Pebble Beach Resorts®

Our foursome played on a Sunday morning and we started on time and finished in four hours. I have not played this course in several years and I have never seen it in better condition. The greens were faster/better than I have ever experienced. The staff and starter were extremely friendly and helpful. This is not a particularly long course, but the greens are small with subtle breaks/slope (bring your "A" putting game). The bar/grill was also well staffed and we enjoyed post-round dinks and food. There are plenty of great golf options in the Monterey area. This experience definitely moved Del Monte up on my list of options for my next trip to Monterey.

5 1/2 hour round due mostly to the wind. The layout and course conditions were excellent. Not sure what other golfers were seeing regarding the conditions, but the course was in great shape.Much of it was along the water and the windy conditions were difficult but it's part of the game.

My only complaint would be the overzealous ranger who warned us several times to speed up play when it was not us causing the hold up. Ruined an otherwise very enjoyable day. The Director of Golf was informed and very apologetic and did compensate us, which was not our intention but appreciated.

Course has lost some of it luster. Staff very friendly

Friendly layout with just right amount of difficulty, skill needed

Sweet track, tight and small greens. Brings back the old days of golf.

Took my Dad for his 80th b-day. Loved the course, layout and staff, but feel ripped off by the course conditions.

The fairways had very little grass. I hit many fairways yet had to move my ball many times to find grass to hit my approach from. See bare spots in picture attached. This fairway was one of the better ones. Equally obnoxious was that half the greens had been pinned and top dressed with sand. They still rolled ok but looked like my local muni in the spring time.

I booked my tee time the day of, but was told about neither the greens nor the fairways. I leaned about the greens on the first tee. The starter said we wouldn't even notice the pinning. Umm, we noticed.

I played poppy hills two days later. Poppy was much less expensive and in perfect shape. I told one of their staff about the Spanish Bay conditions and he speculated that the Pebble consortium has been diverting water from Spanish Bay to Spyglass and Pebble due to drought. That's fine, but it is clearly not OK to charge full price when you know your course is in a compromised state. The Pebble trio used to be on my bucket list. Not any more.

I mean, it's Pebble. Worth the tag, worth the trip, check one off the Bucket List.

It was in incredible shape. We had an absolutely wonderful caddie (Bill - Scottish guy from St Andrews!). It was very windy but hey, that's part of what you sign up for there. It was a perfect experience in every way.

Played as part of the 4th of July Stay and Play package they were running.

This course is no joke. Every employee and golfer tells you this, but it is absolutely true. The first 5 holes out on the ocean are exposed to the wind and VERY difficult. Fast greens. Must find the fairway. I can't say enough positive things about this course, I just had a blast. My only regret was that I wish we had splurged for the caddie, because local knowledge would have helped in many places

Staff was professional and friendly.

Stunning. Go play it.

Played as part of the 4th of July Stay and Play package they were running. Our driver told us it is the 2nd oldest course west of the Mississippi (not sure if that's true or not), but neat to see the older homes.

The course was in really great shape. Awesome greens. But the layout is the same hole over and over again. And the fairways are about 15 yards wide. So if you are inaccurate, you have no hope here.

Staff was VERY friendly and food was superb.

If you are playing the Pebble courses, I would leave this one out. Not a good value for the money IMO. If you're a local, prob a fun one to play every now and again.

First, it was very windy and chilly the day we played. It is already a tough course and played much harder under the conditions. Played as part of the 4th of July Stay and Play package they were running.

Front 9 was a blast. The Back 9 is the same hole repeated. AND they are redoing the grass around the 17th and 18th greens so within 20 yards of the greens, they were unplayable. And at the Pebble pricepoint, that is lame.

The scenery could not be any more beautiful, though. Great staff, EXCELLENT food.

Course is in amazing shape, greens are very fast and small, but love it!

The course is in beautiful condition. Love the small, fast greens. Love the layout with tees next to greens. Very fast pace of play. We warmed up at Monterey Pines down the road. Splurge a little, treat yourself to a round at this historic track

There's not a whole lot I can add to what has already been said about this course. The first five holes are in fact spectacular. The last 13 sure aren't bad either.

I played Spyglass this weekend, the weather was perfect and the course was in great shape. I do recommend taking a caddie, particularly if it's your first time on Spyglass, since they'll know all the ins and outs of the course. The rough is thick, so getting out of there is a challenge. The traps are deep and are no joke either. Greens probably played to an 11, so very fair in that regard, though putts all break a little more than you might expect.

I think 1 is perhaps the best opening hole in golf, and 3 is the par 3 you see pictures of everywhere. However, some of the holes in the forest are really quite nice. The par 3 12th has a little bit of an Augusta feel to it with a lake on the left side of the green and some flowers behind. The par 5 14th is a nice double dogleg with another green protected by a lake. Visually a deceptive and stunning hole.

There were three things I didn't like:

1) Pace of play was very slow. I think we played to a 5:20 pace when the practice balls on the range say it should be 4:30.

2/3) Lack of a good locker room or restaurant near the 1st hole.

Will probably be back

Playing Spyglass a third time, I finally have a genuine appreciate for the brilliance of its design by RTJ Sr.

When I first played it, leaving the ocean after the fifth tee felt like a letdown. The second time I played it, I was focused on score after getting pummeled the first time. The third time I was able to relax and enjoy every minute.

There's so much to love. Name me a better pair of back-to-back holes in golf than the par-3 third and the par-4 fourth? Both are stunning in their beauty and entertaining to play because of the wind off the water. The long par 4s later in the round still feel like a bit of a slog, so I still suggest to move up to the whites for only those holes. The short, downhill par 3s on the back side in the Del Monte Forest and the short par 4s at No. 10 and no. 17 could help mitigate some of the scorecard damage.

Spyglass is a worthy companion course to Pebble Beach for both the AT&T Pro Am and the upcoming 2018 U.S. Amateur. It doesn't matter if you're a pro or an amateur. You'll have your hands full at Spyglass.

Found this course more challenging than the slope suggested. Easy to find our way around - always much appreciated on a new course.