Can You Play Spyglass Hill on GOLF+ VR? Here's How
Spyglass Hill Golf Course is available on GOLF+ VR
Spyglass Hill Golf Course is available on GOLF+ VR. Here is the quality assessment, how to access it, and whether the VR version of this Pebble Beach.
The Short Answer
Spyglass Hill Golf Course is available on GOLF+ VR. Here is the quality assessment, how to access it, and whether the VR version of this Pebble Beach.
Yes, Spyglass Hill Golf Course is available on GOLF+ VR. Ranked alongside Pebble Beach as one of the premier courses on the Monterey Peninsula, Spyglass Hill offers a split personality — ocean front holes followed by a forested inland stretch. You can access it as individual DLC for about $10, or through the GOLF+ Pass subscription ($9.99/month).
Spyglass Hill is the Rodney Dangerfield of the Pebble Beach resort courses. Everyone talks about Pebble Beach. Everyone remembers Spanish Bay. But Spyglass Hill is the harder test, the more interesting design, and in many ways the better VR experience.
Course Quality Assessment
The GOLF+ team built Spyglass Hill with the same production values as Pebble Beach. The course starts with five holes on the ocean — waves crashing, sand dunes, the whole Monterey experience — before turning inland into the Del Monte Forest for the remaining thirteen. In VR, this transition is dramatic. You come in from the ocean, enter the trees, and suddenly the course changes character completely.
The ocean holes (1 through 5) are spectacular in VR. The par-4 4th hole that hugs the coastline gives you the same immersive ocean views as Pebble Beach’s 7th, but with a longer and more demanding approach shot. The depth perception on these coastal carries is excellent.
The forest holes are where Spyglass Hill gets its teeth. The course tightens up significantly. The trees create framed corridors that look stunning in VR. The par-3 5th — the first inland hole after the ocean stretch — is a 190-yard carry over a pond to a green that sits in a cathedral of pines. In VR, the scale of the trees makes the hole feel even more intimidating than it is in real life.
The greens at Spyglass Hill are the real challenge. They are fast, undulating, and protected by deep bunkers. In VR, you can read the breaks accurately. This is a genuine advantage over screen-based sims.
The downside is that Spyglass Hill is hard. Really hard. It is 6,900 yards from the tips and plays longer because of the elevation and the prevailing wind. In VR with a controller, you will struggle to reach some par-4s in regulation. Play from the forward tees and accept that you will make bogeys. This is not a course for your best score. It is a course for the experience.
How to Access
Individual DLC ($10-12): Buy Spyglass Hill as a standalone course on the Meta Quest Store or in-game.
GOLF+ Pass ($9.99/month or $99.99/year): Subscribe for access to all courses including Spyglass Hill.
Is It Worth It?
Spyglass Hill is the best value-for-money course on the Monterey Peninsula in the GOLF+ catalog. It is cheaper than Pebble Beach DLC in real life. And in VR, the ocean-to-forest transition is more interesting than Pebble Beach’s all-ocean-all-the-time approach.
If you own Pebble Beach on GOLF+ and want more Monterey golf, buy Spyglass Hill next. It is the better test and the more varied experience. If you are choosing between Spyglass Hill and Pebble Beach as your first Monterey course, buy Pebble Beach. But buy Spyglass Hill soon after.
For the full list of top courses on the platform, see the best courses on GOLF+ VR guide. For the platform breakdown, read the GOLF+ VR review.