Carmel-by-the-Sea, Golf
The Monterey Peninsula is famous for its golf courses. Renowned golf destinations, widely considered some of the best in the world, surround this pristine coastal area. Some of the notable courses include Spy Glass in Pebble Beach and Black Horse in Seaside overlooking the Monterey Bay. Most of the golf resort properties in and around Carmel host tournaments and competitions throughout the year, so booking tee times in advance is a must. They all have professionals for golf lessons and clinics with complete pro shops, equipment rentals and services that any sports enthusiast would appreciate.
Pebble Beach Resorts

Pebble Beach Resorts

Pebble Beach CA 93953
Pebble Beach hosts many exciting golf events each year and offers guests an unparalleled selection of recreational choices overlooking the spectacular views of Monterey’s magnificent coastline. The Pebble Beach resorts feature a variety of room choices and services for casual visitors, business travelers or family vacationers. Popular Pebble Beach events include everything from equestrian shows to classic automotive competitions—and of course exciting golf challenges. Since these unique events draw so many visitors each year, planning ahead is a must.

Black Horse and Bayonet

1 McClure Way, Seaside CA 93955
phone 1.831.899.7271
The Bayonet and Black Horse golf courses in Seaside combine to offer 18 holes of some of the best play around. These championship Monterey golf courses are adjacent to each other, each offering their own style of challenges. The challenging Bayonet—a par 72 course stretching 7,104 yards—is notorious for long and narrow fairways, while Black Horse presents a hillier and—at 7,024 yards—slightly shorter scope of play than its sister.

Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Links

77 Asilomar Blvd., Pacific Grove CA 93950
phone 1.831.648.5781
Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Links is a stunning course overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Monterey Bay, Asilomar’s natural sand dunes, Lovers Point and other local landmarks. A charming destination reminiscent of old English courses, this nationally recognized 18-hole golf course on the Monterey Peninsula presents 5,732 yards of play for a par of 72, with short greens and minimal bunkers.

Poppy Hills

3200 Lopez Road, Pebble Beach CA 93953
phone 1.831.622.8239
The Poppy Hills Golf Course is a course that’s well respected for spectacular conditions and rates that are slightly more approachable than other Monterey golf courses. Quick greens keep difficulty in tact on this 6,865, par 72 course. Poppy Hills Golf Course also has a full-service, award winning golf shop, not to mention a beautiful driving range and a state-of-the-art swing recording system.

Rancho Cañada

4860 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel CA 93923
phone 1.800.536.9459
With two stunning Carmel golf courses, the East Course and the West Course, Rancho Cañada Golf Club offers incredible play along the Carmel River and with views of the Santa Lucia Mountains. The skill-testing East Course stretches 6,125 yards and brings the river into play five times, whereas lofty trees and fairways that alternate between deceptively broad and mercilessly narrow present golfers with ample challenges on the West Course.

Spyglass Hill Golf Course at Pebble Beach

Spyglass Hill and Stevenson Dr., Pebble Beach CA 93953
phone 1.800.654.9300
Considered one of the best golf courses in the world, Spyglass at Pebble Beach is also rated one of the toughest from the Championship tees. This 18-hole, par 72 course shimmies along the coast, bringing dunes, perilous sand bunkers and majestic trees into play and offering some of the most beautiful views golfing has to offer. Spyglass Hill Golf Course co-hosts the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am annually.