10 courses in California, United States
California, United States
With only 250 members and no public access, Cypress Point makes Augusta National look like a muni. It might also be the most beautiful golf course on Earth.
California, United States
Six U.S. Opens, one impossible chip-in, and the most famous coastline in American golf. Pebble Beach rewards anyone willing to pay for the privilege.
California, United States
MacKenzie designed Cypress Point and Augusta National, then built his home at Pasatiempo and never left. The only course its architect chose for eternity.
California, United States
Jack Nicklaus could break par here. He'd still rather be on a boat. The Monterey Peninsula's most demanding course earns every bit of its pirate name.
California, United States
RTJ Jr.'s championship layout hides in California's foothills behind a guarded gate. Bring your resort booking, your caddie budget, and your A-game.
California, United States
A 1987 attempt to build Scotland on the California coast, now closed for a Gil Hanse renovation that promises to finish the job. Bagpiper still included.
California, United States
RTJ Jr. gutted his own creation, killed every blade of rough, and rebuilt Poppy Hills from the mud up. The Monterey Peninsula's sharpest public sleeper.
California, United States
A left-handed general designed Bayonet to fit his slice, and seventy years later it still punishes golfers at municipal prices on the Monterey Peninsula.
California, United States
Jack Neville designed Pebble Beach for $695, then Pacific Grove's back nine for $66. Same coastline, same architect, very different credit card statement.
California, United States
While Pebble Beach shivers in fog, Quail Lodge sits in Carmel Valley sunshine, serving ground-game geometry on a flat, walkable dairy farm turned sanctuary.