Spyglass Hill Golf Course Review

The Spyglass Hill club was founded in 1966 as a public golfing resort and the golf course is designed by the famous architect Robert Trent Jones Sr. The Spyglass Hill's signature hole is the 4th 370 yard par 4 and it gained its notoriety due to its peculiar feature, i.e. the fifty yard deep, skinny green, which is often photographed by the players as it rests between sand dunes and ice plant, which are very common on the Monterey coast where the Spyglass Hill golf course is built. As per accolades, the Spyglass Hill was universally praised by prestigious golf publications since its inception, and currently Golf Digest ranks it 52nd on its 2013-2014 Top 100 Greatest Golf Courses in the United States and 11th for public courses, also 7th in its home state, California.

What to expect playing the Spyglass Hill? Well, the Spyglass Hill will definitely make for a once in a lifetime golfing endeavor, as it sits very close to some of the best tracks in the world, the likes of MPCC, Cypress Point or Pebble Beach, yet it manages to deliver a truly unique experience, very different from the surrounding resorts, which are also as good as they come. The Spyglass Hill's first 5 holes are world-class from all points of view and they'll deliver everything you'd expect from playing a coastal course, along the ocean. The final holes will take you through the lush Del Monte Forest, and you'll definitely enjoy the sloping fairways, challenging doglegs, the undulating putting surfaces and the ponds guarding greens, which will intrigue you round after round. As far as coastline golf resorts go, the Spyglass Hill is among the best, due to its challenging layout which follows perfectly the natural flowing terrain.