Pebble Beach - Fifth Hole

[PJ Moran]

I kept hearing about the redesigned fifth hole. I was curious about how it compared to the original. I went on line looking for aerial shots before and after and couldn't find a thing. I looked at site after site and could only find verbal descriptions.

Where can I find aerial photos or diagrams of the fifth hole before and after Jack's redesign?

 

[Fast68back]

http://golf.fanhouse.com/2010/06/14/us-open-at-pebble-beach-hole-5-preview/

 

[PJ Moran]

Thanks, Rick, but I also want to see what the fifth hole used to look like. I think there are now two houses where the fifth used to be, so some older aerial photos would show it.

I saw one video similar to "yours" in which the narrator was on screen and said, "The old hole went up to the left (pointing)...", and showed some badly overgown property that I guess used to look like a par 3 once upon a time.

I didn't used to care much about the layout at Pebble, but after watching so many hours this weekend, I just had to see what this huge transformation was all about.

 

[Fast68back]

Found this, here http://www.arnoldpalmer.com/BRANDS/KINGDOM/ARCHIVE/2009/08/pebble_beach.aspx

Still no pics though...

What’s New?

A hole-by-hole look at Pebble Beach Golf Links’ improvements in preparation for the 2010 U.S. Open
Hole #1
Rebuilt #1 green to USGA Specifications and enlarged by 700 sq.ft.
Extended left greenside bunker to wrap the length
of the green
Split right greenside bunker into two bunkers
Hole #2
Added new championship tee (15 yards)
Planted trees to create a narrow chute for the second shot just prior to the barranca bunker
Extended last right-hand side fairway bunker into landing area
Rebuilt green to USGA specifications
Pinched front two bunkers into approach area to create
a smaller opening from the fairway
Installed a fairway bunker on left-hand side of fairway near landing area
Hole #3
Rebuilt green to USGA specifications and enlarged
by 200 sq. ft.
Tent Pad renovations—lowering and re-grading
Installed Cypress trees along left side of the dogleg
Added new championship tee (15 yards)
Installed three new fairway bunkers along right side
of the fairway
Hole #4
Planned changes to fairway bunkers—flip pot bunker towards coastline and add a bunker upper left of landing area in the fairway
Hole #5
Installed Seawall to protect the entire green
Lengthened championship tee by 10 yards and rebuild all teeing surfaces
Hole #6
Added new fairway bunker 75 yards short of the green on the left side of the second shot landing area
Removed large bunker at lower fairway landing area and install five new bunkers along the left side
Hole #7
Rebuilt entire tee complex and move cart path out of line of sight
Hole #8
Added upper tee surface
Hole #9
Added new championship tee—50 yards total since 2000
Hole #10
Planned change to add a new championship tee—35-50 yards
Hole #11
Added a new championship tee—10 yards
Hole #12
No changes
Hole #13
Planned change to add a new championship tee
Hole #14
Installed two bunkers along the left side of the fairway to pinch the landing area
Installed one bunker along the right side of the fairway to pinch the landing area
Rebuilt and lowered teeing area
Planted one large Cypress on right side of the fairway 100 yards out from the green to pinch the landing area
Hole #15
Removed roadway (Live Oak Meadow Road) in front of teeing area
Rebuilt green to USGA specifications
Installed five new bunkers along the left side of the fairway, which includes a pot bunker placed 10 yards in the fairway, all near the landing area
Planted Cypress trees along right-hand side of fairway
Hole #16
Rebuilt teeing grounds
Planted three large Cypress trees (two before the barranca bunker to create a chute towards the green and one near the bridge to create a true dogleg on the hole)
Hole #17
Enlarged tee complex
New path and hedge replacement on right side of the hole
Hole #18
Replaced big pine in front of the green with a large Cypress tree
Installed one fairway bunker along the right side of the landing area near trees in the fairway
Replaced two trees in the fairway and adjusted them towards green to protect new landing area—20 yards
Seawall fairway bunker expansion