Pebble Beach scores aces among golf vacation resorts

Pebble Beach scores aces among golf vacation resorts

Among golf vacation resorts in the United States, Pebble Beach Golf Links in California easily stands out, having acquired a no. 1 rating as a public golf course from the reputable magazine Golf Digest. Much of this stellar ranking owes itself to the breath-taking panorama of the Pebble Beach coastline where some of the world’s illustrious golfers display their wares.

The grandeur that is Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula is but a part of an even grander natural wonder, the Del Monte Forest preserve. A golf vacation will not be complete without experiencing the 17-Mile Drive cutting across the Del Monte Forest unveiling the best sceneries California could offer.

Pebble Beach Golf Links revolves around seven courses, with some offering spectacular ocean play. Among the major tournaments it regularly hosts are the US Open and the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am where the likes of Bill Murray, Clint Eastwood, Joe Pesci and other celebrities have chalked birdies, pars and bogeys at the links.

The three-course loop at Pebble Beach Golf Links includes Spyglass Hill Golf Course certain to rekindle some boyhood dreams. Characters from Robert Lewis Stevenson’s adventure novel Treasure Island, from Captain Flint to Long John Silver, are immortalized in the golf course’s holes. The ocean beach touches five of its holes, while tees from the other 13 takes the golfer to pine-clad mountains, truly reminiscent of a treasure hunt an innocent boy could dream of.

Another jewel of a course and the envy of other golf vacation resorts could also be found in Pebble Beach’s Spanish Bay Links. This course was designed with Scotland, where golf supposedly originated, in mind. Complementing this sea-based Scottish ambience is the environment-friendly drop areas of the Spanish Bay Links, created so that this gentleman’s game of golf will not be a disturbance to both wildlife and vegetation in the area.