Pebble Beach Sports Travel

Few places in the world have so many famous clubs so clustered together. The oldest club is the Del Monte, which claims to be the oldest continuously run golf course west of the Mississippi River. Pebble Beach Golf Links are the most known for hosting Pro-Am and U.S. Open tournaments, but adjacent to it, Spyglass, boasts the toughest pro course in the world, as well as one of the most scenic. The venerable, quiet, private, and independent Monterrey Peninsula Country Club has 36 holes and plenty of land nestled between the Pebble Beach Corp Links. Most courses are adjacent to each other along the northern part of Pebble Beach with homes and open space planned into the landscape. At the north end, near the Pacific Grove Gate, are the ecologically minded (old quarry replaced with natural bunch grasses and other drought tolerant plants) Links at Spanish Bay, while the tiny 9 hole 3 par Peter Hay course is separate from the others quite near the south Carmel Gate. Past Japanese ownership of the Pebble Beach Corp created a buzz among members, so the clubs now swap land and water rights in an effort to maintain joint prosperity and low profile public scrutiny. For example, Monterrey Peninsula Country Club gave land to the Pebble Beach Corp, the Links course I believe, for fairway development in exchange for a golf cart underpass below part of the 17 mile drive where back to back blind curves had mixed sport car with golf cart. The two 18 hole courses of Monterrey Golf Club traverse woodland, meadow, and ocean cliff landscape of its sizeable territory. Diversity is what make Pebble Beach so great. However, due to both housing and course development, courses are now irrigated with reclaimed water from the Carmel treatment plant. Salt is an issue in this matter, so periodically the courses are watered with fresh water to keep grass green. Resident millionaires ARE public pressure for more thoughtful ecosystem management of grass, greens, and rough.

Check with your local club pro about this. I'm not sure what the long list of equipment rules are for the various clubs. I do know that tee reservations are required at minimum, and that prices to play will be among the world's highest. Golf carts are allowed on some courses, but taking the cart off the designated trail is likely to put the player in hot water. In some cases, chasing after the ball in the sensitive ecosystem of some course roughs may be forbidden. Regardless of how good you play, plan to lose a few balls. The coastal winds, slippery slopes, and water hazards are designed to keep the professional player alert.

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