Boney's Pulpit

Cypress Point Club is the most rarely seen and played of the top ranked courses. A private club with a small membership, it also has not hosted a tournament since its last Pebble Beach Pro-Am in '91. Even Pine Valley opens its annual Crump Cup to the public. Cypress would be right at home in a Roald Dahl novel.  

Here's a peak behind its fence along 17 Mile Drive. Its course architect, the famed Alister MacKenzie, boldly asserted he would build the best course in the world on such a piece of land. Did he? Does reality match the hype? Or is this yet another course sustained in the rankings by tradition and the always elusive shot values?    

Interwoven in this account is a personal trek from novice to competent amateur. What inspired a life-long duffer to try and finally play better? What does he learn about golf and life along the way? This is a journey that changes all of us. Relive and reflect on your own, and learn how even one round at Cypress Point can add so much to it.  

We live in a busy, time-pressured age. Accordingly, this book is meant to be read in about an hour.