37 By some distance, Cypress Point was the highest ranked American course in our Top 100. Mike Benkusky says: “Cypress Point Club is just an amazing golf course on a great piece of property. Nowhere else could you find a mix of ocean, dunes and forest. Mackenzie broke all the rules of architecture. Back to back par fives (and three par fives in the first six holes), back to back par threes, even teeing off over 17-Mile Drive on the opening hole. He let the land dictate the routing and produced one of the finest courses on the planet. Hands down my favourite!” Cypress Point to me is unrivalled in its combination of beauty, unique design and unparalleled ‘fun factor,” says Todd Eckenrode. “MacKenzie and Hunter crafted a brilliant course on the Pacific coast that takes the golfer on an enticing journey through pines, into dunes, back to pines, then dunes again before the fabulous and famous coastal holes. Routing royalty,” says Neil Crafter of Crafter + Mogford Golf Strategies. Ken Moodie of Creative Golf Design says: “As a real fan of Alister MacKenzie I had to include the course where I believe he achieved the peak of his design prowess, and particularly the fine detailing of the bunkers and greens which blend beautifully with the landscape character of the Monterey Peninsula.” Mike Hurdzan says: “Fills every human sensory faculty, repeatedly with pleasurable memories and damn fun to play.” ARCHITECTS’ CHOICE #2 “ Fills every human sensory faculty” Mike Hurdzan Photo: Joann Dost Placed in top ten by 55% of architects Placed at No.1 by 14% of architects Cypress Point California, USA Alister MacKenzie, Robert Hunter, 1928 3-2
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