The Fifteenth Playing

The McLeunier

XV

Monterey Peninsula, California · 2027

The Premise

The winner hosts. This year the cup travels.

Fourteen playings on home soil. The fifteenth comes to California — three hours from Calgary, nonstop, and the best stretch of public golf on the continent.

16

Players

The tournament minimum at both venues, so sixteen is the target

2 / 1

Rounds

Two rounds in Options I and II, one in Options III and IV

3 / 2

Nights

Three nights in Options I and II, two in Options III and IV

4

Options

Priced, checked against live availability, and ready to vote on

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The Format

Nine drinks, eighteen holes, scored off handicap

Same format as always. Where there are two rounds, the premium round is played straight the day before and the cup is settled on the second.

Day One · Options I and II

The Premium Round

A premium course added the day before the tournament, played straight with no drinks on the card.

Day Two

The Tournament Round

Nine drinks across eighteen holes. Shotgun start, scoring and catering laid on.

The Cup

Net, Off Handicap

Winner takes the McLeunier and hosts the sixteenth in 2028.

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The Slate

Four ways to play it

I

Pebble Beach
and Spyglass

Two rounds, three nights inside the gate at Pebble Beach.

$3,413

at the Inn, or $3,780 at the Lodge

per man, flights covered

II

Spyglass and
Poppy Hills

Spyglass on the Friday, the tournament at Poppy Hills on the Saturday.

$2,298

per man, all in

III

Harding Park
only

Two nights in San Francisco, the tournament on the Saturday.

$962

per man, all in

IV

Poppy Hills
only

Two nights in Monterey, the tournament on the Saturday.

$1,035

per man, all in

The 18th tee marker at Pebble Beach Golf Links above the surf, with the clubhouse and finishing hole along the bay behind

Pebble Beach Golf Links
and Spyglass Hill

Three nights inside the gate, at the Inn or the Lodge

I

Eleven windows in 2027

Both rounds inside the gate

Day OneFly in, three nights inside the gate
Day TwoPebble Beach Golf Links — the premium round
Day ThreeSpyglass Hill — the tournament round
Day FourOptional third round, then home

Eleven three-night windows open to sixteen players in 2027. One falls on a weekend — Option I-A, overleaf.

Host Covers

Return flights from Calgary for all fifteen guests

Stay at the Inn

$3,413

Per guest — room, green fees, carts and meals

Stay at the Lodge

$3,780

Per guest — the same trip, the better address

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Option I-A · Preferred

26–29 March 2027, the one weekend of the year

Friday in, Monday out

Two working days off instead of four, at the cheapest rate The Inn offers all year.

The trade is weather

Late March is the tail of the rainy season, about two and a half inches for the month. August is the sunshine answer.

The U.S. Open is here in June

Pebble Beach hosts it in 2027. The month is blacked out and every other date in the year is tighter for it.

Window Days The Inn The Lodge
10–13 JanuarySun–Wed$1,097$1,315
14–17 FebruarySun–Wed—$1,315
23–26 MarchTue–Fri—$1,315
26–29 MarchFri–Mon$1,097$1,315
11–14 JulySun–Wed$1,137$1,370
18–21 JulySun–Wed$1,137$1,370
8–11 AugustSun–Wed$1,247$1,510
22–25 AugustSun–Wed$1,247$1,510
4–7 OctoberMon–Thu$1,247—
9–12 NovemberTue–Fri$1,247$1,510
5–8 DecemberSun–Wed$1,137$1,370

Per room per night, service charge included, before tax. Sixteen men is eight rooms, and every window above is confirmed at eight. April, May, June and September have nothing available to a group this size.

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A green at Spyglass Hill sitting behind water, framed by Monterey pines

Spyglass Hill
and Poppy Hills

One night inside the gate, then two in Monterey

II

Any weekend of the year

Come for one round or two

ThursdayFly in, one night at The Inn at Spanish Bay
FridaySpyglass Hill — optional premium round
SaturdayPoppy Hills — the tournament
SundayHome

Spyglass is optional

Want the extra round? Fly in Thursday. Don't? Arrive Friday evening, play Poppy Hills only, pay $1,035.

