San Francisco to Monterey Trip Report

[Argonne69]

Pebble Beach pre-round

 

17 Mile Drive - Cypress Point

 

 

 

 

Practice Green

 

 

The Lodge

 

 

'Nice view coming into The Lodge

 

 

Breakfast at Stillwater Grill

 

 

Out on the lawn near the 18th

 

 

 

 

The range

 

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Pebble Beach

 

1st

 

 

 

3rd

 

 

4th

 

 

View out to the 6th green from the 4th

 

 

Par 3 5th

 

 

Looking at the 6th

 

 

7 figures

 

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Pebble Beach 6th (Par 5)

 

 

Close

 

 

 

My 2nd. Aim for the red 100 stake

 

 

 

View of the 17th and 18th

 

 

Look back to the tee

 

 

My 3rd

 

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Pebble Beach short par 3 7th

 

 

 

 

Yours truly. Ugh. Get out of the way, you're blocking the view!

 

 

That's better.

 

 

View from the 8th teebox

 

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Pebble Beach 8th

 

View of Carmel Beach

 

 

 

My long 2nd. Layed back too far

 

 

Much better from here

 

 

Too close!

 

 

 

Looking back at the fairway

 

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Pebble Beach 9th

 

 

Looking back at the 8th

 

 

 

 

 

Approach

 

 

 

At the green

 

 

[BEND OF THE RIVER GC]

Damn Argonne69, I had you pegged for an Ohio State Buckeys fan! Lol

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Pebble Beach Back Nine

 

10th

 

 

11th

 

 

 

View from the par 5 14th's green looking down to the 6th

 

 

15th

 

 

Approach on the 16th

 

 

The par 3 17th

 

 

Up and down for par.

 

 

Looking ahead to the 18th

 

 

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Pebble Beach 18th. Simply spectacular.

 

 

Out of the way, please.

 

 

 

 

Waiting to hit my 2nd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short putt for birdie

 

 

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Pebble Beach post-round

 

 

 

Drinks at The Bench

 

 

Dinner at The Tap Room. Prime rib chili and cornbread...

 

 

...and coconut cake.

 

[Sean2]

Very nice Argonne! What a trip! Food looks good too. :-)

[spud3]

Pebble looks so different without all the people.... Even more stunning, really!

 

Presidio looks fabulous!

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The Links at Spanish Bay (Front 9)

 

The par 5 1st

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The short par 4 2nd

 

 

3rd

 

 

par 3 4th

 

 

5th

 

 

6th

 

 

 

7th

 

 

The par 3 8th

 

 

 

 

9th

 

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The Links at Spanish Bay (Back 9)

 

The par 5 10th

 

 

 

11th

 

 

 

 

 

#12 approach and green

 

 

 

The short par 3 13th

 

 

Par 5 14th

 

 

 

 

15th

 

 

The par 3 16th

 

 

#17

 

 

Approach

 

 

 

17th green

 

 

 

The par 5 18th

 

 

3rd to the green

 

 

Looking back

 

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Lunch at The Tap Room, the famous Kobi burger.

 

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Spyglass Hill (Front 9)

 

The par 5 1st, a left downhill sweeper

 

 

 

 

 

The short par 4 2nd

 

 

View from green looking north to the 4th

 

 

The short par 3 3rd

 

 

 

4th

 

 

The smallest green on the planet. Only 10 yards wide?

 

 

The par 3 5th

 

 

 

The 6th green looking back towards the Pacific

 

 

The par 5 7th

 

 

 

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Spyglass Hill (Back 9)

 

10th

 

 

The par 3 12th

 

 

13th

 

 

 

The par 5 14th

 

 

 

My approach

 

 

The par 3 15th

 

 

16th

 

 

17th approach from the right rough

 

 

18th

 

 

[Sean2]

Kinda reminds me of the golf courses in Joliet.

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Poppy Hills (Front 9)

 

The fog bound 1st.

 

 

3rd

 

 

5th

 

 

The par 3 8th

 

 

 

The par 5 9th

 

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Poppy Hills (Back 9)

 

10th.

 

 

The par 3 11th

 

 

13th

 

 

14th

 

 

The par 3 15th

 

 

16th approach

 

 

The par 5 18th

 

 

Approach

 

 

Eagle putt.

 

 

Looking back down the par 5 9th

 

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A late, "light" breakfast in Monterey's Cannery Row

 

 

 

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Carmel Beach looking back at Pebble Beach

 

 

 

 

A nice dry rubbed ribeye and Tarpy's Roadhouse...

 

 

...and don't forget chocolate bread pudding for dessert.

 

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Pasatiempo (Front 9)

 

#1

 

 

The par 3 3rd

 

 

4th

 

 

The par 3 5th

 

 

The par 5 6th approach

 

 

 

 

The narrow 7th

 

 

 

The par 3 8th

 

 

The par 5 9th

 

 

Approach

 

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Pasatiempo (Back 9)

 

10th (Blind teeshot, dogleg left, downhill)

 

 

Approach

 

 

11th. Beware the ravine.

 

 

Approach

 

 

Looking back from 12th teebox

 

 

12th

 

 

Approach

 

 

The par 5 13th (2nd shot)

 

 

14th

 

 

The treacherous, short par 3 15th

 

 

16th approach. 'Landed it 15 feet left of the pin, and it rolled down off the front of the green.

 

 

The par 3 18th

 

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Juli Inkster display in the clubhouse.

 

 

 

 

[BEND OF THE RIVER GC]

When I do this trip I think I'll skip Poppy Hills, add in Bayonet and Black Horse too. Now you also have me reconsidering Harding Park as well! And when I do this trip, I think I'll go alone as well.

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Half Moon Bay Ocean (Front 9)

 

#1

 

 

Approach

 

 

 

1st green

 

 

#2

 

 

 

3rd Green

 

 

#4

 

 

4th green

 

 

#5

 

 

#6

 

 

The par 3 7th

 

 

The par 5 8th

 

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Half Moon Bay Ocean (Back 9)

 

#10

 

 

 

#11

 

 

The par 3 12th

 

 

13th

 

 

14th

 

 

From green looking north

 

 

15th

 

 

 

Approach

 

 

Green

 

 

16th

 

 

 

 

Approach

 

 

The par 3 17th

 

 

 

The par 5 18th

 

 

 

Near the green

 

 

Birdies everywhere

 

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Half Moon Bay Old Course (Front 9)

 

The par 5 1st

 

 

The par 3 3rd

 

 

#6

 

 

#6 approach

 

 

The par 3 7th

 

 

#9

 

 

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Half Moon Bay Old Course (Back 9)

 

The par 5 10th

 

 

 

12th

 

 

The par 3 13th

 

 

The par 5 15th 2nd

 

 

16th

 

 

Tough approach over ravine

 

 

The par 3 17th

 

 

 

 

18th

 

 

Approach