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Alister MacKenzie’s Cypress Point Club

Posted on November 24th, 2011

Alister MacKenzie's Cypress Point Club

by Geoff Shackelford

This is the only book I know of publicly published about the infamous Cypress Point Club. Loaded with historic black and white photos from the early days at the club, this is the detailed story of the club, the founders, the course and the legend. An absolute must have for any fan of great golf courses.

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Top 100 U.S. Golf Courses

80 COURSES PLAYED IN 5 YRs, 10 MOs

Click the checked courses for notes & photos

GOLF DIGEST TOP 100
U.S. COURSES 2013-2014

1. PINE VALLEY G.C.

Pine Valley, N.J. / George Crump & H.S. Colt (1918)

2. AUGUSTA NATIONAL G.C.

Augusta, Ga. / Dr. Alister Mackenzie & Bobby Jones (1933)

3. CYPRESS POINT CLUB

Pebble Beach, Calif. / Dr. Alister Mackenzie & Robert Hunter (1928)

4. SHINNECOCK HILLS G.C.

Southampton, N.Y. / William Flynn (1931)

5. OAKMONT C.C.

Oakmont, Pa. / Henry Fownes (1903)

6. MERION G.C. (East)

Ardmore, Pa. / Hugh Wilson (1912)

7. PEBBLE BEACH G. LINKS

Pebble Beach, Calif. / Jack Neville & Douglas Grant (1919)

8. WINGED FOOT G.C. (West)

Mamaroneck, N.Y. / A.W. Tillinghast (1923)

9. SAND HILLS G.C.

Mullen, Neb. / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (1994)

10. FISHERS ISLAND CLUB

Fishers Island, N.Y. / Seth Raynor & Charles Banks (1926)

11. NATIONAL G. LINKS OF AMERICA

Southampton, N.Y. / C.B. MacDonald (1911)

12. CRYSTAL DOWNS C.C.

Frankfort, Mich. / Dr. Alister Mackenzie & Perry Maxwell (1931)

13. SEMINOLE G.C.

Juno Beach, Fla. / Donald Ross (1929)

14. MUIRFIELD VILLAGE G.C.

Dublin, Ohio / Jack Nicklaus & Desmond Muirhead (1974)

15. ALOTIAN G.C.

Roland, Ark. / Tom Fazio (2004)

16. WHISTLING STRAITS (Straits)

Haven, Wis. / Pete Dye (1998)

17. OAK HILL C.C. (East)

Rochester, N.Y. / Donald Ross (1925)

18. CHICAGO G.C.

Wheaton, Ill. / C.B. MacDonald (1894) & Seth Raynor (1923)

19. PACIFIC DUNES (2013)

PACIFIC DUNES (2010)

Bandon, Ore. / Tom Doak (2001)

20. OAKLAND HILLS C.C. (South)

Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Donald Ross (1918) & Robert Trent Jones (1950)

21. THE OCEAN COURSE

Kiawah Island, S.C. / Pete Dye (1991)

22. WADE HAMPTON G.C.

Cashiers N.C. / Tom Fazio (1987)

23. RIVIERA C.C.

Pacific Palisades, Calif. / George C. Thomas Jr. & W.P. Bell (1926)

24. THE COUNTRY CLUB (Clyde/Squirrel)

Brookline, Mass. / Willie Campbell (1895) & Alex Campbell (1902)

25. PRAIRIE DUNES C.C.

Hutchinson, Kan. / Perry Maxwell (1937) & Press Maxwell (1957)

26. THE OLYMPIC CLUB (Lake)

San Francisco, Calif. / Sam Whiting (1924)

27. GOZZER RANCH GOLF & LAKE CLUB

Harrison, Idaho / Tom Fazio (2007)

28. FRIAR'S HEAD G.C.

Riverhead, N.Y. / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2002)

29. SHADOW CREEK

North Las Vegas, Nev. / Tom Fazio (1990)

30. SOUTHERN HILLS C.C.

Tulsa, Okla. / Perry Maxwell (1936)

31. MEDINAH C.C. (No. 3)

Medinah, Ill. / Tom Bendelow (1928)

32. SAN FRANCISCO G.C.

San Francisco, Calif. / A.W. Tillinghast (1918)

33. CASTLE PINES G.C.

Castle Rock, Colo. / Jack Nicklaus (1981)

34. THE HONORS COURSE

Ooltewah, Tenn. / Pete Dye (1983)

35. BALTUSROL G.C. (Lower)

Springfield, N.J. / A.W. Tillinghast (1922)

36. THE GOLF CLUB

New Albany, Ohio / Pete Dye (1967)

37. CANYATA G.C.

Marshall, Ill. / Bob Lohmann & Mike Benkusky (2004)

38. BANDON DUNES

Bandon, Ore. / David McLay Kidd (1999)

39. SEBONACK G.C.

Southampton, N.Y. / Jack Nicklaus & Tom Doak (2006)

40. PINEHURST RESORT (No. 2)

Pinehurst, N.C. / Donald Ross (1935)

