3000 Club Rd,
Pebble Beach, California 93953
The Course:
36 holes. Seaside links. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Coastal duneland, woodland and residential.
Designer:
Dunes course: original design by Charles Blair Macdonald & Seth Raynor (1925); modifications by Rees Jones (1998), and Tom Fazio, Tim Jackson & David Khan (2015). Shore course: Robert (Bob) Baldock & Jack Neville (1961); redesigned by Mike Stranz (2004).
Above distances are for the Shore course. Also at Monterey Peninsula is the 18-hole Dunes course (par-72; 6911 yds from back tees).
36.601054
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4 miles NW of Carmel-By-The-Sea
Monterey Peninsula
Monterey Peninsula Country Club is home to two excellent oceanside, links golf courses: the Shore and the Dunes. The Shore course is rated one of California's finest layouts, perenially included in listings of America's 100 greatest courses.
Separated by a small row of sand dunes from two other great Monterey courses (The Links at Spanish Bay to the north and Spyglass Hill to the south), the 36-holes at Monterey Peninsula occupy some of the best oceanfront golfing terrain in the United States.
On the out-and-back Shore course, many of its holes on both nines are separated from the Pacific Ocean only by the thin sliver of road that is 17 Mile Drive. The Dunes course, also an out-and-back design, starts with nine "parkland" holes, played through a more wooded and occasionally villa-lined environment. The links-style theme returns on the Dunes' back-nine, which is again played in full view of the ocean. At the Dune's spectacular par-3 14th, you cross 17 Mile Drive to play an exquisite and heavily bunker-defended par-3, which sits directly alongside the ocean's rocky foreshore.
The rugged appearance of the duneland links holes on both courses, is frequently accentuated by rocky outcrops and plenty of rough-edged bunkering that flanks the wonderfully rolling, undulating fairways.
Limited access: this private course is generally playable only by members and their invited guests.
Private club; visitors/guests may only play if hosted by a member.
Walking permitted.
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Known as the "Duke of Del Monte", although originally from the eastern United States, Samuel Finley Brown Morse (1885-1969) can be credited with developing the Monterey Peninsula and at least eight of its golf courses. Those eight include Pebble Beach, Cypress Point, Spyglass Hill, and the Monterey Peninsula Country Club.
A distant cousin of Morse, who shared the same four initials and also came from Massachusetts, was Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872). He too gained great notoriety, as the co-developer of the electric telegraph system, and inventor of the Morse Code.
Shore course:
California's 7th best course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA's 62nd best course (Golf Digest, 2023).
Dunes course:
California's 11th best course.
USA's 79th best course.
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Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
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Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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