Cypress Point Club
Cypress Point Club, 3150 17 Mile Dr, Pebble Beach, CA 93953, USA
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The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
Cypress Point Club is an 18-hole golf course in Pebble Beach, CA, playing 5,769–6,510 yards from 4 sets of tees (slope 132–141, course rating up to 73.1).
It's a gently rolling walk, roughly 295 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 107 bunkers; the front nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
At the absolute top of golf’s bucket list, an Alister MacKenzie 1928 masterpiece widely described as the finest meeting of architect and property in the game. The same point comes back across decades: it isn’t the hardest course in the world, but the routing through forest, dunes and oceanfront cliffs (capped by holes 15 through 17 and the most famous par 3 on the planet) is closer to a religious experience than a round of golf.
Consistently praised
- The cliffside stretch of 15, 16 and 17 (the 16th is widely called the greatest par 3 in the world).
- A MacKenzie routing that moves from cypress forest to dunes to the Pacific; strategic width-and-angles design that rewards thinking over power.
Worth knowing
- Membership is tiny (around 250) and access is essentially impossible without a connection; this is not a course you book.
Golfers recommend
- If you ever get on, savor it and walk; the experience is the point.
- Architecture fans should study the bunker shapes and green expressions, not just the ocean holes.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the White/Green Combo tees, 6064 yds (or White)
How to play it
- Scoring chances at #5, #9, #10, so make your birdies count.
- Card-wreckers at #2, #12. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 2 reachable par 5s, so get aggressive for eagle looks.
- 1 driveable par 4, a chance to steal a shot.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 417 | 5 | |
| 2•• | 5 | 555 | 1 | Tough |
| 3• | 3 | 157 | 17 | |
| 4• | 4 | 382 | 7 | |
| 5• | 5 | 491 | 11 | Reachable |
| 6• | 5 | 522 | 3 | Tough |
| 7• | 3 | 170 | 15 | |
| 8• | 4 | 356 | 9 | |
| 9• | 4 | 292 | 13 | Driveable |
| Out | 37 | 3342 | ||
| 10• | 5 | 477 | 16 | ReachableBirdie |
| 11• | 4 | 435 | 4 | |
| 12•• | 4 | 405 | 2 | Tough |
| 13• | 4 | 363 | 14 | |
| 14• | 4 | 394 | 8 | |
| 15• | 3 | 139 | 18 | |
| 16• | 3 | 233 | 6 | Long 3 |
| 17• | 4 | 379 | 10 | |
| 18• | 4 | 343 | 12 | |
| In | 35 | 3168 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 6510 | 73.1 | 141 | 72 |
| White | 6283 | 72.1 | 139 | 72 |
| White/Green Combo | 6064 | 71 | 135 | 72 |
| Green | 5769 | 69.9 | 132 | 72 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
Wind today
Climbs & drops
Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Mon 06-01 · 96/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #17 (10) · #5 (9) · #6 (8) · #10 (8).
Frequently asked.
- How long is Cypress Point Club?
- Cypress Point Club plays 5,769–6,510 yards across 4 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Cypress Point Club?
- Its slope rating ranges 132–141, with a course rating up to 73.1. The front nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Cypress Point Club?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White/Green Combo tees at 6,064 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Cypress Point Club walkable?
- It's a gently rolling walk, with roughly 295 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Cypress Point Club have?
- Cypress Point Club has 107 bunkers.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.