41. LOS ANGELES C.C. (North)

Los Angeles, Calif. / George C. Thomas Jr. (1921)

42. BETHPAGE BLACK

Farmingdale, N.Y. / Joseph H. Burbeck & A.W. Tillinghast (1936)

43. PEACHTREE G.C.

Atlanta, Ga. / Robert Trent Jones, Sr. & Bobby Jones (1947)

44. TPC SAWGRASS (Stadium)

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. / Pete Dye (1980)

45. PIKEWOOD NATIONAL G.C.

Morgantown, W.Va. / J. Robert Gwynne & John Raese (2009)

46. PETE DYE G.C.

Bridgeport, W.Va. / Pete Dye (1994)

47. VICTORIA NATIONAL G.C.

Newburgh, Ind. / Tom Fazio (1998)

48. SPYGLASS HILL G. CSE.

Pebble Beach, Calif. / Robert Trent Jones (1966)

49. OLD MACDONALD

Bandon, Ore. / Tom Doak & Jim Urbina (2010)

50. BUTLER NATIONAL G.C.

Oak Brook, Ill. / George Fazio & Tom Fazio (1974)

51. KINLOCH G.C.

Manakin-Sabot, Va. / Lester George & Vinny Giles (2001)

52. SCIOTO C.C.

Columbus, Ohio / Donald Ross (1916)

53. MILWAUKEE C.C.

River Hills, Wis. / H.S. Colt & C.H. Alison (1929)

54. INVERNESS CLUB

Toledo, Ohio / Donald Ross (1919)

55. GARDEN CITY G.C.

Garden City, N.Y. / Devereux Emmet (1899)

56. INTERLACHEN C.C.

Edina, Minn. / Willie Watson (1911)

57. ARCADIA BLUFFS G.C.

Arcadia, Mich. / Rick Smith & Warren Henderson (2000)

58. THE CLUB AT BLACK ROCK

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho / Jim Engh (2003)

59. BALTUSROL G.C. (Upper)

Springfield, N.J. / A.W. Tillinghast (1922)

60. DALLAS NATIONAL G.C.

Dallas, Tex. / Tom Fazio (2002)

61. THE ESTANCIA CLUB

Scottsdale, Ariz. / Tom Fazio (1995)

62. OLYMPIA FIELDS C.C. (North)

Olympia Fields, Ill. / Willie Park Jr. (1922)

63. BLACKWOLF RUN (River)

Kohler, Wis. / Pete Dye (1990)

64. CHERRY HILLS C.C.

Englewood, Colo. / William Flynn (1923)

65. PLAINFIELD C.C.

Plainfield, N.J. / Donald Ross (1921)

66. MONTEREY PENINSULA C.C. (Shore)

Pebble Beach, Calif. / Bob Baldock (1961) & Mike Strantz (2004)

67. EAGLE POINT G.C.

Wilmington, N.C. / Tom Fazio (2000)

68. OLD SANDWICH G.C.

Plymouth, Mass. / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2004)

69. QUAKER RIDGE G.C.

Scarsdale, N.Y. / A.W. Tillinghast (1918)

70. BANDON TRAILS

Bandon, Ore. / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2005)

71. SHOAL CREEK

Shoal Creek, Ala. / Jack Nicklaus (1977)

72. FLINT HILLS NATIONAL G.C.

Andover, Kan. / Tom Fazio (1997)

73. RICH HARVEST FARMS

Sugar Grove, Ill. / Jerry Rich & Greg Martin (1999)

74. BOSTON G.C.

Hingham, Mass. / Gil Hanse (2005)

75. WHISPERING PINES G.C.

Trinity, Texas / Chet Williams (2000)

76. WINGED FOOT G.C. (East)

Mamaroneck, N.Y. / A.W. Tillinghast (1923)

77. CONGRESSIONAL C.C. (Blue)

Bethesda, Md. / Devereux Emmet (1924) & Robert Trent Jones (1962)

78. BALLYNEAL G.C.

Holyoke, Colo. / Tom Doak (2006)

79. THE PRESERVE G.C.

Carmel, Calif. / Tom Fazio, J. Michael Poellot & Sandy Tatum (2000)

80. ARONIMINK G.C.

Newtown Square, Pa. / Donald Ross (1928)

81. CALUSA PINES G.C.

Naples, Fla. / Michael Hurdzan & Dana Fry (2001)

82. SAHALEE C.C.

Sammamish, Wash. / Ted Robinson (1969)

83. DOUBLE EAGLE CLUB

Galena, Ohio / Jay Morrish & Tom Weiskopf (1992)

84. KITTANSETT CLUB

Marion, Mass. / William Flynn & Frederic Hood (1922)

85. FOREST HIGHLANDS G.C. (Canyon)

Flagstaff, Ariz. / Jay Morrish & Tom Weiskopf (1988)

86. MAYACAMA G.C.

Santa Rosa, Calif. / Jack Nicklaus (2001)

87. LAUREL VALLEY G.C.

Ligonier, Pa. / Dick Wilson (1969)

