Spyglass is a tough review for me simply because of the conditions I played in and my resulting score. When rating courses I feel both of those shouldn't be factored, at least not to the extent of the design and architecture. It definitely is hard to find a course with a more spectacular opening few holes. Once you make the turn down #1 you almost lose track of the fact you're there to play golf and want to simply take a stroll and soak it all in. The tee shot on #3 and and green on #4 are probably the most memorable/scenic shots on the course. I also have a few memories of searching for balls all over the lush forests on the inward holes I'd rather forget. Whether it was tough conditions or simply not playing well Spyglass was difficult, very difficult. Although it is not my favorite in Monterey, it's a very fair, great test of golf