But its also a course where finesse still matters, where course management is still rewarded. Alister MacKenzie's bunkering at Cypress is truly remarkable and constantly has the player thinking the best way to attack each hole. The intersection with Mother Nature is also central to the round of golf and the good Doctor was wise enough to not attempt any heavy handed insertions. The dogleg itself was the template for the 13th at Augusta and demands a tee shot challenging the cliff. Respond to above review That is the core of what makes Cypress Point so enchanting. Originally MacKenzie had suggested the tee be positioned on a rock off the coast (which was to be reached by a swing bridge). Great feel and excitement throughout the whole course. Every hole is memorable each improving slightly from the previous and cumulating at the 17th. - Tie-ins - the melding of the course and the natural environment is so well done. Those who think teeny old Cypress Point is defenseless miss the point of Alister MacKenzies marvelous design. M. James - In my view your Ive played it several times and you havent argument/comment is interesting but I feel somewhat misplaced. Therefore its not an undeniable truth that it is a bad hole (i.e.
6 balls is underselling this course. See other reviews from Steven Ivak. Its a first world argument though. Played July 2022. I found your comments to be interesting if somewhat misplaced. What's amazing about the hole is that the legendary Bing Crosby made a hole-in-one here -- one of only two ever to do so.
"The last four holes are perhaps the best in all of golf." USE OF AND/OR REGISTRATION ON ANY PORTION OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF OURVISITOR AGREEMENT(UPDATED 1/1/20),PRIVACY AND COOKIES NOTICE(UPDATED 1/1/20) ANDCALIFORNIA PRIVACY NOTICE. The Brickyard Golf Club is the most underrated private course in Middle Georgia. View of 16th green from clubhouse in 2004, Routing the Golf Course: The Art & Science That Forms the Golf Journey, Forrest L. Richardson, "Course Rating and Slope Database - Cypress Point Club", "The 18 undisputed, unchallenged, scientifically-factual best golf holes in the world", "Toughest golf hole stymies great in Crosby's Open play", "Golf Magazine's Top 100 Courses in the World", Golf Digest's 2011-12 America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses, "The incredibly unlikely story of how one golfer got onto ultra-private Cypress Point", "Cypress Point Drops PGA Tour Event Instead of Changing Its Rules", "Off-limits: What's stopping Cypress Point from rejoining the AT&T? Jones stated Pebble was "more difficult" but Cypress was "more fun." But this region is a hot destination for other reasons. The pounding of the waves along the shore -- the yelping of the sea lions basking in the sun along the rocks and the green stationed on the other side with the Pacific Ocean standing in one's way in much the same manner as a sentinel on guard. Ironically, the one hole Mackenzie wanted longer was the 343-yard 18th, where a conventional fairway later become forested by the encroachment of cypress trees. See other reviews from Brent Carlson. My only wish is that more golfers could experience it to see just how good golf architecture can be. He was a great pro, but not an expert in golf course architecture by any means. Today, despite some tree clearing, its still the most confounding of holes at Cypress Point, where even a big hitter has no true advantage. Then the best back-to-back par 3s in golf. It was a typically foggy/misty/rainy day with a little wind and the course was playing its best that day. Respond to above review Respond to above review The Pacific is the ultimate water hazard on this 231-yard one-shot hole.
