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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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- 1928
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Club location
- Pebble Beach California
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
Course design
Scorecard
Complete 18-hole record
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 |
Sources and record notes5 references
Sources for this history
- California Dreaming: How Alister MacKenzie shaped the US construction landscape
Society of Australian Golf Course Architects
Cypress Point Club section, quoting MacKenzie and construction staff on building, clearing, dune stabilization and access.
Consulted 2026-09-17
Course record sources
- Cypress Point Club: Club HistoryCourse record
- Cypress Point official club historyAlister MacKenzie · Original design · 1928
- sagca.com.au: retained course-work evidenceJack Fleming · Completion · Date unrecorded
- Cypress Point Club: Club HistoryRobert Hunter · Completion · Date unrecorded