With the weather being so nice this week, I had to sneak in another round as Sunday was so warm we were seeking shade while waiting between shots. Last week Spyglass was fairly quiet so I figured ... Continue »

With the weather being so nice this week, I had to sneak in another round as Sunday was so warm we were seeking shade while waiting between shots. Last week Spyglass was fairly quiet so I figured Spanish Bay would be the same mid week after the holiday weekend. When I booked the tee time it was a wide open tee sheet but come game day, everyone decided to play hooky and take advantage of the nice weather and great course conditions.

If you plan on playing Spanish Bay, get out and do so quick. The course is currently in super condition but it won’t last long unless we get some rain (a lot of rain) soon. In talking to the staff, they are already starting to hand water at Spanish Bay. Come summer, they will pull water from Spanish to use at the other sister courses.

I’ve seen it before where the fairways get brown and dry here during the summer. I would expect that to be the case this year. On top of no rain, the hotel is closed so they are getting any reclaimed water from there. It’s going to be bad.

But… on the bright side, the course is in excellent condition right now. Greens rolled super smooth at a nice fast but comfortable pace. As mentioned before, the greens at Spanish Bay are very challenging with several undulations. There was a good mixture tough pin locations and favorable ones.

Fairways were very nice. They are starting to show slight signs of being thin, but for now they are emerald green and present a nice hitting surface.

Sand traps were the “weak” link of the course. Bunkers were still above average in quality of sand but a couple were a bit thin. Still easy enough to escape from but not the over the top fluffy white sand the Pebble courses are known for.

We were in the second group off the tee but started to fall a bit behind so after the 6th hole I took off as a single (walking) and quickly made my way through the twosome in front of me and then had clear sailing the last 11 holes. I finished right at 3 hrs.

Right now, Spanish Bay is highly recommended. Come summer time, for the rack rate….?? Probably not.