Cypress Point is proof of how good golf can be. MacKenzie weaved a brilliant array of different holes. In my opinion it ranks with Pine Valley as the best two courses in the world- but CPC is the one I would play over and over- it is just that good. I was off and on my way to the golf course at 0805. 100 Lighting Way Secaucus, NJ 07094-3626 USA Telephone: (201) 902-2000, Cypress Pointe Resort Exterior. I do think the greens were running too fast for the slopes. I don't know of any person who would include the 18th at the same level as the three holes that precede it. Clearly, the Texan was speaking with the 18th in mind. There are a number of all-world holes. 3 people found this review helpful The par-4 is beautifully framed with a cluster of cypress trees in the drive zone and they can insert themselves for those failing to respect their location -- both from the tee and with the approach. Much to my chagrin I looked down at my scorecard to find no more holes to fill in walking off 18, but upon turning it to the backside I found a quote from Alistair Mackenzie: I do not expect anyone will ever have the opportunity of constructing another course like Cypress Point, as I do not suppose anywhere in the world is there such a gorgeous combination of rocky coast, sand dunes, and woods and cypress trees. No matter, he quickly declared 'breakfast ball', pulled out a new ball and parred the hole.. That was an education for the uninitiated, and something we have seen many times since with our friends from the states. 5 is a beautiful three shot hole with layered bunkering. There are moments where the bold play is invited but at no time is the course a one-way oriented venture. The genius of MacKenzie hits an even higher note with what three of the final four holes provide. For me -- Cypress is the quintessential member's course. You need to adjust again to the sound of the pounding sea overpowered by the pounding of your heart as you approach the most famous par 3 in the world - the par 3 200metre 16th hole with ocean carry from tee to green.
95020. Like most of the top courses, the greens at Cypress Point are unique to the course. The nature of this tee shot combined with provides a great way to close matches on a great day, playing to a beautiful greensite framed by Mackenzie bunkers. The last addition to that quote which makes Cypress one of if not the best course in the world is that nobody will ever have the design calibar of Marian Hollins, Alistair Mackenzie, and Seth Raynor ever again. Beyond your door, our vibrant community is an extension of your home, offering a variety of extras to help you get the most out of every day, including a large resort-style pool and spa, outdoor spin cycle patio, fitness center, BBQ & picnic areas, and a shaded childrens playground. Does that sound at all like a weak hole? 8-9 on the central dune are are some of the most unique holes youll ever play. CA While the 3 oceanside holes rightly garner the publicity they deserve the magic of Cypress Point lies in the routing of the prior holes. - Green complexes - they sit so well into their natural environments. Beyond your door, our vibrant community is an extension of your home, offering a variety of extras to help you get the most out of every day, including a large resort-style pool and spa, poolside deck with lounges, and fitness center with WiFi. You bet. When you walk from 14 green to 15 tee along the coast you turn the bend and the sound hits you in the solar plexus- a cacophony of waves hitting the rocks, the calls of the wild- seals and sea birds and then you turn again and confront the most beautiful short par 3 possible. That is what Cypress Point has in spades. Almost as many superlatives have been used to describe the beauty of the location as the course itself. I've been fortunate to have played Cypress Point a few times back in the early nineties. It is a tad overwhelming!.. 0 people found this review helpful See other reviews from Kurt Krause. Jack Fleming, who supervised construction of the course, set the record straight 50 years ago. Pack it in!? And when the winds come up, as they often do at Cypress, its the latter approach thats likely to be more successful. You choose! You have arrived at this Iconic, Alister MacKenzie masterpiece. M James Ward, I must confess I haven't played the course (I'm a mere mortal) but as you can see in the end of the intro, this statement by this 'great pro but not an architecture expert' can in fact divide opinions and should not be considered an undeniable truth. Please visit this link to contact us. The quote from Bobby Jones when assessing the character of Pebble Beach and Cypress Point is the most accurate and cryptic of them all. 15 requires a simple wedge to a boomerang green giving the player a great look at birdie. The two par threes in my sightline: the fifteenth and sixteenth, show the irrelevance of the term par, as they are alike only as they are labeled par threes on the scorecard. Shot value, shot choice and the journey from sand to forest to sea is amazing. And you won't be disappointed with any part of your day. This was intended to be preserved by Mackenzie, but was changed when Marian Hollins disproved his worry of the holes difficulty by knocking a drive onto the future greensite. All Rights Reserved. The artistic bunkering on 13 has to be seen in person. If the carry is impossible for your ability level you can play left requiring a carry of around or less than 100 yards to a partially hidden fairway and play this hole as a par 4. Granted the 18th might be a little strange, but it's a great hole in its own right.
