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The Monterey Peninsula Pilgrimage

Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, and Spanish Bay strung along 17-Mile Drive — the most photographed coastline in golf. This is the bucket-list capital of the American game, where every cliffside par-3 has hosted history.

Rank
#2 in the Atlas
Region
California
Budget
Splurge
Best Season
Spring & Fall
The case for it

Why It's a Pilgrimage

There is exactly one Pebble Beach, and standing on the seventh tee with the Pacific crashing below is the single most recognizable shot any amateur can play. Pair it with Spyglass and Spanish Bay and you have a three-day arc through the courses that defined American resort golf. The green fees are steep and the tee times are gold dust, but no one who walks up the eighteenth at sunset ever regrets the price.

The rota

The Marquee Courses

Pebble Beach Golf LinksSpyglass Hill Golf CourseThe Links at Spanish Bay
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