From Santa Cruz Sentinel Santa Cruz Sentinel
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.