Pasatiempo Golf Club, Calif. Hole 16 Specials : Episode FLAMD-SP02
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 Pasatiempo course sits on rolling land a few miles inland from the Pacific Ocean.
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Location
Santa Cruz, California
Hole #16
Course Description
The 6,439-yard, par-70 Pasatiempo course sits on rolling land a few miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, which creates confounding slopes. Tall trees create magnificent frames for the fairways.
Details
The tee shot on this 395-yard, par-4 is blind, the target a flag in the middle of the fairway. Just in front of the green, the right side drops off steeply into a bunker, then continues to tumble down into a stream to No-Man's Land.
Why is it rated so highly?
With several wrenching choices, this hole is a prime example of the way designer Alister Mackenzie forces golfers to think.
How do you play it?
The best tee shot actually is a slight draw--the left side of the fairway gives the clearest shot into the green. Once over the hill, if you'll stop staring at the drop to the right, you'll notice a landing area to the left, just short of the green. But the ground there isn't flat, and another large bunker demands a crisp, decisive shot.
Course Trivia
Pasatiempo's designer and golf legend, Bobby Jones, collaborated to create the best-known and most admired golf course in the world, Augusta National, home of The Masters.
Green Fees
$135 weekday, $150 weekend, $20 player cart
Distance Markers
150-yard markers, white posts on either side of the fairway; Kirby markers every 25 yards on the center of the fairway (usually starting at 75 yards from the green); three sets of yardages on sprinkler heads on the front, middle, and back edge of the green.
Course Type
Walk or Ride/Caddies (yes--but not required)
Contact
Pasatiempo Golf Club, Inc.
20 Clubhouse Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-459-9155
www.pasatiempo.com
| Specials : Episode FLAMD-SP02 | | • | Pinehurst, Course #2, N.C. | | • | The Challenge at Manele, Hawaii | | • | Pasatiempo Golf Club, Calif. | | • | Kapalua, Plantation, Hawaii | | • | Doral Golf Club, Blue, Fla. | | • | Bandon Dunes, Bandon Dunes, Ore. | | • | The Homestead, The Cascades, Va. | | • | TPC at Sawgrass, Stadium, Fla. | | • | Pebble Beach Golf Links, Calif. | |