There's an escape route but anyone taking on the carry and exiting with a par can rightly say you've been "blessed by an even higher authority.". I've been quite fortunate to have played the course in different times of the year with varying degrees of weather -- from ample blue sky with light winds to more challenging with high winds and a spritzing of off and on rain showers. Cypress Point Club is set at the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains on the very tip of the Monterey Peninsula and the cliff top terrain is varied and thrilling. The hole is not an easy one per se, but after such a string of stellar holes it would be near impossible to do so with a finishing one that works its direction away from the water and near to the clubhouse. No experience can top walking the grounds of CPC. A look at what went into Scenic Group's planning and execution of the sailings that include a visit to the Floriade flower show Summer reading assignment: Autobiographies by Chris Blackwell and J. Robert Harris reveal as much about the world as any travel Like the rest of Europe, Portugal is baking right now. It's as close to perfection as you can get on a non-links course. And I think that the run of the 15th, 16th, and 17th is the most exciting golf I have ever played. Multi-tiered, multi breakers and massive fun! ", Greatest course in America. As you walk through the gate crossing the road you begin to understand how lucky you are to be one of the few who get to enjoy this walk (a quote plagiarized from the plaque on 17 tee). 16 is honestly not a hole anyone would make today, and if the Clambake were still played at Cypress, I would bet money that spoiled tour players would moan about it as being unfair. It was one guy, Jimmy Demaret that called Cypress Point the best 17-hole course he's ever played. Also the 16th is not properly described.
We were having a grand time and by about the 14th hole, it was raining for real, but it was nowhere near unplayable. The facilities on site are miniscule, with the pro shop being no more than 300 or so square feet and the locker room containing a small number of wooden boxes, each carrying two or three names of business tycoons, celebrities or politicans. The par 5s are among, if not the best in the world. As for the infamous par-3 16th, listed at 233 yards, its tee could be moved back up a hill to 260 yards, or even the 280-yard range. MacKenzie never believed much in three-shot par 5s, so if the 491-yard par-5 fifth is just a driver and 8-iron to many, well, both shots must still avoid acres and acres of sand bunkers splattered across the rolling fairway. 
The 18th is hardly worthy of global acclaim. ", I cannot imagine a more spectacular and varied piece of property for a golf course with the amazing sea coast views and shots to the sand dunes throughout the property and of course, the numerous Cypress trees.
6 balls is underselling this course. See other reviews from Steven Ivak. Its a first world argument though. Played July 2022. I found your comments to be interesting if somewhat misplaced. What's amazing about the hole is that the legendary Bing Crosby made a hole-in-one here -- one of only two ever to do so.
"The last four holes are perhaps the best in all of golf." USE OF AND/OR REGISTRATION ON ANY PORTION OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF OURVISITOR AGREEMENT(UPDATED 1/1/20),PRIVACY AND COOKIES NOTICE(UPDATED 1/1/20) ANDCALIFORNIA PRIVACY NOTICE. The Brickyard Golf Club is the most underrated private course in Middle Georgia. View of 16th green from clubhouse in 2004, Routing the Golf Course: The Art & Science That Forms the Golf Journey, Forrest L. Richardson, "Course Rating and Slope Database - Cypress Point Club", "The 18 undisputed, unchallenged, scientifically-factual best golf holes in the world", "Toughest golf hole stymies great in Crosby's Open play", "Golf Magazine's Top 100 Courses in the World", Golf Digest's 2011-12 America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses, "The incredibly unlikely story of how one golfer got onto ultra-private Cypress Point", "Cypress Point Drops PGA Tour Event Instead of Changing Its Rules", "Off-limits: What's stopping Cypress Point from rejoining the AT&T? Jones stated Pebble was "more difficult" but Cypress was "more fun." But this region is a hot destination for other reasons. The pounding of the waves along the shore -- the yelping of the sea lions basking in the sun along the rocks and the green stationed on the other side with the Pacific Ocean standing in one's way in much the same manner as a sentinel on guard. Ironically, the one hole