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Pebble Beach

17. Jun, 2010 0 Comments

The Pebble Beach Golf Links is an 18-hole, par 72 which has been lengthened to 7040 off the back (Black) professional tees as to be used for the US Open and is situated on the west coast of The USA in California.

EARLY COURSE HISTORY

The course at Pebble Beach was designed by Jack Neville and Douglas Grant and first opened for on February 22, 1919. Neville, who never designed any other courses, had one main object and that was to place as many of its holes as ossible along the rocky and beautiful Monterey coast line which he felt would be best accomplished by using a “figure 8″ layout.

Since the last US Open at Pebble Beach in 2000, Arnold Palmer, a share-holder and member of the Pebble Beach Company, has made numerous changes that have included lengthening the course to more than 7,000 yards, adding trees and new bunkers and taking some of the fairways closer to the sea.

The four US Open’s hosted by the 82-year-old Pebble Beach Golf Links have produced four of the game’s most highly regarded champions including Jack Nicklaus (1972), Tom Watson (1982), Tom Kite (1992) and Tiger Woods (2000). It is was also the venue of the 1977 PGA Championship, which was won by Lanny Wadkins.

Hole by Hole: Pebble Beach Course

Pebble Beach 1st hole

1st, 380 yards, par 4: An iron off the tee for many to try to keep the ball on the fairway. A birdie opportunity if that is done successfully

Pebble Beach 2nd hole

2nd, 502yds, par 4: Converted from a par five for the 2000 championship and now 18 yards longer. A narrow green flanked by bunkers.

Pebble Beach 3rd hole

3rd, 404yds, par 4: A dogleg left which usually calls for a draw, not necessarily with a driver, and then an accurate approach to a sloping green

Pebble Beach 4th hole

4th, 331yds, par 4: The shortest of the par fours, it has a big fairway bunker left awaiting tee shots directed away from the ocean on the right

Pebble Beach 5th hole

5th, 195yds, par 3: The small green is guarded by a bunker in front and a landing area left that looks safe, but will send balls into the rough.

Pebble Beach 6th hole

6th, 523yds, par 5: The only par five on the front nine is uphill and usually into the wind. The hilltop green is protected by bunkers.

Pebble Beach 7th hole

7th, 109yds, par 3: The shortest hole in championship golf. From the elevated tee the green looks like it is surrounded by ocean.

Pebble Beach 8th hole

8th, 428yds, par 4: The first of three difficult par fours. The drive is uphill and blind and the approach across the beach to an elevated green.

Pebble Beach 9th hole

9th, 505yds, par 4: Lengthened nearly 40 yards from 2000. The fairway slopes toward the ocean and right of the green is a sheer drop to the beach.

Pebble Beach 10th hole

10th, 495yds, par 4: Almost 50 yards added to this one and again the fairway slopes from the left with another green perched close to a high cliff.

11th, 390yds, par 4: A blind tee shot to a very narrow fairway and a partially blind approach to a green that slopes severely from back to front.

12th, 202yds, par 3: Real care is needed on where to try to land the ball. When the green is firm the danger is bounding through into thick rough.

Pebble Beach 13th hole

13th, 445yds, par 4: Thirty-nine yards longer. Fairway bunkers were added for the 2000 event, but the main feature remains the sloping green.

14th, 580yds, par 5: A dogleg right and a climb to the green which makes it reachable for very few. Pin placings can greatly add to the difficulty.

Pebble Beach 15th hole

15th, 397yds, par 4: With the rough brought in it is often a fairway wood or even iron off the tee, while the green is well-guarded.

Pebble Beach 16th hole

16th, 403yds, par 4: Again a driver is not really needed unless playing into a strong wind. The green is framed by big Cypress trees left and right.