Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Rise and Achieve Golf TournamentSunday April 22nd, 2007 12:00 Shotgun
Benefits scholarship funds.
www.riseandachieve.com ESPN 2-Man Best Ball TournamentThursday April 26th, 2007 12:00 Shotgun
Gross/Net Prizes & Skins, etc ($3,000).
www.espnradio1280.comCal Poly Wine Festival Golf ClassicFriday April 27th, 2007 10:30 Shotgun
On course contests, Box Lunch, and Dinner.
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San Luis Obispo Central Coast GolfLabels: Cypress Ridge, Golf Tournament
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
For the second time in two years, Golf Digest has given
Cypress Ridge Golf Course a rating of 4.5 stars. That's the opinion the magazine received when it asked 20,000 golfers to rate 4,000 golf courses in North America and the Carribean based on its condition, pace of play, service, value and overall experience.
Cypress Ridge is a Peter Jacobsen signature course and was designed by the former PGA tour winner along with Jim Hardy. It also is an Audobon Signature Sanctuary.
The only course to get a higher rating in California was Pebble Beach, which could cost golfers upwards of $350 per round. The green fee for Cypress Ridge is $55 per round for a weekday game.
"We're making top caliber golf accessible for fans who love the game but don't want to pay exorbinant rates - to me that is an accomplishment," said head pro Rick Ventura.
Cypress Ridge has played host to mini tour stops, USGA qualifiers and Cal Poly intercollegeiate tournamenets.
An on-site hotel and new clubhouse slated to be built in the future will bring even more professional interest to the course.
The 2006-07 edition of Golf Digest's 'Best Places to Play' is available in bookstores or at
www.golfdigest.com.
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San Luis Obispo Central Coast GolfLabels: Course Reviews, Cypress Ridge, Golf Digest
Friday, January 05, 2007
With the opening of Monarch Dunes early this year, Sacramento-based architect Damian Pascuzzo gave the Central Coast his inspired treatment and instantly turned an oft-overlooked swatch of Golden State into a golf destination. Together with nearby Cypress Ridge - a Peter Jacobsen-Jim Hardy product that opened nearly five years ago - it cements this region between Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo as a worthy option to Monterey.
Monarch Dunes' look and feel is something completely new for the Central Coast, though somehow ancient. Pascuzzo's cagey, curvaceous lass works amazingly well in the modern housing project mold. He keeps homesites well away from or above playing areas, and the few completed houses never impinge on the course's ability to rouse sharp emotions with every teebox or greenside view. Still, Monarch Dunes' soul is rooted in the links and heathland courses of Scotland and Ireland.
"The site itself really dictated that it had to be links style," Pascuzzo says. "The soil is pure sand. If you look across Highway 1, you see all the dunes, then the ocean. We had to do that style of golf course; it would be a shame to do anything else."
PGA Tour player Steve Pate came on board with some further design ideas that, Pascuzzo says, added "a very welcome dimension. Steve's perspectives were very interesting; it was fun to talk about strategy. I could say, ‘Here's how I'm defending this hole, how would you attack it?' It turns out I wasn't defending some of them enough for the better player. To Steve's credit, being an elite player, he's pretty tuned in to the average guy, and being a 12-handicapper, I'm really tuned in to the average guy. I think we did a pretty good job keeping it interesting for good players but not overwhelming for mid- to high-handicappers."
They also excelled at nailing Alister MacKenzie's No. 1 criterion for great golf design: Variety. When standing on the No. 1 tee, you think it's going to be all water and modern-feeling vibe, but by No. 5 - a little "postage stamp" par 3 surrounded by fescue-bearded dunes that creates visions of No. 12 at Royal Liverpool - you find this ain't no basic residential track.
In fact, holes 6 through 8 comprise the finest three-hole stretch on the Central Coast. No. 6 is the best of those, 560 yards from the tips. The drive must clear tufts of devil's grass, then a big ridge that bisects several holes, then barrel to the bottom of a hill, just short of a lake, if there's any chance of getting back up to the severely elevated, mega-deep, double-tiered green in two. It's not just a good hole, it's a great one; draped in tall eucalyptus with comely curves, it harkens to Bandon Trails and elicits a giddy feeling when you first see it.
"The one thing golfers have to realize is that there's a little bit of mystery in Monarch Dunes," Pascuzzo says. "You play it a second time and you'll be a lot more comfortable; a third time, you'll feel like you've known it a long time."
