NCGA GOLF / WINTER 2015


Cover Package – The Best of Northern California Golf


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It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This A celebration of everything golf in Northern California BY ALAN SHIPNUCK


28 From Tee to Shining Tee The architectural lineage and variety of Northern California is unrivaled BY BRADLEY S. KLEIN


34 Top 10: The Greatest Golfers in Northern California History Let the 19th-hole debate begin on the best players in our region’s history BY RON KROICHICK


40 The Pebble Beach Dream 18 Building a course from the magnifi cent seven inside the Del Monte Forest BY KEVIN MERFELD


44 The Good, the Rad and the Quirky The NCGA’s director of course rating unveils unique holes he’s discovered in Northern California BY JIM COWAN


46 Mark O’Meara Q&A The “Prince of Pebble Beach” and new World Golf Hall of Famer shares about his love of the Monterey Peninsula and how Tiger Woods inspired his game


Features


50 Flying High The public Cypress Lakes fl ies under the radar as one of the best Air Force courses in the country BY FRANK LAROSA


The Lone Cypress is the iconic symbol of the Pebble Beach Company, but it is also one of the most photographed trees in North America.


PHOTO: JOANN DOST COVER ILLUSTRATION: DAN VASCONCELLOS


WINTER 2015 / NCGA.ORG / 5


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