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Originally Posted by NorCalAthlete
You're welcome! Always happy to ramble about good golf out here. I just kicked the new year off with a round at Pasatiempo  and will probably hit Half Moon Bay sometime in the next couple weeks. I played Wente Vineyards out in the east bay just before Christmas too.
I will say - some of these courses can be brutally hard and unforgiving if you're a double digit handicap. There is absolutely no shame in playing from the red tees. For example, Cinnabar goes from a 112 rating for men playing from the front senior / women's tees, all the way up to a 140+ playing from the tips. And you WILL need to be able to carry some 230-250y drives over ravines if you do that.
Wind can also fuck you up good - Monterey and Half Moon Bay have their own little micro-climates, and Mariner's Point is right on the bay under the approach for SFO. Great views but it can mean a 3 club variance on what you hit for a hole depending on the wind. You might have a 120y pitching wedge shot in one direction, followed by a 120y 7 iron going in another direction. It's very effective for honing your short game, working on punch shots, etc. |
I don't mind hard courses! I like to play unique and fun courses. There are a lot of flat and straight courses here in Cincinnati and I try to get away from that.
All of your recommendations are perfect for what the wife and I want to do and experience. We are going to work on a gameplan and see what we can figure out!
Hitting a ball over a ravine sounds incredible! I am around 280-310 on my drives, so that shouldn't be an issue.
Will let you know what we decide! Shit...it's about 22 degrees right now with almost a foot of snow on the ground. No thanks! lol