Pebble Beach Golf Links

Pebble Beach Golf Links opened in 1919 on California’s Monterey Peninsula and is one of the most famous golf courses in the world. It was designed by two amateurs, Jack Neville and Douglas Grant, and over the years great names such as Alister MacKenzie, Chandler Egan and Jack Nicklaus, who designed the current 5th hole, have left their mark.

The course runs along dramatic cliffs above the Pacific and asks for precision more than power. Greens are small and the wind is always a factor, so every shot needs attention. The 7th is a par 3 of only 107 yards towards the ocean, Jack Nicklaus calls the approach into the 8th his favourite shot in golf, and the 541-yard par 5 18th is often described as the most famous finishing hole in the game.

Pebble Beach has hosted six U.S. Opens, starting in 1972 when Nicklaus won, and the seventh comes in 2027. It has staged the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am every February since 1947 and held its first U.S. Women’s Open in 2023. Golf Digest has ranked it America’s No. 1 public course since 2003. Tee times usually require a stay at the resort.