Tee off on legendary ground.
Carmel-by-the-Sea borders Pebble Beach, which means a few of the most famous holes in golf are a five-minute drive from Ocean Avenue. Add the resort courses of sunny Carmel Valley and you have a destination that rewards a week of play, from U.S. Open venues to relaxed, oak-studded layouts.
Pebble Beach Golf Links is the most famous public golf course in the world and a six-time host of the U.S. Open. Opened in 1919, it hugs the Carmel Bay coastline with iconic holes like the par-three seventh and the sweeping eighteenth. A round here is a bucket-list experience for golfers of every level.
Spyglass Hill, designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and named after Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, is consistently ranked among the most challenging courses in America. The opening holes tumble through seaside dunes before the route climbs into the Del Monte Forest. It co-hosts the annual AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am alongside Pebble Beach Golf Links.
The Links at Spanish Bay brings true Scottish links golf to the Monterey Peninsula, with firm fescue turf, rolling dunes and ocean winds shaping nearly every shot. Designed by Tom Watson, Sandy Tatum and Robert Trent Jones Jr., it is walkable and wonderfully scenic. The nightly bagpiper at sunset is a beloved tradition.
Quail Lodge & Golf Club offers a sun-drenched Carmel Valley alternative to the foggy coast, with a Robert Muir Graves layout winding past lakes, oaks and the Carmel River. The course was refreshed by Todd Eckenrode and plays enjoyably for all abilities. A golf academy, driving range, clubhouse grill and the resort's lodge complete the experience.
Carmel Valley Ranch is the only Pete Dye-designed course on the Monterey Peninsula, climbing from the valley floor into the hills with dramatic elevation changes and panoramic views. Resident deer and wild turkeys roam the fairways. Guests of the ranch enjoy preferred tee times, and the clubhouse patio is a scenic spot for lunch afterward.
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Yes. Pebble Beach is a public resort course. Tee times are easiest to secure with a stay at one of the Pebble Beach Resorts properties, though non-resort guests can book limited times closer to the date.
The Carmel Gate to 17-Mile Drive is just a few blocks from downtown Carmel, and the Pebble Beach Golf Links clubhouse is roughly a five-minute drive from Ocean Avenue.
Carmel Valley courses such as Quail Lodge and Carmel Valley Ranch offer excellent resort golf at lower green fees than the Pebble Beach courses, often with warmer, sunnier weather.