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Courses.” At the Jack Neville/Douglas Grant
design (1919), golfers can feel the presence
of the game’s biggest legends that have
competed in the annual AT&T Pebble Beach
National Pro-Am and six U.S. Open Cham-
pionships. Jack Nicklaus said, “If I only had
one more round to play, I would choose to
play it at Pebble Beach.” pebblebeach.com
Spyglass Hill Golf Course
Taking a page from Robert Louis
Stevenson’s classic novel, Treasure Island,
Spyglass has hole names such as “Black
Dog” and “Billy Bones,” hints for the unwary
at this demanding 6,960-yard layout.
Designed (1966) by Robert Trent Jones, Sr.,
holes 6, 8 and 16 are listed among the
toughest on the PGA Tour. Spyglass features
two distinctly different kinds of terrain that
influence how the fairways look and play:
the first five holes roll through sandy sea-
side dunes while the remaining 13 holes cut
through majestic pines with elevated
greens and strategically placed bunkers and
lakes to grab errant shots. pebblebeach.com
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: Celebrity GC
at Indian Wells Resort, Desert Willow
(Firecliff GC), Greenhorn Creek GC,
Spyglass Hill GC.
MOUNTAIN COURSES
Whitehawk Ranch Golf Club
Carved from the natural terrain of the
Mohawk Valley, approximately one hour
north of Lake Tahoe in the Plumas National
Forest, the fairways are framed with native
grasses and a profusion of wildflowers.
Seven meandering streams through tall
pines, cedars, firs and quaking aspens con-
tribute to the challenge and beauty of the
6,955-yard, Dick Bailey-designed course.
golfwhitehawk.com
Coyote Moon Golf Course
Nestled in a serene setting at 6,800 feet above
sea level in Truckee (Lake Tahoe) among tow-
ering pines and enormous granite
outcroppings, the 7,177-yard Brad Bell design
serves up one of the best mountain golf expe-
riences in the country. With generous
fairways and not a single home to spoil the
dramatic views, this upscale daily-fee course
provides dramatic elements of risk, including
the 13th, a 200-yard par 3 that drops 80 feet
from tee to green. coyotemoongolf.com