Poppy Hills Viscaino Rd. But this 6254-yard, par 72, heavily wooded beauty is both breathtaking and heartbreaking, with its long, narrow fairways and difficult approaches. You begin with a bang, a difficult 413-yard, par 4 with a thick grove of trees to the left that seem to act as a ball magnet. And the back nine starts with one of the best holes of all of Pebble Beach. The par 5, 472-yard 10th green is guarded by a beautiful lake strategically located to the front left, which just dares the best of golfers to try to make the green in two shots.
Carts are optional.
The pro is Tyler Jones, and the John Jacob School offers its topnotch training courses at Poppy Hills from May through November. Spyglass Hill Golf Course Spyglass Hill Rd. You start on the first hole with a great 600-yard downhill to the Treasure Island green surrounded completely by sand. Then there's the demanding 468-yard Black Dog 16th hole, a par 4 dogleg. But talk to most golfers about the toughest hole at Spyglass, and they'll recall the No. 8 Signal Hill, with its severe uphill climb to a sloped green protected by large bunkers.