Pebble Beach Restores Original 10th Tee

Jerry Stewart with the news that the Pebble Beach Company is putting back the seaside 10th tee first built in 1919 but abandoned by 1929 for the U.S. Amateur.

According to Pebble Beach Executive Vice President of Golf RJ Harper, following its closure the alternate tee was only used for special occasions, one of those being the 1963 Shell's Wonderful World of Golf match between Jack Nicklaus and Sam Snead. After the Shell event the tee was permanently closed, with the more inland tee box becoming the lone teeing area for everyday play.

"We've been touching up this masterpiece for a long time. In examining the course's past, we thought it'd be terrific to have that tee available for special occasions, to play the hole again as it was originally designed to be played," Harper said. "It's a snapshot in time. Restoring that original design element and seeing it realized again is something special."