Poppy Hills Golf Course, Golf course in Pebble Beach, United States

Poppy Hills Golf Course is an 18-hole championship layout that stretches 7,002 yards through Del Monte Forest. The terrain rolls gently through stands of trees, with sand bunkers positioned throughout to test different skill levels.

Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed Poppy Hills, which opened in 1986 as the first U.S. course owned and operated by an amateur golf association, the Northern California Golf Association. It replaced Cypress Point Club in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am rotation from 1991 to 2009. A 13-month renovation finished in April 2014 rebuilt the layout.

Poppy Hills is owned and run by the Northern California Golf Association, the first US course held by an amateur golf body. It replaced Cypress Point in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am rotation in 1991, after the private club did not immediately admit an African-American member despite the Tour's request. It stayed in the rotation through 2009, then hosted the Champions Tour's Nature Valley First Tee Open with Pebble Beach from 2014.

Poppy Hills sits in Del Monte Forest off California Highway 68, a short drive from the Pebble Beach gates. The clubhouse, practice range and pro shop serve players before and after rounds; the 2014 rebuild added improved short-game areas. Fog and coastal wind shape conditions through the year, so check the forecast and allow time for a full 18 holes.

Poppy Hills was the first course in the United States owned and operated by an amateur golf association, the Northern California Golf Association. It replaced Cypress Point Club in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am rotation in 1991, after the private club did not immediately admit an African-American member despite the Tour's request.