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Kids under 12 have always played for free at Peter Hay and that will continue when the renovation is completed in the autumn of 2020. "We know this golf course serves many different constituents," says Pebble Beach Company CEO Bill Perocchi. "Obviously the goal is to attract more resort guests, but Peter Hay will remain the home of junior golf on the Peninsula." The reimagined Peter Hay is also an important evolution for Pebble Beach as a golf destination. Competitors like Bandon Dunes and Pinehurst have continuously reinvented themselves with new offerings that include thrilling par-3 courses designed by brand name architects. Pebble Beach had fallen behind, and Peter Hay was symbolic of this neglect—a scruffy collection of rather unimaginative holes, most of them with round, pop- up greens lacking in distinction. Woods' vision for the course, while still evolving, will inject fun and variety into the layout and take much better advantage of its sweeping vistas. The old Hay played counterclockwise, away from the ocean. Tiger has flipped the routing, leading to what will surely become the signature shot: Peter Hays' new second hole will be a 112 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 2 0 Photo: Pebble Beach Company Woods' vision for Peter Hay is a fun and varied collection of par-3s with more interesting greens. Photo: TGR Design The site has some of the most expansive views in Pebble Beach; by reversing the routing, Woods will create two infinity greens with the ocean as a backdrop, including a replica of Pebble Beach's 7th hole.