Mackenzie wanted longer was the 343-yard 18th, where a conventional fairway later become forested by the encroachment of cypress trees. See other reviews from Brent Carlson. My only wish is that more golfers could experience it to see just how good golf architecture can be. He was a great pro, but not an expert in golf course architecture by any means. Today, despite some tree clearing, its still the most confounding of holes at Cypress Point, where even a big hitter has no true advantage. Then the best back-to-back par 3s in golf. It was a typically foggy/misty/rainy day with a little wind and the course was playing its best that day. Respond to above review Respond to above review The Pacific is the ultimate water hazard on this 231-yard one-shot hole. Cypress Point is proof of how good golf can be. MacKenzie weaved a brilliant array of different holes. In my opinion it ranks with Pine Valley as the best two courses in the world- but CPC is the one I would play over and over- it is just that good. I was off and on my way to the golf course at 0805. 100 Lighting Way Secaucus, NJ 07094-3626 USA Telephone: (201) 902-2000, Cypress Pointe Resort Exterior. I do think the greens were running too fast for the slopes. I don't know of any person who would include the 18th at the same level as the three holes that precede it. Clearly, the Texan was speaking with the 18th in mind. There are a number of all-world holes. 3 people found this review helpful The par-4 is beautifully framed with a cluster of cypress trees in the drive zone and they can insert themselves for those failing to respect their location -- both from the tee and with the approach. Much to my chagrin I looked down at my scorecard to find no more holes to fill in walking off 18, but upon turning it to the backside I found a quote from Alistair Mackenzie: I do not expect anyone will ever have the opportunity of constructing another course like Cypress Point, as I do not suppose anywhere in the world is there such a gorgeous combination of rocky coast, sand dunes, and woods and cypress trees. No matter, he quickly declared 'breakfast ball', pulled out a new ball and parred the hole.. That was an education for the uninitiated, and something we have seen many times since with our friends from the states. 5 is a beautiful three shot hole with layered bunkering. There are moments where the bold play is invited but at no time is the course a one-way oriented venture. The genius of MacKenzie hits an even higher note with what three of the final four holes provide. For me -- Cypress is the quintessential member's course. You need to adjust again to the sound of the pounding sea overpowered by the pounding of your heart as you approach the most famous par 3 in the world - the par 3 200metre 16th hole with ocean carry from tee to green.
95020. Like most of the top courses, the greens at Cypress Point are unique to the course. The nature of this tee shot combined with provides a great way to close matches on a great day, playing to a beautiful greensite framed by Mackenzie bunkers. The last addition to that quote which makes Cypress one of if not the best course in the world is that nobody will ever have the design calibar of Marian Hollins, Alistair Mackenzie, and Seth Raynor ever again. Beyond your door, our vibrant community is an extension of your home, offering a variety of extras to help you get the most out of every day, including a large resort-style pool and spa, outdoor spin cycle patio, fitness center, BBQ & picnic areas, and a shaded childrens playground. Does that sound at all like a weak hole? 8-9 on the central dune are are some of the most unique holes youll ever play. CA While the 3 oceanside holes rightly garner the publicity they deserve the magic of Cypress Point lies in the routing of the prior holes. - Green complexes - they sit so well into their natural environments. Beyond your door, our vibrant community is an extension of your home, offering a variety of extras to help you get the most out of every day, including a large resort-style pool and spa, poolside deck with lounges, and fitness center with WiFi. You bet. When you walk from 14 green to 15 tee along the coast you turn the bend and the sound hits you in the solar plexus- a cacophony of waves hitting the rocks, the calls of the wild- seals and sea birds and then you turn again and confront the most beautiful short par 3 possible. That is what Cypress Point has in spades. Almost as many superlatives have been used to describe the beauty of the location as the course itself. I've been fortunate to have played Cypress Point a few times back in the early nineties. It is a tad overwhelming!.. 