Pebble Beach after aeration

Has anyone played Pebble (or any of the peninsula courses) shortly after aeration? I'm going to Pebble Beach next week, but the greens on all of the resort courses have been aerated over the last week or so. I'll be staying at the resort, so I have the option of booking a round at Pebble Beach in advance, but I don't know if I should just wait for another opportunity.

I would go but I love the place. I was there end of July and they also had a temp on 17 at spyglass. It’s pebble beach. Go do it

I would avoid playing during the aeration period if you can. You likely won't get discounted rates and the greens are already tough enough to hit and putt on!

How do you know they were aerated and when? I was going to try to play Pebble for the first time this sunday 8/25 but going after aeration doesnt sound ideal for a once in a lifetime round. I have a certificate and have been waiting for a the opportunity with good weather.

Normally, I avoid punched greens like the plague.

About 6 yrs ago, I was in the Pebble area and had a chance to play the course a few days after they aerated. I got a $100 voucher to use in the club house and the greens were actually fine since they use very small punch holes. Not only that, but the course was virtually empty. Me and another guy went out as a two-some and finished in 3.5 hrs. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

No discount on recently aerated greens is absolutely ludicrous. I'd call ahead and ask for a discount before showing up if I knew that were the case.

I wouldn't want to pay $500 for a round and leave thinking "coulda been better".

> @Rory4Pres said:

> No discount on recently aerated greens is absolutely ludicrous. I'd call ahead and ask for a discount before showing up if I knew that were the case.

> I wouldn't want to pay $500 for a round and leave thinking "coulda been better".

Its actually $550 now, but at least he get s free cart for staying on the grounds. lol

> @jgideon84 said:

> How do you know they were aerated and when? I was going to try to play Pebble for the first time this sunday 8/25 but going after aeration doesnt sound ideal for a once in a lifetime round. I have a certificate and have been waiting for a the opportunity with good weather.

I checked the maintenance alerts on greenskeeper.org, which I've relied on in the past. I called the resort to confirm. For the days immediately following aeration on each of the courses there is some sort of promotion offered, but I can't recall the exact terms. According to the person I spoke to at the resort, Pebble was aerated on the August 14 and Spanish Bay the week prior, and Spyglass won't be aerated until September. (This differs from what greenskeeper.org has posted).

> @kekoa said:

> Normally, I avoid punched greens like the plague.

> About 6 yrs ago, I was in the Pebble area and had a chance to play the course a few days after they aerated. I got a $100 voucher to use in the club house and the greens were actually fine since they use very small punch holes. Not only that, but the course was virtually empty. Me and another guy went out as a two-some and finished in 3.5 hrs. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Thank you. I always avoid punched greens as well. This is the kind of review I was hoping to hear.

> @ToddGsell said:

> > @jgideon84 said:

> > How do you know they were aerated and when? I was going to try to play Pebble for the first time this sunday 8/25 but going after aeration doesnt sound ideal for a once in a lifetime round. I have a certificate and have been waiting for a the opportunity with good weather.

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> I checked the maintenance alerts on greenskeeper.org, which I've relied on in the past. I called the resort to confirm. For the days immediately following aeration on each of the courses there is some sort of promotion offered, but I can't recall the exact terms. According to the person I spoke to at the resort, Pebble was aerated on the August 14 and Spanish Bay the week prior, and Spyglass won't be aerated until September. (This differs from what greenskeeper.org has posted).

I played Spyglass last Friday and the greens were in great condition.

I played Pebble maybe a week or 10 days after aeration. Could barely tell they'd been punched. Had some sand still, but really smooth. I didn't get a discount on the green fee itself, but they threw a bunch of stuff at me, one of the high end bag tags, a free sleeve of logo balls, free cart, $75 gift card to the shop, maybe a couple other things.

> @Rory4Pres said:

> No discount on recently aerated greens is absolutely ludicrous. I'd call ahead and ask for a discount before showing up if I knew that were the case.

> I wouldn't want to pay $500 for a round and leave thinking "coulda been better".

No discounts, but they will give you a credit. They don't publicize it much. I played a few years back not the day of aeration. Asked what they would do for me and they gave me a $250 credit and some other swag. Worked great for me as I planned to spend money there anywhere. It got even better as we passed the aeration after 2 holes. The group I joined up with got nothing (they did not ask)

booked my rounds at pebble today. I asked about the aeration schedule and the reservations agent told me they are obligated to state if the course is going any maintenance at time of booking.

Pebble sanded the fairways on Oct 30th. My experience has been 2 weeks minimum before I touch that place after the sanding.

Can anyone provide guidance on the pace of play at Pebble? What's the average time to complete a round?

4.5 hour minimum and can take up to 5.5 hours.