Cypress Point Club Golf Course Review

The Cypress Point Clubin Pebble Beach California is a privately owned golf club featuring 6536 yards of golf from its longest tees for a 72 par, a course rating of 72.4 and a slope rating of 136. Metrics aside, the Cypress Point Clubwas designed way back in 1928 by the famous architect Alister McKenzie and its a legend among golf enthusiasts, i.e. there are very few courses in the US as revered as the Cypress Point. From a designers point of view, this golf course is a true masterpiece, extraordinary and timeless, being located on an epic piece of real estate which delivers amazing natural beauty thus making this golf course to receive consistent high ratings year after year. Actually, the Cypress Point Clubis rated as one of the top three golf-courses ever built consistently by all the big names in the golf publishing industry. The genius of Alister McKenzie was that he did not try to overpower the landscape, but it allowed the golf course to blend in, to take shape almost organically, symbiotically sort to speak. As far as golf courses go, the Cypress Point is a true enigma, being one of the most beautiful, most famous and one of the greatest in the world; however, there are not so many people who actually played here.

Also, youd be shocked to find out theres no practice range or a pro-shop on the premises, just the classic-vintage colonial-style clubhouse, which is relatively modest for todays standards. Theres an average of thirty golfers playing the Cypress Point Club each day, making it one of the most exclusive on the planet. Its regular members come from the highest echelons of political and corporate arenas, including movie stars. Playing here, youll probably bump into names like Bob Hope and Clint Eastwood. Bottom line, considering the fact that Cypress Point Clubis currently rated as number 2 in Golf Magazines list of top 100 Golf Courses in the World, theres not much else to say, really, just the fact the layout and the weather here are like the beauty and the beast, making the Cypress Point Clubwhat it is.