Stewart Hagestad: Cypress Point Club is a ‘historic and iconic place’ | Golf Central | Golf Channel

Stewart Hagestad: Cypress Point Club is a ‘historic and iconic place’ | Golf Central | Golf Channel

GB&I WILL BE HOPING TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THE STROPHE . ONE OF THE CONSISTENT FACES FOR TEAM USA IS 34-YEAR-OLD STEWART HAGESTAD . WE CAUGHT UP WITH THEM DURING THE PRACTICE ROUND. >> THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME. HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST WALKS IN GOLF. >> MY FAVORITE WALK. A SPECIAL PLACE. >> WHAT A SIGNIFICANT OF THIS ONE? >> THEY ARE ALL DIFFERENT, EACH ONE IS INDIVIDUALLY SPECIAL. JUST BEING HERE WITH THE GUYS, THIS IS THE FIRST GOLF COURSE I HAD A CHANCE TO PLAY, WHERE I SAID, THIS IS DIFFERENT ON A DIFFERENT FEEL AND A DIFFERENT VIBE. HOW DO YOU GO OUT TO CYPRESS POINT GOLF CLUB AND NOT LEAVE WITH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE ? BEING A CALIFORNIA NATIVE, IT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO ME. >> I REMEMBER WALKING TOWARDS THE 15th GREEN, 16 IS AN ICONIC HOLE, 17, OCEANSIDE, BUT TALK ABOUT THE INLAND HOLES. HE WANTED TWO GREATEST NATURAL, TALKING JOURNEY THROUGH SEA AND LAND, WHAT STICKS OUT? >> A LOT OF GREAT PODCASTS, A BOOK ON CYPRESS, THEY NAILED IT, EACH HOLE IS A UNIQUE CHAPTER. YOU GET TO THE DRAMATIC FINISH. THIS AMAZING, PLEASANT WALK THROUGH THE TREES AND THROUGH THE DUNES, THE DRAMATIC FINISH, AND, REINVENTING WAYS TO SAY IT BUT JUST HISTORIC. >> WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE OF THIS PAR 3 15th? IT SETS THE STAGE FOR ONE OF THE BEST RECORDS IN GOLF, WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU STAND ON THE TEE AND ON THE GREEN? >> THIS HOLE IS EASIER AND — WHEN YOU’RE PLAYING WITH YOUR BUDDIES AND THE GREEN IS SOFTER. ONE IN THE FRONT, ONE IN THE BACK, ON THE RIGHT FINGER, YOU CAN SEE THE GOLF COURSE CHANGE. I THINK, FOR A LOT OF GOOD PLAYERS, FOR MOST, YOU KNOW, PRETTY VISTA. AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS A WEDGE. HOW FIRM THAT THE GREENS ARE GETTING, IT TAKES MORE THOUGHT. >> HOLE LOCATION, SET MY SUNGLASSES DOWN, HERE? >> YES, THAT FEELS RIGHT. >> WHERE IS THE IDEAL SPOT TO HIT IT? >> WEDGE, IT DEPENDS ON THE WIND, SOME ROOM SHORT, EXPECTING A FIRM ABOUT, IF THE WIND IS DOWN, PROBABLY 854 DEGREE OR NOT MUCH MORE THAN 50. THAT IS DEPENDENT. ON THIS HOLE, YOU KNOW, LONG IS TOUGH, RIGHT IS TOUGH. YOU GO AT IT, EASY TO SAY LET’S GO LAWN AND GO TO THE PIN, NOT AS SPEEDY AS IT COULD BE BUT YOU HAVE A WEDGE, THE AGGRESSIVE, IT IS ONE THAT YOU SIT THERE AND NEED TO HIT A LOT OF GOOD SHOTS TO GET ON THIS TEAM. >> LET’S TRY TO HIT A PUTT REAL QUICK. >> SURE. WHERE DO YOU WANT ME? >> WHEREVER YOU THINK YOU WILL HIT THE BALL. >> ADRENALINE PROBABLY KICKS IN. HERE. THIS PUTT SHOULD GO A CUP AND A HALF RIGHT TO LEFT. CHANGE THIS. DO IT, DO IT RIGHT. IT IS NOT AS FAST AS IT COULD BE. YOU ARE PUTTING INTO THE WIND. >> FOR THE SAKE OF MY POCKETBOOK, WE WILL SET THAT THERE. >> LET’S SEE IF WE CAN HIT OUR LINE. AND GET ONE IN. THERE YOU GO. >> RIGHT EDGE. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME, FIFTH WALKER

Brentley Romine talks with 34-year-old Stewart Hagestad about his expectations for his fifth Walker Cup and his thoughts on the “special” Cypress Point Club in Pebble Beach. Then, Hagestad tests out the firm green at the par-3 15th hole. #GolfChannel #StewartHagestad #WalkerCup
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