From the first version for the original JNUG (1/29/92):

I last played Pebble Beach in 1977, and comparing my fading memories of
it to the JNUG versions I have played, I came to the conclusion that
there were enough differences that I wanted to do a version of one of
the greatest courses in the world that is as accurate as possible.  So
I spent a couple of months getting psyched to drag my lazy self around
the course and film it.  Finally, on Christmas Day, I woke up at 5 a.m.,
drove the two hours to Pebble Beach and did it!

Overall, I am very pleased with my effort.  Besides the lack of size in
the object file for more houses, the one major gripe I have is that while
on a cliff high above the ocean and looking out towards the horizon, the
top of the foreground ocean does not meet the bottom of the background
ocean, and in between is inserted by default an extremely unsightly strip
of green.  This is especially apparent on the 6th green, and on some of
the other holes, I did not build cliffs as high as I would have liked to.

Besides my films, the design of Pebble Beach was aided by the "1992 
United States Open Yardage Guide," which has an excellent overhead view
of each hole, as well as numerous distance markers.  Many of the hole
quotes, including the one about aiming for the chimney on the 8th hole,
are paraphrased from the Yardage Guide.

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The Signature Edition version:                               6/4/92

What a game!  Except for a few minor bugs, the ball not flying high 
enough and staying up in the air long enough and the uselessness of 
the overhead view when putting, it's perfect.  It's really nice to be
able to use so many objects and colors.  On the 6th, 8th, 9th and 10th
holes where there are steep hills, the reverse angle views are slightly
spoiled, as the bushes on the sides of the slopes are visible THROUGH
the fairway.  I can't remove them, as these bushes are very visible
looking at the green or fairway in the normal direction.  Maybe they'll 
fix it in the next revision?  The "unsightly strip of green" mentioned
above has now become a tidal wave.  At least the color is correct, you're
in California, and we have had plenty of earthquakes in the nearby Santa
Cruz mountains in the last ten years.  The U.S. Open rough has been
grown, and the course is ready.  I hope you enjoy this course and find
that it closely resembles what you see on the Open telecasts next week.

                                Bob Polin
                                2101 Carlmont Dr.
                                #306
                                Belmont, CA 94002
                                (415) 637-1461