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You'll find both golf and the good life in Monterey
Monterey County's dramatic ocean scenery, pristine pine forests and historic communities continue to beckon adventure-seekers, seafarers, artists, writers and vacationers. And golfers will be in heaven in Monterey, what with Pebble Beach Resorts' four world-class golf courses at their fingertips.
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17-Mile Drive's historic jaunt to Pebble Beach
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: Third AT&T layout getting no respect
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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17-Mile Drive's historic jaunt to Pebble Beach
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.
... full article »Poppy Hills: Third AT&T layout getting no respect
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.
... full article »New Monterey County wine industry measures up quite nicely
For many years, most wine connoisseurs considered Monterey County wines as a second rate to the more famous Napa Valley vintage. The production volume and quality was not there, and even the best offerings from the Carmel Valley couldn't measure up. No longer. Say hello, world, to the new Monterey County wine industry.
... full article »Course Review: Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Course
Even among its more famous neighbors, Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Course shines like the beacon in the Point Pinos Lighthouse adjacent to the 16th tee.
... full article »Spyglass Hill Golf Course: Fallen Stewart helped write latest chapter
Spyglass Hill Golf Course is only 33 years old -- its history is still being played out. But last year during the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Head Professional Mark Brenneman witnessed something that will go down in the Spyglass history book. Payne Stewart, leading the tournament on Saturday at Spyglass, also won the tournament here.
... full article »Hollins, MacKenzie: Early Golf Visionaries on Monterey Bay
Back in the 1920s on the Central Coast, a sportswoman named Marion Hollins had visions for sports and recreation on Monterey Bay. A man named Alister MacKenzie helped bring those visions in to focus and now 70 years later that vision is alive in Pasatiempo Golf Club.
... full article »Pasatiempo Golf Club: MacKenzie's "Other" Jewel on Monterey Bay
It's almost uncanny that Santa Cruz is known more for its famous Beach Boardwalk or for having been the birthplace of surfing competitions than for its golf links history found at Pasatiempo Golf Course.
... full article »Lacks Couples' trophies, but a winning golf course
When San Juan Oaks PGA Head Golf Professional Bruce Lewis asked Fred Couples for some trophies to put in a trophy room, the modest Couples, winner of 14 tournaments on the PGA Tour said: "No."
... full article »Poppy Hills Golf Course: NCGA's home course might bring you to your knees
You would think that a golf course that has five par-5s would make Tiger Woods drool. But like many others who play Poppy Hills Golf Course in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am rotation, Tiger hasn't exactly destroyed this tough layout - yet.
... full article »Carmel Valley Ranch: Friendly Luxury, Playable Golf
Back along Snively's Ridge on the eastern boundary of the Santa Lucia Preserve is a spot that is one of the great luxury getaways in the USA. It's called Carmel Valley Ranch, and its Pete Dye par-70 layout is a very playable golf course that was voted one of the Top 100 Women-Friendly Courses in the country by Golf for Women's Magazine.
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