Spyglass Hilltm Golf Course
Pebble Beach, California · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., opened 1966.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 180 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 8, where the green sits 57 ft above the tee and plays about 19 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 123 ft below the tee and plays about 41 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 6 holes and on the left on 3: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 17 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | Gold | White | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 597 | 565 | 533 | 523 | 488 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 349 | 321 | 300 | 292 | 241 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 171 | 147 | 128 | 124 | 83 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 376 | 370 | 360 | 353 | 302 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 203 | 173 | 138 | 126 | 94 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 441 | 408 | 372 | 324 | 320 |
| 7 | 5 | 11 | 545 | 520 | 479 | 469 | 462 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 398 | 372 | 356 | 310 | 300 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 430 | 414 | 393 | 353 | 349 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 409 | 376 | 366 | 319 | 315 |
| 11 | 5 | 10 | 562 | 490 | 459 | 451 | 420 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 177 | 159 | 143 | 123 | 95 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 458 | 430 | 393 | 353 | 322 |
| 14 | 5 | 6 | 558 | 525 | 514 | 487 | 481 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 132 | 122 | 101 | 95 | 83 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 469 | 447 | 433 | 404 | 286 |
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 324 | 316 | 304 | 295 | 266 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 427 | 404 | 378 | 360 | 332 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 7026 | 75.4 | 145 |
| Gold | Female | 6559 | 78.8 | 145 |
| Gold | Male | 6559 | 73.3 | 140 |
| White | Male | 6150 | 71.8 | 133 |
| White | Female | 6150 | 76.7 | 138 |
| Green | Male | 5761 | 70 | 128 |
| Green | Female | 5761 | 74.4 | 134 |
| Red | Male | 5239 | 67.4 | 122 |
| Red | Female | 5239 | 71.8 | 129 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 556-123 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 587 · 597 · 616front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the back
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 574 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 41 yards shorter: the green sits 123 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 291 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 110 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from front to back, about 1.5%. Finish on the back side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 357+23 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 336 · 349 · 368front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 6.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 333 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 23 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 61 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 13 at 250.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 6.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 150-63 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 158 · 171 · 181front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 21yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the back
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 150 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 21 yards shorter: the green sits 63 ft below the tee.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from front to back, about 3%. Finish on the back side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 58 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].