Each guest pays

$2,298

Both rounds, rooms, meals and airfare

Host Covers

Tournament

Green fees, carts and catering for sixteen

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A green at TPC Harding Park at dusk, lined with mature cypress trees and bunkers beyond

TPC Harding Park

Two nights in San Francisco, nineteen minutes from the airport

III

Any weekend of the year

Two nights in the city, one round

FridayFly in, two nights downtown, night out
SaturdayHarding Park — catered tournament
SundayHome

Host of the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2015 Presidents Cup. No two-hour drive, no rental cars, and North Beach and the Mission are a short walk from the hotel.

Each guest pays

$962

Hotel, meals and airfare

Host Covers

Tournament

Green fees, carts and catering for sixteen

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Aerial view of a Poppy Hills fairway running between pine forest down to the ocean, with a pond left and bunkers short of the green

Poppy Hills

Inside the Pebble Beach gate, two nights in Monterey

IV

Any weekend of the year

Two nights, one round

FridayFly in, two nights in Monterey, dinner together
SaturdayPoppy Hills — catered tournament, shotgun start
SundayHome

Inside the gate on the Monterey Peninsula, and the longest booking runway of the four — group outings go on the books a full year ahead.

Each guest pays

$1,035

Hotel, meals and airfare

Host Covers

Tournament

Green fees, carts and catering for sixteen

The McLeunier XV · 09

Summary

The four options, side by side

Option Courses Dates Guest Rounds Index
I · Pebble Beach Pebble, Spyglass Eleven windows $3,413 Two 5.8
I-A · The weekend Pebble, Spyglass 26–29 March $3,413 Two 6.6
II · Spyglass and Poppy Spyglass, Poppy Open $2,298 Two 8.4
III · Harding Park Harding Park Open $962 One 8.3
IV · Poppy Hills Poppy Hills Open $1,035 One 7.8

What the index weighs

Booking certainty 20%, date flexibility 15%, fit with the tournament round 15%, travel 10%, cost 15%, worth-flying-for 25%.

What the host covers

Return flights from Calgary in Option I. The tournament — green fees, carts, scoring and catering in Options II, III and IV.

The trade

Option I is the best golf and the tightest calendar. III and IV are a single round, but III is the easiest to run and the best night out. II sits between.

Guest cost in US dollars per player · excludes on-course drinks and ground transport · 10

Before Anything Gets Booked

What happens next

1

A vote on the option

One each. Four options on the table and whichever wins gets booked.

2

A firm head count

Sixteen is the target. Deposits go non-refundable fourteen days out, so names rather than maybes.

3

If I-A wins, move now

One weekend, no fallback, and it is on sale to everybody else. Votes and deposits inside days, not weeks, or it is gone.

About the numbers

US dollars per player at sixteen players, two to a room. Room rates are live quotes from the resort's system; green fees are 2027 estimates, since the resorts reset their rates each April and 2027 is not yet published. Airfare estimated at $430 return from Calgary including bag fees.

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A golf green at dusk lined with mature cypress trees

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The Fifteenth Playing

The McLeunier

XV

Monterey Peninsula, California · 2027

The Premise

The winner hosts. This year the cup travels.

Fourteen playings on home soil. The fifteenth comes to California — three hours from Calgary, nonstop, and the best stretch of public golf on the continent.

  • 16PlayersThe tournament minimum at both venues
  • 2 / 1RoundsTwo in Options I and II, one in III and IV
  • 3 / 2NightsIn Thursday or Friday, home Sunday or Monday
  • 4OptionsPriced, checked, ready to vote on

The Format

Nine drinks, eighteen holes, scored off handicap

Same format as always. Where there are two rounds, the premium round is played straight the day before and the cup is settled on the second.

Day One · Options I and II

The Premium Round

A premium course added the day before the tournament, played straight with no drinks on the card.

Day Two · All options

The Tournament Round

Nine drinks across eighteen holes. Shotgun start, scoring and catering laid on.

The Cup

Net, Off Handicap

Winner takes the McLeunier and hosts the sixteenth in 2028.

The 18th at Pebble Beach Golf Links, surf breaking below the fairway

I

Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill

Three nights inside the gate · eleven windows in 2027

  • Day OneFly in, three nights inside the gate
  • Day TwoPebble Beach Golf Links — the premium round
  • Day ThreeSpyglass Hill — the tournament round
  • Day FourOptional third round, then home

Eleven three-night windows open to sixteen players in 2027. One of them falls on a weekend — that's Option I-A below.

