Just in time for this week's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach, senior writer David R. Holland heads to the Monterey Peninsula in search of affordable golf options. "Monterey is a must on any avid golfer's list of vacations," says Holland, who mentions several must-plays here, including the charming Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Course, which is well worth the $36 price tag. Even if you never play Pebble Beach, every golfer should make the journey to beautiful Monterey at least once.
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Poppy Hills hasn't gotten any respect from PGA players since it replaced Cypress Point on the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am rotation in 1991. But this course, which is a Robert Trent Jones II design that opened in 1986 and is home to the Northern California Golf Association, deserves much better. Just minutes from world-famous Pebble Beach, the 6,800-yard course offers a beautiful walk in the Del Monte Forest, where towering cypress and pines saturate salty breezes from the Pacific Ocean.
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