Feb 12, 2012 · It was a narrow tee shot through a little hourglass in the trees, playing a bit uphill to a very steep, terraced, back-to-front green. If you got over the back of the green, you were dead. I really liked the old 5th. I had played it numerous times, and the new 5th only twice.

Feb 16, 2013 · "The tee shot must first be hit straight and long between a vast bunker on the left which whispers 'slice' in the player's ear, and a wilderness on the right which induces a hurried hook."

Feb 16, 2013 · Picture a tee for # 5, somewhere along the corridor for the old 5th, from the tee to yards in front of the old tee, with the location of the green at approximately it's current site. Could a drop par 3 or reverse Redan have been created ?

Feb 21, 2019 · Pebble Beach Resorts Founder Samuel F.B. Morse regrettably sold one lot of oceanfront property before deciding he wanted to build a golf course. That is why until 1998, the fifth hole climbed inland through a through a narrow chute of trees, around a private home.

Feb 6, 1999 · Ever since the Pebble Beach Golf Links were etched out of the Del Monte forest 80 years ago, the 5th hole was considered by designer Sam Morse a bit of an aberration. He wanted the par-3...

Almost 70 years later, Pebble Beach Golf Links unveils its only other significant change: a new 5th hole, designed by golf legend Jack Nicklaus. The hole is placed on a parcel of prime oceanfront land that Pebble Beach Company had wanted to re-acquire for 80 years.

Jun 26, 2000 · the 5th. Pebble Beach needed another killer par-3 the way it needed another day of 30-knot winds, but the 5th, a new hole designed by Nicklaus, has been punishing players since its tournament...

Feb 16, 2019 · Pebble Beach bought this land back in 1995 and built the new hole hugging the coastline. While it makes more sense in the context of Pebble Beach's water frontage throughout, the original hole was a smoother routing, directing you right to the 6th tee. Now, after the 5th hole, it's a bit of an awkward walk to get back to the next tee.

May 22, 2021 · Going to play Pebble, Spyglass, and Spanish Bay. Anyone who’s been there have a recommendation on which set of tees to play? I’m a 6 handicap, average 260 with a driver. I’m thinking probably gold tees - between the three courses, it averages around 6400 yards, 73 rating, 137 slope, which is a pretty tough test compared to what I normally play.

In 1998, Pebble Beach Golf Links unveiled its first new golf hole in almost 70 years. The new 5th hole, designed by the legendary Jack Nicklaus and situated along the stunning oceanfront, is both a dazzling legacy for the future and a dramatic link to the past.