shot requiring a heroic diagonal carry. After the second the course heads for a wooded hillside, the setting of the 5th through the 11th.

But the greens also leave an indelible impression. Probably the Atlantic Ocean. Perhaps the most lasting—and most appropriate—description of Cypress Point came from Bobby Jones. In the U. Amateur was about to be played at neighboring Pebble Beach when he was invited to play a couple of rounds at the new Cypress Point Club. His assessment rings true today for anyone fortunate to play to play this course—unless, of course the wind is howling at the 16th.

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