Pinnacle Point Estate

Pinnacle Point Estate Review

Item: Pinnacle Point Estate
Rating: 5
Author: colin r braithwaite

by colin r braithwaite•February 5, 2022

I had heard and read a lot about Pinnacle Point. Thus, I was excited to play it. Sadly, it is not very often that my expectations are exceeded, but they were here. An awesome fun course. Make no mistake about it, Pinnacle Point is an eye candy course. Not to the extent of Old Head, as Pinnacle Point has golf chops as well. Not sure how much I can add that hasn’t already been said, but I will give it a go. My only issue is the mandatory cart. The course starts slowly, one and two are welcoming par fours. The third has a blind approach. The long 4th is the number one handicap hole with a wonderful infinity green. The 6th is a short reachable downhill dogleg left. Definite birdie hole. The 6th is an uphill par four, favor the right off the tee. The Figure 8 green appears to be flanked by banks, on both sides. It is not the right bank ends about halfway. Thus, if the pin is back and you are planning on a bank or you push it, the ball is probably gone. I barely hung on. The short downhill par three 7th will illicit a “wow”. That is what the hole is called, it does not get much more visually stimulating than an island green sitting on a cliff with the ocean as a backdrop. As wonderful as 7 is I liked the 8th even better. A driveable dogleg right that is all carry over a ravine. The wind was with me, so going for it was an easy decision that I was able to take advantage of. Fun hole. The front ends with another par three on a cliff. Anything right and you are in the Indian Ocean.

The back starts with an uphill dogleg right. Favor the left off the tee to take the right fairway bunkers out of play and hit an extra club on your approach. The 11th is another dogleg right, one of the weaker holes. The 12th is an awesome hole, downhill with a ravine and ocean right. Off the tee aim at the two pot bunkers left, the fairway and the green roll left to right. The 13th is another par three with the green perched on a cliff. An impressive hole that is considered the signature hole. The 14th is a straight away par four paralleling the ocean. The 15th is a short par four that runs inland. The 16th is the longest par five, play it as a three shotter and stay right, there is ravine left. The 17th is a long par three. The 18th is a reachable, albeit risky, downhill dogleg left par five. The hold slopes hard right to left, thus, favor right of center. There is a rope bunker running the left side of the hole. Lay up on the right side to your favorite wedge yardage and hit it tight.

Other point so interest, as you are driving in you may notice a house with a what appears to be a plane in the living room. It is a plane, my understanding is the owner used to be a pilot and is now in a wheelchair. Secondly, the St Blaize trail passes through Pinnacle point. It is a wonderful cliffside walking trail and it is fantastic that the course and the trail can coexist.

Pinnacle Point Estate

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Pinnacle Point Estate

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