A bit of wax is removed earlier this week from the likeness of legendary golf course architect Alister MacKenzie as artist Steven Whyte and his crew installed his commissioned bronze sculpture of MacKenzie, elite amateur golfer and golf course developer Marion Hollins and Hollins’ dog Carlos at the first tee at Pasatiempo Golf Course in Santa Cruz. The installation, which includes benches and platforms designed and poured by Tom Ralston Concrete and plaques created by Santa Cruz metal artist Sean Monaghan, was unveiled during a ceremony on Friday. Pasatiempo’s golf course underwent a restoration project that began in April 2023 and concluded in December 2024, focusing on returning the course to its original 1929 MacKenzie design. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Statues of Alister MacKenzie, Marion Hollins and Carlos are readied for their unveiling. Hollins was one of the only known female golf course developers in history. As a golfer, she won the 1921 U.S. Women’s Amateur and was runner-up in 1913. She helped develop three world-class golf courses: The Women’s National Golf and Tennis Club in New York state, Cypress Point Club and Pasatiempo. She owned thousands of acres in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, including the 570 acres of Pasatiempo where she built the Hollins House in 1929. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)
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A bit of wax is removed earlier this week from the likeness of legendary golf course architect Alister MacKenzie as artist Steven Whyte and his crew installed his commissioned bronze sculpture of MacKenzie, elite amateur golfer and golf course developer Marion Hollins and Hollins’ dog Carlos at the first tee at Pasatiempo Golf Course in Santa Cruz. The installation, which includes benches and platforms designed and poured by Tom Ralston Concrete and plaques created by Santa Cruz metal artist Sean Monaghan, was unveiled during a ceremony on Friday. Pasatiempo’s golf course underwent a restoration project that began in April 2023 and concluded in December 2024, focusing on returning the course to its original 1929 MacKenzie design. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)
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SANTA CRUZ — Statues of Alister MacKenzie, Marion Hollins and Hollins’ dog Carlos were unveiled at the first tee at Pasatiempo Golf Course in Santa Cruz during a ceremony on Friday.
Hollins was one of the only known female golf course developers in history. As a golfer, she won the 1921 U.S. Women’s Amateur and was runner-up in 1913. She helped develop three world-class golf courses: The Women’s National Golf and Tennis Club in New York state, Cypress Point Club and Pasatiempo. She owned thousands of acres in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, including the 570 acres of Pasatiempo where she built the Hollins House in 1929.
MacKenzie was a legendary golf course architect. Pasatiempo’s golf course underwent a restoration project that began in April 2023 and concluded in December 2024, focusing on returning the course to its original 1929 MacKenzie design.
The installation includes benches and platforms designed and poured by Tom Ralston Concrete, and plaques created by Santa Cruz metal artist Sean Monaghan.