At the Inn$3,413
At the Lodge$3,780

Per guest — room, both green fees with carts, and meals

Host Covers Flights Return fares from Calgary for all fifteen guests

I-A

26–29 March 2027

The only weekend of the year · Friday in, Monday out

  • FridayFly in, check in at the Inn
  • SaturdayPebble Beach Golf Links
  • SundaySpyglass Hill — the tournament
  • MondayHome

Two working days off instead of four, at the cheapest rate the Inn offers all year. The trade is weather — late March is the tail of the rainy season. August is the sunshine answer.

The U.S. Open is at Pebble Beach in June 2027. The month is blacked out and every other date in the year is tighter for it.

WindowDaysInnLodge
10–13 JanSun–Wed$1,097$1,315
14–17 FebSun–Wed—$1,315
23–26 MarTue–Fri—$1,315
26–29 MarFri–Mon$1,097$1,315
11–14 JulSun–Wed$1,137$1,370
18–21 JulSun–Wed$1,137$1,370
8–11 AugSun–Wed$1,247$1,510
22–25 AugSun–Wed$1,247$1,510
4–7 OctMon–Thu$1,247—
9–12 NovTue–Fri$1,247$1,510
5–8 DecSun–Wed$1,137$1,370

Per room per night, service charge included, before tax. Sixteen men is eight rooms, and every window above is confirmed at eight. April, May, June and September have nothing available to a group this size.

A green at Spyglass Hill behind water, framed by Monterey pines

II

Spyglass Hill and Poppy Hills

One night inside the gate, then two in Monterey · any weekend of the year

  • ThursdayFly in, one night at the Inn at Spanish Bay
  • FridaySpyglass Hill — optional premium round
  • SaturdayPoppy Hills — the tournament
  • SundayHome
Spyglass is optional

Want the extra round? Fly in Thursday. Don't? Arrive Friday evening, play Poppy Hills only, pay $1,035.

Each guest pays $2,298

Both rounds, rooms, meals and airfare

Host Covers Tournament Green fees, carts and catering for sixteen
A green at TPC Harding Park at dusk, lined with cypress trees

III

TPC Harding Park

Two nights in San Francisco, nineteen minutes from the airport · any weekend

  • FridayFly in, two nights downtown, night out
  • SaturdayHarding Park — catered tournament
  • SundayHome

Host of the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2015 Presidents Cup. No two-hour drive, no rental cars, and North Beach and the Mission are a short walk from the hotel.

Each guest pays $962

Hotel, meals and airfare

Host Covers Tournament Green fees, carts and catering for sixteen
Aerial view of a Poppy Hills fairway running between pine forest toward the ocean

IV

Poppy Hills

Inside the Pebble Beach gate, two nights in Monterey · any weekend

  • FridayFly in, two nights in Monterey, dinner together
  • SaturdayPoppy Hills — catered tournament, shotgun start
  • SundayHome

Inside the gate on the Monterey Peninsula, and the longest booking runway of the four — group outings go on the books a full year ahead.

Each guest pays $1,035

Hotel, meals and airfare

Host Covers Tournament Green fees, carts and catering for sixteen

Summary

The four options, side by side

OptionDatesGuestRoundsIndex
I · Pebble BeachEleven windows$3,413Two5.8
I-A · The weekend26–29 March$3,413Two6.6
II · Spyglass & PoppyOpen$2,298Two8.4
III · Harding ParkOpen$962One8.3
IV · Poppy HillsOpen$1,035One7.8

What the index weighs

Booking certainty 20%, date flexibility 15%, fit with the tournament round 15%, travel 10%, cost 15%, worth-flying-for 25%.

What the host covers

Return flights from Calgary in Option I. The tournament — green fees, carts, scoring and catering in Options II, III and IV.

The trade

Option I is the best golf and the tightest calendar. III and IV are a single round, but III is the easiest to run and the best night out. II sits between.

Guest cost in US dollars per player · excludes on-course drinks and ground transport. The index is a judgement rather than a calculation.

Before Anything Gets Booked

What happens next

1

A vote on the option

One each. Four options on the table and whichever wins gets booked.

2

A firm head count

Sixteen is the target. Deposits go non-refundable fourteen days out, so names rather than maybes.

3

If I-A wins, move now

One weekend, no fallback, and it's on sale to everybody else. Votes and deposits inside days, not weeks, or it's gone.

About the numbers. US dollars per player at sixteen players, two to a room. Room rates are live quotes from the resort's system; green fees are 2027 estimates, since the resorts reset their rates each April. Airfare estimated at $430 return from Calgary including bag fees.