Speaking of first times at Cypress Point, I believe I've told this story on here before but perhaps not.
It involves a friend of mine I went to school/school with many moons ago. He was always a good golfer and he went on to Princeton and I believe became the captain of the golf team.
Later he became a member of Five Farms G.C., Fishers Island G.C., Seminole G.C, Pine Valley G.C. and Merion G.C. (and those are only the ones I happen to know he belongs to---there may be more)
When he was still in college he traveled out to the west coast and played Cypress Point for his first time. Apparently while playing with the president of the club he shot what reputedly was or was close to the course record (perhaps for an amateur). And as he putted out on the 18th green the president of the club said to him;
"Mike, would you like to be a member of Cypress Point, because if you would I'm prepared to make you a member before you walk off this putting green?"
Mike, somewhat taken aback, says he thought about that for a few seconds and then said;
"Sir, that is such a nice offer but I just can't imagine when I'd ever be out here again, so thank you very much, but no thanks."
The denoument of this story when Mike tells it is:
"If you ever hear I committed suicide, now you'll know why."
(He says, without question it was the stupidest move he ever made in his entire life).