In 1919, Jack Neville and Douglas Grant set about creating a golf course that vindicated its position perched on the cliff tops overlooking the Pacific Ocean. While this pioneering duo laid the foundations of Pebble Beach®, it was one Henry Chandler Egan who sculpted the course largely into its current shape.

The golf course has enjoyed many improvements and alterations over the years with the likes of Herbert Fowler, Alister MacKenzie, Arnold Palmer, and Jack Nicklaus both contributing to the amazing golf course we see today.

The course opens in a subdued and understated fashion, easing you into the round and preparing you for the adrenaline rush to come, with a sub-current of tension and drama palpable for every visiting golfer.

From the 6th, where the golf course begins to meander along the dramatic cliff-side, Pebble Beach® comes into its own and it’s easy to see why it enjoys such an iconic reputation.

The views from the course are simply incredible – you might even catch a glimpse of humpback whales depending on the season – and the golfer is asked plenty of questions, particularly on the seaside holes. The greens in general are very small and well protected so the key to scoring well can often lie in the accuracy of your approach shots; that and being able to ignore the beauty of the Monterey Peninsula and concentrate on the task in hand!

There’s a grand sense of history here too and on your way around the course, you can’t help but think of the greats of the game whose footsteps you’re following in. Channelling your inner Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson or Tiger Woods makes the experience all the more magical.