Cypress Point Club - USA

Author: Jeff + Claude AI

Genre: Sport, Golf, PGA, Course

Date: 27th September 2026

Description: Journey to one of golf's most storied and secluded sanctuaries, where windswept cypress trees, crashing Pacific surf, and rugged dunes converge to form a masterpiece of course design. This richly detailed exploration traces Cypress Point from its pre-fairway origins on the Monterey Peninsula through Marion Hollins's founding vision and Alister MacKenzie's brilliant routing, offering a hole-by-hole walk across all eighteen. Along the way, readers discover the ecology and geology that shape the landscape, the club's fiercely guarded culture of privacy, and Cypress Point's enduring influence on golf architecture worldwide. An essential companion for anyone captivated by the game's most beautiful and elusive ground.

Summary

Ch1. The Monterey Peninsula Before the Fairways

Ch2. Marion Hollins and the Birth of an Idea

Ch3. Alister MacKenzie and the Art of Routing

Ch4. The Architecture Hole by Hole - Front Nine

Ch5. The Architecture Hole by Hole - Back Nine

Ch6. The Landscape - Ecology and Geology of 17 Mile Drive

Ch7. Tournaments, Members, and the Culture of Privacy

Ch8. Cypress Point in the Wider Story of Golf Design