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Golf

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Del Monte Golf Course (Resort, Public)
831.373.2700
1300 Sylvan Rd.
Monterey, CA 93940
This is the oldest golf course west of the Mississippi that has remained in continuous operation. This is the host course for the California State Amateur and the Pebble Beach Invitational. The course is part of a resort complex with excellent facilities. The semi-hilly terrain, with its tree-lined fairways and small, moderately undulating greens, provide for an excellent round of golf.

Bayonet & Black Horse (Public)
1 McClure Way
Seaside, CA
831.899.7271
This facility offers two regulation eighteen hole courses. The Bayonet & Black Horse Course is very challenging because its greens are fast and its fairways are narrow. All the fairways are lined with tall cypress, pine, and oak trees.

Laguna Seca Golf Ranch (Public)
10520 York Rd
Monterey, CA 93940
831.373.3701
This course was built on hilly terrain, so you can expect many uneven lies. The magnificence of the Monterey Peninsula is reflected in 18 holes. In order to score well on this course, you must hit long and accurate tee shots. The greens are medium to large in size and surrounded by bunkers. This is a 6,157 yard golf course, but don't be mistaken, yard-for-yard, it is one of the most exacting layouts in the area. The 15th hole is one of the signature ones, where water comes into play more than once.

Monterey Pines Golf Course (Public)
831.656.2167
Garden Rd.
Monterey, CA
Monterey Pines Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course that may be one of the best kept secrets on the Monterey Peninsula. It is easily accessible, and the course is in excellent shape. Great greens and narrow fairways provide a challenge to any golfer.

Pacific Grove Links (Public)
831.648.5777
77 Asilomar Ave.
Pacific Grove, CA
Pacific Grove Golf Links offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean, Lovers Point, Point Pinos, Crespi Pond, and Asilomar's natural sand dunes. The holes are unpretentious, reminiscent of an era when 'par fours' were sometimes less than 300 yards and 'par threes' could be contemplated by the common folk. There are not many bunkers, and the greens are small.

Pasadera Country Club (Private)
100 Pasadera Dr.
Monterey, CA 93940
831.647.7000
The course at Pasadera Country Club is a championship, eighteen hole Jack Nicklaus signature golf course.

Golf In Nearby Areas

Del Monte Forest

Links at Spanish Bay (Public)

800.654.9300
The Inn at Spanish Bay
17 Mile Dr.
Pebble Beach, CA
Spanish Bay recalls the original Scottish concept of the game golf, established over five hundred years ago. Links is an old Scottish word for sandy wasteland, usually near the sea, with bristly grasses and ever prevailing wind. The Links at Spanish Bay are so authentic that even the Monterey coastline mirrors the rugged, natural beauty of Scotland. Here, the golf course provides you with the choice of using your regular shot or a low, running shot to play the firm turf while keeping the ball under the steady ocean breezes.

Pebble Beach Golf Links (Public)
800.654.9300
The Lodge at Pebble Beach
17 Mile Dr.
Pebble Beach, CA
Since 1919, the exquisite beauty and unique challenge of Pebble Beach Golf Links has thrilled golfers and spectators alike. Pebble Beach has been the site of golf's most prestigious tournaments, including the annual AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, and four U.S. Open Championships. Pebble Beach Golf Links is ranked the No. 1 Public Course in America by Golf Digest in 2005. The course hugs the rugged coastline, providing wide-open vistas, cliff-side fairways and sloping greens.

Peter Hay Golf Course (Public)
800.654.9300
The Lodge at Pebble Beach
17 Mile Dr.
Pebble Beach, CA
Opened in October 1957, Peter Hay Golf Course is a 9 hole executive par 3 golf course located across the street from the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links. It is the only 9 hole par 3 golf course open to the public on the Monterey Peninsula.

Poppy Hills Golf Course (Public)
831.625.2035
3200 Lopez Rd.
Pebble Beach, CA
Home to the Northern California Golf Association, this Robert Trent Jones designed course opened for play in 1986.. It is the first course in the United States to be owned and operated by an amateur golf association. Poppy Hills is a challenging, par-72 venue that weaves through the Del Monte Forest, and many of its holes are well-protected by water and bunkers.

Spyglass Hill Golf Course (Semi-Private)
800.654.9300
Spyglass Hill Rd.
Pebble Beach, CA
The Treasure Island inspired course has holes named after characters in Treasure Island, such as "Black Dog" and "Billy Bones". As players attempt to master this difficult course, they may hear the laughter of pirates in the distance. The design features two distinctly different kinds of terrain that influence the way the holes look and play. The first five holes roll through sandy seaside dunes challenging the golfer to carefully pick the safest path. The following 13 holes are cut through majestic pines with elevated greens and strategically placed bunkers and lakes to grab the errant shot.

Carmel

Rancho Cañada Golf Club (Public)
Carmel Valley Rd.
Carmel, CA
831.624.0111
When you want a day away from it all, with an opportunity to challenge your golf skills, there is no destination more rewarding than Rancho Cañada Golf Club. Located in the heart of the fabled Monterey Peninsula, at the entrance to idyllic Carmel Valley. Here you will find two18-hole championship courses East and West - situated along the scenic Carmel River.