Published Fall, 2000

A mostly photographic look at the early history of this great course, with an emphasis on the construction and design of Cypress Point Club. Biographic profiles of architects MacKenzie, Robert Hunter are featured in the story of this masterpiece's creation.

"The fifth book by Shackelford, a young author, critic and soon to be course architect, is his best yet. Shackelford uncovers new aspects about Cypress Point. His detective work in unearthing incredible old photos of Alister MacKenzie and the course is unmatched. MacKenzie's art comes through pure and undistilled. One can only hope Shackelford will do a similar treatment of MacKenzie's other great American masterpiece, Augusta National. Rating: ***** (out of five)
-Ron Whitten, Golf World

"No critic today teases more lessons out of an old photograph than Shackelford. In this compelling account of the Cypress Point Club in Pebble Beach, Shackelford shows how a raw site offering dunesland, cypress forests and rocky headlands was converted into golf's most memorable course."
-Bradley Klein, Golfweek

"...stunning. Having unearthed a priceless cache of large format photographs taken by Julian Graham...Geoff has organized them for a hole-by-hole tour of the revered course that most of us will never see first hand."
-Bob Labbance, Golf Collector's Society Bulletin