As I am rating more courses on the Monterey Peninsula I realize that its pretty tough to imagine MPCC then leaving, but if you include the Dunes I see this being a Top 5 36 Hole Facility in the U.S. The golf around there is that good. For the course, I really enjoyed being able to see a Mike Strantz in person. Contrary to Pebble, I don't think the near the Ocean are better than the ones further inland. The visual elements, especially on the Par 3's, fit my eye very well and all seemed pretty unique. The greens are good but aren't particularly imaginative and decently simple to navigate. Clear strategic elements all over the course, but there isn't a hole to really point out in particular. The forgiving fairways allow the tour players to have unrestricted wedges/short irons in all-day, but in my opinion perfect for the average to great golfer.