The Preserve Golf Club

Quick Facts

Designer:  Tom Fazio in 2000

Cost:  Private

Contact Information:  Phone: (831) 620-6871 - Joh Pietro, Head Professional

Course Website:  Official Website - Visit The Preserve's official website by clicking on the link provided.

Directions:  Get here! - 19 Pronghorn Run, Carmel, California 93923

Photos:  See additional photos of The Preserve

Accolades: Ranked 78th on Golf Digest's 2009-10 Top 100 Greatest Golf Courses in America and 10th in the state of California.

Signature Hole:  18th - 450 Yard Par 4

18th Hole at The Preserve (450 Yard Par 4)

What to Expect: The grand Santa Lucia Preserve consists of 20,000 acres of gorgeous property near the golf mecca of Carmel and Monterey. The Preserve found itself on national television in 2002 when Mark Calcavecchia and Fred Couples squared off on the recently opened course that houses far more wildlife than it does golfers. The vast property gave Tom Fazio's team (J. Michael Poellot and Sandy Tatum) oodles of latitude on how to layout the course and best take advantage of property. Just to arrive at this remote location requires a 15 minute drive up one of the windiest and skiniest roads you'll ever encounter but upon arriving at the property it is all worth it. The views and remoteness of the course has few rivals while the course itself is another solid Fazio design that doesn't trump the surroundings.

By the Numbers:

Individual Hole Analysis

Best Par 3:  6th - 209 Yards

6th Hole at The Preserve (209 Yard Par 3)

Best Par 4:  1st - 442 Yards

Best Par 5:  17th - 558 Yards

Birdie Time:  16th - 141 Yard Par 3

Bogey Beware:  15th - 443 Yard Par 4

15th Hole at The Preserve (443 Yard Par 4)