0 people found this review helpful See other reviews from Kurt Krause. Jack Fleming, who supervised construction of the course, set the record straight 50 years ago. Pack it in!? And when the winds come up, as they often do at Cypress, its the latter approach thats likely to be more successful. You choose! You have arrived at this Iconic, Alister MacKenzie masterpiece. M James Ward, I must confess I haven't played the course (I'm a mere mortal) but as you can see in the end of the intro, this statement by this 'great pro but not an architecture expert' can in fact divide opinions and should not be considered an undeniable truth. Please visit this link to contact us. The quote from Bobby Jones when assessing the character of Pebble Beach and Cypress Point is the most accurate and cryptic of them all. 15 requires a simple wedge to a boomerang green giving the player a great look at birdie. The two par threes in my sightline: the fifteenth and sixteenth, show the irrelevance of the term par, as they are alike only as they are labeled par threes on the scorecard. Shot value, shot choice and the journey from sand to forest to sea is amazing. And you won't be disappointed with any part of your day. This was intended to be preserved by Mackenzie, but was changed when Marian Hollins disproved his worry of the holes difficulty by knocking a drive onto the future greensite. All Rights Reserved. The artistic bunkering on 13 has to be seen in person. If the carry is impossible for your ability level you can play left requiring a carry of around or less than 100 yards to a partially hidden fairway and play this hole as a par 4. Granted the 18th might be a little strange, but it's a great hole in its own right.
There's an escape route but anyone taking on the carry and exiting with a par can rightly say you've been "blessed by an even higher authority.". I've been quite fortunate to have played the course in different times of the year with varying degrees of weather -- from ample blue sky with light winds to more challenging with high winds and a spritzing of off and on rain showers. Cypress Point Club is set at the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains on the very tip of the Monterey Peninsula and the cliff top terrain is varied and thrilling. The hole is not an easy one per se, but after such a string of stellar holes it would be near impossible to do so with a finishing one that works its direction away from the water and near to the clubhouse. No experience can top walking the grounds of CPC. A look at what went into Scenic Group's planning and execution of the sailings that include a visit to the Floriade flower show Summer reading assignment: Autobiographies by Chris Blackwell and J. Robert Harris reveal as much about the world as any travel Like the rest of Europe, Portugal is baking right now. It's as close to perfection as you can get on a non-links course. And I think that the run of the 15th, 16th, and 17th is the most exciting golf I have ever played. Multi-tiered, multi breakers and massive fun! ", Greatest course in America. As you walk through the gate crossing the road you begin to understand how lucky you are to be one of the few who get to enjoy this walk (a quote plagiarized from the plaque on 17 tee). 16 is honestly not a hole anyone would make today, and if the Clambake were still played at Cypress, I would bet money that spoiled tour players would moan about it as being unfair. It was one guy, Jimmy Demaret that called Cypress Point the best 17-hole course he's ever played. Also the 16th is not properly described.
We were having a grand time and by about the 14th hole, it was raining for real, but it was nowhere near unplayable. The facilities on site are miniscule, with the pro shop being no more than 300 or so square feet and the locker room containing a small number of wooden boxes, each carrying two or three names of business tycoons, celebrities or politicans. The par 5s are among, if not the best in the world. As for the infamous par-3 16th, listed at 233 yards, its tee could be moved back up a hill to 260 yards, or even the 280-yard range. MacKenzie never believed much in three-shot par 5s, so if the 491-yard par-5 fifth is just a driver and 8-iron to many, well, both shots must still avoid acres and acres of sand bunkers splattered across the rolling fairway. The 18th is hardly worthy of global acclaim. ", I cannot imagine a more spectacular and varied piece of property for a golf course with the amazing sea coast views and shots to the sand dunes throughout the property and of course, the numerous Cypress trees.