The first hole is a short par 3. The green mostly slopes gently back-right to front-left. There is a bunker back left, and there are few mounds surrounding the green, but these mounds aren’t particularly intrusive. The ideal safe shot is a standard fade, but this is a links, so a running shot is also quite playable here.

“Measuring just under 150 yards, the player is faced with a fairly straight-forward hole to open the round. Aptly named for the El Carmelo Cemetery bordering this hole on the right; this par three features a bunker guarding the back left and mounding guarding the right side of a smallish green. The green slopes back to front, so the smart play is to keep the ball left and below the hole.”

Source: Pacific Grove Golf Links