88. THE QUARRY AT LA QUINTA

La Quinta, Calif. / Tom Fazio (1994)

89. DIAMOND CREEK G.C.

Banner Elk, N.C. / Tom Fazio (2003)

90. HUDSON NATIONAL G.C.

Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. / Tom Fazio (1996)

91. CROOKED STICK G.C.

Carmel, Ind. / Pete Dye (1964)

92. MOUNTAINTOP GOLF & LAKE CLUB

Cashiers, N.C. / Tom Fazio (2006)

93. PETE DYE COURSE AT FRENCH LICK RESORT

French Lick, Ind. / Pete Dye (2009)

94. HAZELTINE NATIONAL G.C.

Chaska, Minn. / Robert Trent Jones (1962)

95. SOMERSET HILLS C.C.

Bernardsville, N.J. / A.W. Tillinghast (1918)

96. HARBOUR TOWN G. LINKS

Hilton Head Island, S.C. / Pete Dye & Jack Nicklaus (1969)

97. KAPALUA RESORT (Plantation)

Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (1991)

98. GRANDFATHER GOLF & C.C.

Linville, N.C. / Ellis Maples (1968)

99. VALHALLA G.C.

Louisville, Ky. / Jack Nicklaus (1986)

100. MAIDSTONE CLUB

East Hampton, N.Y. / Willie Park Jr. & Jack Pack (1924)

OTHER COURSES PLAYED

AUSTIN COUNTRY CLUB

Austin, Tex. / Pete Dye (1984)

Bayonne, N.J. / Eric Bergstol (2005)

BLACK DIAMOND RANCH (Quarry)

Lecanto, Fla. / Tom Fazio (1988)

BOB-O-LINK G.C.

Highland Park, Ill./ H.S. Colt & C.H. Alison (1916)

Indian Hill, Ohio / Seth Raynor (1925)

CINCINNATI C.C.

Cincinnati, Ohio / Robert White (1895)

THE CLUB AT VINITERRA

New Kent, Va. / Rees Jones (2009)

Fort Worth, Tex. / John Bredemus & Perry Maxwell (1936)

Pinehurst, N.C. / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2010)

Atlanta, Ga. / Donald Ross (1915) & Rees Jones (1995)

ESCONDIDO GOLF & LAKE CLUB

Horseshoe Bay, Tex. / Tom Fazio (2006)

Eugene, Ore. / Robert Trent Jones (1967)

FOREST DUNES G.C.

Roscommon, Mich. / Tom Weiskopf (2002)

GALLOWAY NATIONAL G.C.

Galloway, N.J. / Tom Fazio (1995)

GREENBRIER SPORTING CLUB (Snead Course)

White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. / Tom Fazio (2004)

INDIAN CREEK C.C.

Indian Creek Village, Fla. / William Flynn (1928)

KIAWAH ISLAND CLUB (Cassique)

Kiawah Island, S.C. / Tom Watson (2000)

Kingsley, Mich. / Mike DeVries (2001)

HIlton Head Island, S.C. / Pete Dye (1981)

MID PINES INN AND GOLF CLUB

Southern Pines, N.C. / Donald Ross (1921)

MYOPIA HUNT CLUB

South Hamilton, Mass. / Herbert Leeds (1896)

PINNACLE GOLF CLUB

Grove City, Ohio / Lanny Watkins (2006)

PRINCESS ANNE COUNTRY CLUB

Virginia Beach, Va. / Clarence Neff (1916) & Tim Liddy (2008)

ROBERT TRENT JONES GOLF CLUB

Gainsville, Va. / Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (1991)

ROCKAWAY HUNTING CLUB

Lawrence, N.Y. / A.W. Tillinghast (1933)

ROLLING GREEN GOLF CLUB

Springfield, Pa. / William Flynn (1926)

SAGE VALLEY G.C.

Graniteville, S.C. / Tom Fazio (2001)

SEA PINES RESORT (Ocean)

Hilton Head Island, S.C. / Mark McCumber (1995)

Lake Bluff, Ill. / Seth Raynor (1921)

SOUTHERN PINES G.C.

Southern Pines, N.C. / Donald Ross (1906)

SPANISH OAKS G.C.

Bee Cave, Tex. / Bobby Weed (2006)

STONE CANYON CLUB

Oro Valley, Ariz. / Jay Morrish (2000)

STREAMSONG RESORT (Blue Course)

Streamsong, Fla. / Tom Doak (2012)

STREAMSONG RESORT (Red Course)

Streamsong, Fla. / Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw (2012)

Stanwood, Mich. / Jim Engh (2001)

WESTCHESTER C.C. (South)

Rye, N.Y. / Walter Travis (1922)

WESTCHESTER C.C. (West)

Rye, N.Y. / Walter Travis (1922)

WHISPERING WOODS G.C.

Whispering Pines, N.C. / Ellis Maples (1971)

Los Angeles, Calif. / Norman Macbeth (1919)

Winnetka, Ill. / William B. Langford (1917)

YEAMANS HALL CLUB

Hanahan, S.C. / Seth Raynor (1925)

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