The four of us teed off around 7:45 this morning on a near perfect day. The sun was out, waves were crashing and the clouds that remained painted the perfect setting as the sun rose up over the golf course. (well I tried, see the pics below to see what im talking about.)
The 4th ranked course in the country really lives up to it's ranking. It is definitely my most favorite course I have ever played. (sorry Merion, my old favorite). And no offense to anybody...but Cypress is way better than Pine Valley. PV is a great golf experience but the setting at Cypress is second to none.
After lunch at the Inn at Spanish Bay, we drove to a course in Carmel called The Preserve. Once you get to the security gate, you still have 10 more miles to get to the clubhouse. Because we took our sweet time this morning, we didn't even tee off until 3pm. We played a super fast 15 holes. The Preserve was pure too. This top 100 course designed by Fazio was laid out in this canyon surrounded by redwoods, Spanish moss and all kinds of wildlife...deer, turkeys, eagles and even a bobcat.
After a drink at the 19th hole, we are on our way back to San Francisco. We will play our third consecutive day of 36 holes tomorrow. Cal Club in the am followed by Olympic in he afternoon.
Ok...so enough of me blabbing. Y'all just want to see the pictures anyway.
Andrew said it best by the way when talking about Cypress....
"I know that God's country is Clemson, South Carolina but this has got to be it too."
Truer words have never been spoken.
Hope you enjoy the pics.
Reed
perfect weather- wow, any birdies?
ReplyDeletewe had a guy in the tree on 14 also, most under rated hole in the course.
3 wood looked like a little much-
looks good,