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Discover Golf : May 2014
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The 3rd hole is also a picture of beauty. From the elevated tee with expansive ocean views, it’s just 172 yards to the middle of the green. But miss the green and the hole named ‘The Black Spot’ will leave you with plenty of bother. The par-4, 370-yard, 4th hole is Jones Sr.’s favourite hole. It features a long slender green—shaped like a rasher of bacon. The best way to stay on the short cut surface is to approach the green from the right side of the fairway. And after you hole out at the elevated green at the par-3, 197-yard, 5th hole, be sure to take one last look from close vantage at the dramatic Monterey coastline. It’s a view with plenty of wow-factor. From there, Spyglass Hill morphs into an especially enchanting forest setting. Wonderfully crafted by Jones Sr., this part of the layout boasts holes framed by majestic pines. Spanish moss drips gracefully from tree limbs as surging fairways mimic the ocean swell. During the mornings and afternoons, through the soaring trees, streams of filtering sunlight dance on the rippling fairways. Deer and squirrels romp nonchalantly throughout the course. And from the distance, calls from barking seals lazing at Bird Rock in the ocean’s shallows complete a click to enlarge images Hole 9 Hole 10 Hole 12 20 Spyglass Hill Golf Course Pebble Beach, California, USA Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Hole 3
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