The Fifteenth Playing
The McLeunier
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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
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 One | Fly in, three nights inside the gate |
|---|---|
| Day Two | Pebble Beach Golf Links — the premium round |
| Day Three | Spyglass Hill — the tournament round |
| Day Four | Optional 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 January | Sun–Wed | $1,097 | $1,315 |
| 14–17 February | Sun–Wed | — | $1,315 |
| 23–26 March | Tue–Fri | — | $1,315 |
| 26–29 March | Fri–Mon | $1,097 | $1,315 |
| 11–14 July | Sun–Wed | $1,137 | $1,370 |
| 18–21 July | Sun–Wed | $1,137 | $1,370 |
| 8–11 August | Sun–Wed | $1,247 | $1,510 |
| 22–25 August | Sun–Wed | $1,247 | $1,510 |
| 4–7 October | Mon–Thu | $1,247 | — |
| 9–12 November | Tue–Fri | $1,247 | $1,510 |
| 5–8 December | Sun–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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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
| Thursday | Fly in, one night at The Inn at Spanish Bay |
|---|---|
| Friday | Spyglass Hill — optional premium round |
| Saturday | Poppy Hills — the tournament |
| Sunday | Home |
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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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
| Friday | Fly in, two nights downtown, night out |
|---|---|
| Saturday | Harding Park — catered tournament |
| Sunday | Home |
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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Poppy Hills
Inside the Pebble Beach gate, two nights in Monterey
IV
Any weekend of the year
Two nights, one round
| Friday | Fly in, two nights in Monterey, dinner together |
|---|---|
| Saturday | Poppy Hills — catered tournament, shotgun start |
| Sunday | Home |
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
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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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