Course record

Cypress Point Club

Cypress Point’s construction brought together MacKenzie, Robert Hunter and the American Golf Course Construction Company. Experienced foremen Daniel Gormley and Jack Fleming helped translate the design into a course across forest and dunes.¹

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Holes: 18
Par: 72
Place: Pebble Beach

Construction behind a coastal landscape

MacKenzie’s contemporary account describes clearing trees to open ocean views, stabilizing dunes with planting and broadening approaches from tees to fairways. The finished scenery concealed a substantial construction effort, including earth brought onto the sand and work performed with mule teams.¹

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Course design

1928 Original design

Alister MacKenzie

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Scorecard

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Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.

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Tee register

Tee	Gender	Par	Rating	Slope	Front yards	Back yards	Total yards	Front par	Back par
Blue	Men	72	73.1	141	3,342	3,168	6,510	37	35
White · Women	Women	75	77	143	3,221	3,062	6,283	38	37
White · Men	Men	72	72.1	139	3,221	3,062	6,283	37	35
White/Green Combo	Men	72	71	135	3,124	2,940	6,064	37	35
Green · Men	Men	72	69.9	132	3,021	2,748	5,769	37	35
Green · Women	Women	75	74.7	136	3,021	2,748	5,769	38	37

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Blue	417	555	157	382	491	522	170	356	292	3,342	477	435	405	363	394	139	233	379	343	3,168	6,510
White · Women	403	542	151	369	473	511	159	328	285	3,221	477	424	398	341	385	124	218	369	326	3,062	6,283
White · Men	403	542	151	369	473	511	159	328	285	3,221	477	424	398	341	385	124	218	369	326	3,062	6,283
White/Green Combo	403	542	151	360	416	480	159	328	285	3,124	477	393	398	341	323	124	218	340	326	2,940	6,064
Green · Men	403	510	140	360	416	480	158	308	246	3,021	477	393	312	286	323	113	210	340	294	2,748	5,769
Green · Women	403	510	140	360	416	480	158	308	246	3,021	477	393	312	286	323	113	210	340	294	2,748	5,769
Par	4	5	3	4	5	5	3	4	4	37	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	35	72
Hcp	5	1	17	7	11	3	15	9	13		16	4	2	14	8	18	6	10	12

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Blue	417	555	157	382	491	522	170	356	292	3,342
White · Women	403	542	151	369	473	511	159	328	285	3,221
White · Men	403	542	151	369	473	511	159	328	285	3,221
White/Green Combo	403	542	151	360	416	480	159	328	285	3,124
Green · Men	403	510	140	360	416	480	158	308	246	3,021
Green · Women	403	510	140	360	416	480	158	308	246	3,021
Par	4	5	3	4	5	5	3	4	4	37
Hcp	5	1	17	7	11	3	15	9	13

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Blue	477	435	405	363	394	139	233	379	343	3,168
White · Women	477	424	398	341	385	124	218	369	326	3,062
White · Men	477	424	398	341	385	124	218	369	326	3,062
White/Green Combo	477	393	398	341	323	124	218	340	326	2,940
Green · Men	477	393	312	286	323	113	210	340	294	2,748
Green · Women	477	393	312	286	323	113	210	340	294	2,748
Par	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	35
Hcp	16	4	2	14	8	18	6	10	12