PEBBLE BEACH — It was 20 years ago that Tiger Woods dominated the links at Pebble Beach during his legendary win at the 2000 U.S. Open. Now he’s aiming to leave a different legacy with the design of the resort’s new short executive course on the former site of the Peter Hay Golf Course.
On Thursday – precisely two decades ago to the day – the Pebble Beach Co. and Woods released renderings of the new course, which is a collaboration between the resort and Woods’ course design company TGR Design.
Designed to draw new players to the game while still offering a challenge to skilled ones, the new facility will feature a golf course, putting course and a 5,000 square-foot food and beverage venue complete with a full kitchen and bar.
It will be located directly between the Pebble Beach Pro Shop and the Golf Academy and comprised of nine par-3 holes, each ranging in length from 47 to 106 yards. Measuring 670 yards in total, it will be created to better capture the ocean views, with four holes playing directly toward Carmel Bay.
“We are thrilled to elevate the quality of our short course to a level consistent with our other world-class golf courses,” said Pebble Beach Company CEO Bill Perocchi in a press release. “You can see the genius of Tiger Woods and TGR Design come to life when you walk the site, the way it all fits together.”
“Everyone who plays this course is going to enjoy the playability of it,” said Woods, noting the choices players will have to play nearly any club off most tees and around the greens. “It will also play differently from day to day depending on the tee and hole locations and wind direction.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun. I can’t wait to play it,” he added.
Specifically, the 20,000 square-foot putting course will have the capacity to be set up in a variety of different holes and routing combinations. That’s while the new 5,000 square-foot food and beverage venue will have indoor seating and the resort’s largest outdoor patio positioned to provide views of the putting course, the short course and Carmel Bay and Point Lobos.
“The new putting course is a new addition to the resort and not something we have today,” said John Sawin, Pebble Beach Co. vice president and director of golf, noting that at 20,000 square feet, it’s three times the size of Pebble Beach Golf Links’ putting green. “It’s really a great venue for golfers of all ages and abilities.”
Additionally, Woods aligned each hole’s yardage to correspond with a significant year in Pebble Beach history, with accompanying plaques on each tee telling a story and creating a sense guests are walking amongst the resort’s rich championship heritage.
Sawin cited as an example the first hole, which at 57 yards will signify the year (1957) Peter Hay was built.
“Right out of the gate is a tribute to Peter and the vision he had and his spirit continues with the new course,” said Sawin.
The only exception is the course’s second hole, which will be a replica of the famous seventh hole at Pebble Beach.
“It will have all the dynamics in terms of elevation and view and the way it plays will be identical to the big course,” said Sawin.
“Pebble Beach is such an iconic golf destination, we want guests to feel the entirety of that spirit when they play the course,” said Woods. “We also know not everyone who comes to Pebble Beach will have a chance to play the U.S. Open course, so we wanted to create the opportunity for all visitors to experience one of its most famous holes.”
“We share this vision with Tiger,” said Sawin. “We wanted to give all our guests to experience one of those holes and to get a taste of what it’s like to play the seventh hole.”
Pebble Beach Co. first announced the revamp of the Peter Hay Golf Course and its partnership with TGR Design in December.
Hay, a longtime Pebble Beach golf professional, designed the course along with Pebble Beach designer Jack Neville. While the course has been closed since before last year’s U.S. Open in June, it was used as a landing/reception area featuring food concessions and a merchandise tent for fans during the U.S Open. Some of that infrastructure was kept up and utilized for the Concours d’Elegance later that year in August.
Overall, Peter Hay played host to dozens of junior golf tournaments and charity events and served as the home course for generations of young golfers.
Regarding the collaboration with TGR Design, Sawin noted the value of Woods’ design vision.
“He and his whole team have been great to work with – they have tremendous golf IQ,” said Sawin. “We all know that about him on the course but I can tell you that it also exists when he doesn’t have his clubs and you listen to him talk about how to utilize the property and get everything out of every square foot that we can.”
While the grand opening for the re-designed course was originally set for the fall of 2020, delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have now set that opening for spring of 2021.
“I expect all aspects of this new facility will be very popular for junior golf events, resort golfers, outings, resident hang-outs, and everything in between,” said Perocchi.
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