Got back on Saturday from Santa Cruz. Ended up at Pasatiempo on Monday the 16th. Mid day tee time and the weather was great. Sunny and 10-15 mph winds. I hadn’t played the course in over 15 years. I was really looking forward to the round and no matter how much I built it up, it exceeded my expectations.
The course was in fantastic shape, firm and presented in a wonderful fashion. Greens seemed much larger than I remember. I don’t remember #1 being so large, along with #8. I wish I could have played better, 3 bogeys,(3,8,9) and a double on 16. I was struggling to hit greens, but short game was good. #11 is the longest 390 par four i’ve every played. Also #3 is re-affirmed as the maybe the hardest par 3 I’ve played. Loved the undulations on 14, and 16 is so extreme. Pin was back middle and I hit it into the front bunker, hit a good running bunker shot that I thought might get to the top. I bent down to get the rake and my dad starts laughing, he says your not going to believe this but your further now than before. The ball came all the way off the front into the fringe. We laughed all week about that.
Thanks for the recommendations.