Cypress Point Club
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Cypress Point Club is a private golf club in California
. The club has a single eighteen hole course, one of eight on the Monterey peninsula near Monterey, California
. The course is well known around the world for its series of three holes that play along the Pacific Ocean
: the 15th, 16th and 17th, which are regularly rated among the best golf holes in the world. The 16th is a long par three that actually plays over the ocean. The golf course itself was designed by noted golf course designer Alister MacKenzie
in 1928. It formerly was one of the courses used for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, last doing so in 1991.
The club is also well-known for its exclusivity. Entertainer and golf enthusiast Bob Hope
, a member of the club for over 40 years, once memorably quipped, "One year they had a big membership drive at Cypress. They drove out 40 members."
It was the scene in 1956 of "The Match" one of the greatest golf games ever played. This was a four-ball better-ball private match between two leading amateur players, Ken Venturi
& Harvie Ward
, and two of the greatest professional players, Ben Hogan
and Byron Nelson
. Hogan birdied the 18th to halve the hole and win the match 1-up. In doing so he set a course record of 63 which still stands today. The pros had a net score of 57, fifteen under par, the amateurs were just one behind with a net of 58. The match is the subject of a classic golf book of the same name written by Mark Frost
.
Cypress Point Club was ranked #2 on Golf Magazine
's 2007 List of The Top 100 Golf Courses in the World.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The club has a single eighteen hole course, one of eight on the Monterey peninsula near Monterey, California
Monterey, California
The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
. The course is well known around the world for its series of three holes that play along the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
: the 15th, 16th and 17th, which are regularly rated among the best golf holes in the world. The 16th is a long par three that actually plays over the ocean. The golf course itself was designed by noted golf course designer Alister MacKenzie
Alister MacKenzie
Dr. Alister MacKenzie was an internationally renowned, British golf course architect whose course designs, on three different continents, are consistently ranked among the finest golf courses in the world...
in 1928. It formerly was one of the courses used for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, last doing so in 1991.
The club is also well-known for its exclusivity. Entertainer and golf enthusiast Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel...
, a member of the club for over 40 years, once memorably quipped, "One year they had a big membership drive at Cypress. They drove out 40 members."
It was the scene in 1956 of "The Match" one of the greatest golf games ever played. This was a four-ball better-ball private match between two leading amateur players, Ken Venturi
Ken Venturi
Kenneth Venturi is an American former professional golfer and golf broadcaster.-Early years and amateur career:Venturi was born in San Francisco, California. He learned golf from an early age, and developed his game at Harding Park Golf Course and other public courses in the area...
& Harvie Ward
Harvie Ward
Edward Harvie Ward, Jr. was an American golfer best known for his amateur career. He is best known for winning both the U.S. Amateur and the British Amateur....
, and two of the greatest professional players, Ben Hogan
Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...
and Byron Nelson
Byron Nelson
John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.Nelson and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912...
. Hogan birdied the 18th to halve the hole and win the match 1-up. In doing so he set a course record of 63 which still stands today. The pros had a net score of 57, fifteen under par, the amateurs were just one behind with a net of 58. The match is the subject of a classic golf book of the same name written by Mark Frost
Mark Frost
Mark Frost is an American novelist, television/film writer, director, who is best known as a writer for the TV show Hill Street Blues and co-creator of the show Twin Peaks.-Personal life:...
.
Cypress Point Club was ranked #2 on Golf Magazine
Golf Magazine
Golf Magazine is a monthly golf magazine owned by Time Inc.. It was started in 1960 by Universal Publishing and Distributing, who sold it to Times Mirror in 1972. Time Inc. acquired it in 2000. It was the world's most widely read golf publication from August 2006 to January 2007. The magazine is...
's 2007 List of The Top 100 Golf Courses in the World.
The Course
External links
- golfclubatlas.com - Cypress Point