Cypress Point Drone Footage (Every Hole)

[iacas]

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[jamo]

That was great. I love the Every Hole at series. 

Jim Nantz went full Nantz on this one. 

[Double Mocha Man]

So much white sand it looks like it snowed.  I could play the last four holes.  Or 15, 16 and 17 if I snuck on.

[nevets88]

Drones, you gotta love 'em. Would we get these if they had to use a helicopter?

[leftybutnotPM]

Just sensational, as is the Pine Valley one.

Cypress Point makes Pebble Beach look like a goat track.

This Ellerston flyover is great too. More exclusive than Augusta and with a slope of 153.

 

 

Edited February 7, 2020 by leftybutnotPM

[HJJ003]

Love this series. Great video.

[GolfLug]

Thanks @iacas. Probably the most ornate use of bunkers anywhere. 

16, 17 and 18 combined prolly play 5-6 shots harder than the rest of the course. 

Nantz...😁....

Ellerston pretty but looks like a biaaatch to score on. 

Edited February 7, 2020 by GolfLug

[Sandy Divot]

Wow! That was fantastic! Jim Nantz could make a fly over of a putt putt course sound dramatic. I think I would wear those trees on 18 out. It would sound like a flock of woodpeckers.

[Bucki1968]

I think I would rather play Cypress than Augusta. Not that I will ever get the chance to play either of them. I have a buddy who's played them both and he claims he would rather play Cypress than Augusta any day. And my response is usually, "that 's a bold statement". 

[iacas]

I would, too.

[Rippy_72]

Cypress over Augusta any day.

I enjoyed Cypress in foggy that was off and on in intensity, despite a caddy on the first fairway after hitting 3 wood off the tee over the road, he asks me what club I hit 185, I told him hard 7 or easy 6.  This was balata days.  I flew the green by 40-45 yards.  I stepped off 142 to the pin.  His explanation, I usually add 2 clubs to what guests tell me.  43 yards is more like 4 clubs.  On another hole he tells me 95 yards, I hit SW 92 yards and 35 yards short.  He told me he was a pga tour caddy, so, it took me about 9 holes to stop listening to him but in the fog, it was hard not too.  The other caddy came up to me on 10th fairway...."don't listen to him, he doesn't know what he is talking about"......it kinda jaded what could have been an amazing round and in the fog, I couldn't see much of the beuaty.

The best part of that day was playing Pebble in the afternoon.  Sun came out. Shot the same score on both course, but had way more fun at Pebble.

[phan52]

Dewsweepers at Cypress. They allow unaccompanied play (sponsored, of course) from 7:30-8:30 most days. Probably because it is too cold for the members to play. We were first on the tee on a cold, crisp beautiful morning. It warmed up nicely by the third hole and the rest of the day was glorious. The guy who got us on said that he felt we were cheated a bit because we should have to play it with SOME wind. 

First on the tee

First fairway. 

Edited February 13, 2020 by phan52

[phan52]

5th green. I wish I had taken more pictures of this hole. Look at the drone shots and it is a jungle of bunkers from the tee. When you look back at the hole from the green you can't see a single bunker. Amazing design feature.

Approach to #6, second par five in a row.

Approach to #8, short dogleg par 4.

View of #13 from the 9th tee. This is the highest point on the golf course. You start at the ocean, work your way into the woods, slowly move up into the dunes, and slowly work your way back to the ocean. You might think it's a hard walk, but it's not. Very gradual changes.

Edited February 13, 2020 by phan52

[phan52]

#11. The 9th green is up on that dune.

Approach to #12

Approach to #13

#13 green..

#14 fairway. 17 mile drive in the background.

After crossing over 17 mile drive on the way to #15. Caddie: "We just left the front pew and we are on the way to the alter."

#15. Birdie hole!😎. That is #16 green in the distance.

 

 

Edited February 13, 2020 by phan52

[phan52]

Walking to 15 green.

Anticipation. Walking to #16 tee.

#16 tee. 220 to the pin.

I thought I didn't carry my shot at first but you can see my ball just short of the front bunker. 

Edited February 13, 2020 by phan52

[Double Mocha Man]

That right there, the hole with the adjacent road (17 Mile Drive), is where I sneak onto Cyprus Point.  It looks like there is no parking so a buddy would have to drop me off with clubs.  The cost of the excursion, minus any jail time, would be the fee to get onto 17 Mile Drive.

[phan52]

#17 with large lateral hazard. Big Sur in the far distance.

Approach to #18. 18 is probably the weakest hole on the golf course, a jumble of cypresses and a ribbon of a fairway. They have to get you back to the clubhouse somehow.

The walk back to the clubhouse from #18. That's #16 in the distance.

Edited February 13, 2020 by phan52

[Rippy_72]

15th is my favorite hole on the course by far and one of the most memorable short shots.  I can't remember what I hit, but the pin was in that little sliver up front.  I went for it.  Also went to the green on 16.