“The most talked about track last week was the Shore course, which wowed the pros with its graceful routing, artful bunkering, imaginative greens, superb conditioning and endless ocean views”.
Alan Shipnuck, Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated
“It’s definitely up there comparing the Shore course to Pebble Beach. I think the holes here and the subtlety, the aesthetics, the playability of it, is terrific. It’s one of my favorites now on Tour”
Phil Mickelson
“Monterey is a great course, better the PB”
Stuart Appleby
“ I can’t think of a PGA Tour course that looks like it. I think it rivals every bit of Spyglass and Pebble for Quality. I think it's the best renovation I've ever seen -- anywhere," I think he absolutely nailed a seaside course. The look of it is fantastic. I think the players will love playing it”.
Brad Faxon
“Bringing in Monterey Peninsula is going to help this tournament as much as losing Cypress hurt it”
Brad Faxon
“It is incredible what Strantz was able to achieve and he went on to say he picked up a few design ideas while playing the Shore course”
Davis Love III
“Everyone I have talked to likes the Shore course. So that will get around. It will certainly attract people to come.”
Adam Scott
“I think they did a great job changing over to here. Hopefully they’ll keep it like this. I think they will get a better field if they keep it like this”.
J.B. Holmes
“It’s probably one of the top ten courses I’ve played. For lack of a better word, it just feels good. The course has a great flow to it. No two holes are the same”.
Jason Gore
“Just Wonderful. These greens will test you”.
Luke Donald
“Very Playable, the par threes are solid. Let me know what we can do to keep it here”.
Huey Lewis
“It’s a great golf course. I think it’s going to be one of the top one to three courses we play all year”.
Matt Bettencourt
“Perhaps the greatest course in the U.S.”.
Steve Elkington
“It was a fun golf course. It had the same feel as Cypress”.
Mike Weir
“I thought it was incredible. It is just a beautiful golf course”.
J.J. Henry
“I thought it was great. This course has the feel of Pebble Beach”.
Vaughn Taylor
“ Adding the Shore Course to the rotation allows the tournament to return to its roots, when the club was part of the original rotation. I have spoken to many players and they are excited that the Shore Course is being added to this stellar rotation”.
Tim Finchem |
