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About Spyglass Hill
Spyglass Hill is a tremendous course, one of the best in the world. Every hole is named after a Treasure Island character but that's where the fiction ends. This course is tough, beautiful and brilliant. The first five holes take you out to the ocean through a dramatic dunescape then you head into the peace and tranquility of the Del Monte Forest for the rest of the round. Spyglass Hill is a Robert Trent Jones Sr masterpiece.
Buggies - Included in green fee
Restaurant - Spyglass Hill Grill at 9th hole on Spyglass Hill Course
Spa
On site hotel
Golf courses within 30 minutes include Pebble Beach
Our take
Nobody comes off Spyglass Hill quibbling about the green fee; five opening holes through ocean dunes, thirteen more in the Del Monte pines, and a fight on every one.
Serious golfersBuild the California trip around this one. The 2nd and the 10th are the card-wreckers, and the quiet of the forest holes is entirely deceptive; Trent Jones gives nothing away in there.
Higher handicapsHilly enough that the buggy included in the green fee is no luxury, and hard enough that the sensible play is to enjoy the place and keep the scorecard in your pocket.
Buddy tripsIf the group runs to one marquee green fee on the Monterey Peninsula, this is a serious contender: an ocean start, a forest finish, and a Robert Trent Jones Sr course people rank among the best anywhere.
Tell us who’s coming and how you like to play, and we’ll shape the right trip around you.
The walk. Hilly — we would take a buggy. 170 metres of climb over eighteen holes.
The wind. The wind is usually north-westerly, averaging 11 km/h, gusting to 37. It is the club selection that catches people out, not the yardage.
The water. 5 hazards in play. Bring a few more balls than you think you need.
The design. Robert Trent Jones Sr..
The holes that will cost you. The 2nd, the 10th and the 5th. The 6th is the one you will be talking about afterwards.
Hole by hole — how we would play it
1
417 yards — plays like 407, downhill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Downwind — take less
2
555 yards — plays like 565, uphill
three-shot hole — position over power
Crosswind — allow for drift
3
156 yards — flat
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Crosswind — allow for drift
4
390 yards — plays like 401, uphill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Downwind — take less
5
484 yards — plays like 489, flat
reachable in two — go for it
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
6
525 yards — plays like 501, downhill
reachable in two — go for it
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
7
175 yards — plays like 182, uphill
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Crosswind — allow for drift
8
338 yards — plays like 330, downhill
position hole — less than driver to your number, leave a full wedge
Downwind — take less
9
289 yards — flat
position hole — less than driver to your number, leave a full wedge
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
10
478 yards — plays like 488, uphill
reachable in two — go for it
Crosswind — allow for drift
11
450 yards — plays like 429, downhill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
12
408 yards — plays like 402, downhill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
13
388 yards — plays like 374, downhill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
14
390 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
15
126 yards — plays like 120, downhill
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
16
460 yards — plays like 447, downhill
a full two-shotter — driver, then a mid/long iron
Downwind — take less
17
311 yards — plays like 318, uphill
position hole — less than driver to your number, leave a full wedge
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
18
343 yards — plays like 359, uphill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Downwind — take less
Terrain and prevailing-weather data, read hole by hole. It is our own assessment of how the course plays, not an official course or slope rating.
The course at a glance
DesignerRobert Trent Jones Sr.
Holes18
Par72
Length7,026 yds
TypeCoastal
DifficultyHilly — buggy advised · 170m of climb
Slope122
Opened1966
Prevailing windNorth-westerly
Signature holeHole 6 · Reachable in two, go for it
Signature hole
The par-4 4th, 'Blind Pew', with the most-photographed green on the course
Pedigree
Host of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am since 1967 and stroke-play venue for the 1999 and 2018 U.S. Amateur
WHERE TO STAY
Places to stay while you play Spyglass Hill
Base yourself near the course — every venue here includes Spyglass Hill in your golf holiday.
This course
Tap a hotel to open it, or zoom in on the satellite view to see how close each one sits to the first tee.
Venue details checked by the Golf Planet Holidays specialist team · Updated June 2026
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Golf holidays in California. The questions our golfers ask most.
Are flights included?
Our golf holidays are arranged ground-only — hotel, golf and transfers. You can add flights through us, and those flights are ATOL protected as part of your booking.
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How much does a golf holiday cost?
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