Pebble Beach's New/Old 10th Tee

Doug Ferguson with all of the details in restoring the 10th tee on the already amazing initial hole of the incoming nine.

The tee could make a cameo in future tournaments, including the 2019 U.S. Open.

Pebble Beach officials were rebuilding the ninth green last year when they discovered from photos of the 1929 U.S. Amateur a tiny sliver of land just to the right of the green. It was a tee box of the par-4 10th hole along the ocean. The tee box never went away, rather it was buried beneath high grass.

R.J. Harper, the executive vice president of golf and retail, figured it was the perfect time to put it back.

The 10th hole goes out to the farthest point at Pebble Beach, a par 4 that is 448 yards for PGA Tour competition, and 495 yards for the most recent U.S. Open. With this tiny tee box directly to the right of the ninth green, Harper said the hole measures 349 yards.

Since it was restored, the tee has been used only for a couple of special occasions. It's a traffic issue. To use that tee, players could only exit to the left in front or behind the ninth green, which would hold up play on the ninth hole.

Ferguson asks Jordan Speith if he'd try to drive the green from the 354-yarder if he plays the 2019 U.S. Open. Spieth will still be just 25.