The 7th hole in 2005
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Location | Pebble Beach, California |
Established | 1919 |
Type | Public |
Owned by | Pebble Beach Co. |
Operated by | Pebble Beach Co. |
Total holes | 18 |
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Greens | Poa annua grass |
Fairways | Winter ryegrass |
Website | Pebble Beach Resorts |
Pebble Beach Golf Links | |
Designed by | Jack Neville and Douglas Grant |
Par | 72 (blue tees) |
Length | 6,828 yards (6,244 m) |
Course rating | 74.7 |
Slope rating | 143 |
Pebble Beach Golf Links is a golf course on the west coast of the United States, located in Pebble Beach, California.
Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful courses in the world, it hugs the rugged coastline and has wide open views of Carmel Bay, opening to the Pacific Ocean on the south side of the Monterey Peninsula. In 2001 it became the first public course (i.e., open to the general public for play) to be selected as the No.1 Golf Course in America by Golf Digest. Greens fees are among the highest in the world, at $495 (plus $35 cart fee for non-resort guests) per round in 2008.
Four of the courses in the coastal community of Pebble Beach, including Pebble Beach Golf Links, belong to the Pebble Beach Company, which also operates three hotels and a spa at the resort. The other courses are The Links at Spanish Bay, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, and Del Monte Golf Course.
The PGA Tour and Champions Tour play annual events at Pebble Beach, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and the First Tee Open. It has hosted six men's major championships: five U.S. Opens and a PGA Championship. The course is included in many golf video games, such as the Links series and the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series.