As for Cypress Ridge, it's no pushover. At 6,803 near-sea-level yards from the tips, it's a stout test. Elevation changes make club selection difficult for first-timers, but most folks get the hang of it by the turn. Jacobsen and Hardy are also careful to reward accurate tee shots (the former has long been one of the PGA Tour's best drivers), and while the aforementioned recovery is possible from the grass or trees, there's seldom a clear entry to the green.
While many of Cypress Ridge's 4-pars - such as the uphill, dogleg-right No. 8 - have sharp teeth and challenging length, the design allows ample opportunity to take advantage of shorter holes. Nos. 5 and 7 - at 330 and 300 yards, both drivable for big bombers - can yield early birdies, if not eagles, for the aggressive player.
While Monarch Dunes and Cypress Ridge would be great golf courses anywhere in the United States, playing them in the year-round pleasant Central Coast weather only sweetens the experience.
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The West's Best: "Z" is for PascuzzoTags:
San Luis Obispo Central Coast GolfLabels: Course Reviews, Cypress Ridge, Monarch Dunes
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Cypress Ridge Golf Course has plans to add even more value to their "Ten Play Card" program. Stay tuned as more details will be announced in their next newsletter.
The Ten Play Card is simply one of the best values for outstanding golf on the Central Coast. For ten plays pay only $350 (a $550 - $650 value). It is valid Sunday (after twilight) through Friday. With purchase of a Ten Play Card you save an average of $20 a round and need only pay $10 additional for weekend play. When you renew a Ten Play Card you get an eleventh punch free on the card. Cart not included and the card is non-transferable.
Purchase:
Ten Play Card, (805) 474-7979
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San Luis Obispo Central Coast GolfLabels: Cypress Ridge, Golf Discounts
Friday, December 15, 2006
You can purchase gift certificates for Christmas securely online from several local golf courses for the golfer in your family!
They have gift certificates for green fees, golf cart rentals, pro shop merchandise, lessons, food and much more!
Just click on the links below to make your purchase today from your favorite course.
Avila Beach Golf ResortBlacklake Golf ResortCypress Ridge Golf CourseHunter Ranch Golf CourseMonarch Dunes Golf ClubTags:
San Luis Obispo Central Coast GolfLabels: Avila Beach, Blacklake, Cypress Ridge, Golf Certificates, Hunter Ranch, Monarch Dunes
Sunday, December 10, 2006
We found an old
article by Craig Zelles at California Fairways featuring Cypress Ridge Golf Course Superintendent, Mike Scott. The article also shares information about the golf course itself, it's construction and design, and its focus on being an environmentally friendly course, which helped it become the country's 14th Audubon Signature golf course.
Everyone needs a spot from which they can "smell the roses." Mike Scott, CGCS at Cypress Ridge GC in Arroyo Grande has found his spot, and it encompasses 100 acres of lush turf near the sparsely inhabited rolling hills situated along the central coast of California. If you've never been near the central coast or have no idea what it looks like, then you're going to experience a real taste of a mellower life away from the suburbs. The land where Mike calls home is invigorating and a welcome relief from the harsh traffic and congestion most of us are used to in the bigger cities.
Cypress Ridge is located in Arroyo Grande, a small city located near Nipomo, Pismo Beach, Guadalupe and Oceano. If you've never heard of these cities, then its time you saw this tree-lined enclave located on Highway 1, near the white sand dunes of the Pacific Ocean.
Mike caught the turf bug while in high school when he 'went to work at the Village CC in Lompoc, CA. Mike basically grew up on the central coast and now calls it home. After a brief stint in business school at San Diego State University, Mike realized very quickly that it was not what he wanted to pursue. He went backup north and attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he graduated with an Ornamental Horticulture degree in 1974. After graduation Mike traveled north to work for a contractor for four years in the Bay Area. Then in 1977 Mike went back toward home ground to Lompoc, where he earned his contractor's license and ran his own business until 1985. At that point, Mike took a position as service department manager for Sprinkler Unlimited. The desire to grow grass full-time had not yet hit him until 1989 when Mike got the opportunity to become the assistant superintendent at the Alisal Ranch GC in Solvang, CA. While at the Alisal, the owner decided to build another 18 holes on the same property, so Mike took the opportunity to become construction superintendent at the new "River Course" at the Alisal resort. This is Mike's second time hosting the golf tournament for a state meeting. It was at the River Course in Solvang that the state meeting was hosted back in 1993. From the River Course, Mike accepted the position at Santa Maria CC, prior to coming to Cypress Ridge.
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Smelling the Roses at Cypress Ridge GCTags:
San Luis Obispo Central Coast GolfLabels: Cypress Ridge