Today we played Pasatiempo in Santa Cruz. This course was special as it was Alister MacKenzie's favourite work. He regarded the design to be greater than his work at Cypress Point, Augusta National and Royal Melbourne. It was also the location of his US residence, until the time of his death in 1934.
The club has some great memorabilia in the clubhouse. The club is also home to Juli Inkster, US LPGA player and Hall of Famer. There is a memorabilia display for Juli, equal in size to MacKenzie's.
Myself, Alan Pritchard, Karen Pritchard and Suzanne Jackson prior to teeing off the first.
The view of the par 3 third from the tee. Plenty of MacKenzie bunkering to trap your ball on this 180 metre hole.
The stunning view from the tee of the par 5 sixth hole.
This is Alister Mackenzie's former residence. It sits adjacent to the sixth fairway approximately 100 metres from the green. It has been extended over time, and I am sure the new owners would get sick of people taking photos of them having breakfast.
The par 3 eighth hole, leading into the par 5 ninth.
Karen Pritchard tees off on the ninth.
The back nine certainly steps up in challenge from the front nine. Both are very enjoyable, but the inward nine extends the shotmaking repertoire with long carries from the tee, and also on many approach shots.
This is the view from the 10th tee.
The eleventh hole is split by a creek, thus requiring a precise long iron to reach the green. The green is also extremely long front to back meaning many putts are quite long.
Looking at the magnificent bunkering as we approach the green on the par 5 thirteenth.
The hole on the course that achieved a wow from all players, was the sixteenth. This long par 4 requires a drive to a blind fairway. Once that has been negotiated, the the approach needs to carry the creek, and then meets a huge three level sloping green. Par here is a great score.
A closer view of the sloping sixteenth green.
The course finishes on a par 3, with a big carry over the creek. A superb way to finish. Another superb way to finish was by Robyn Hanson. Robyn parred the last six holes to claim the victory today.
We now make our way to San Francisco, where everyone gets a well earned rest on Monday before the final stretch.
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