Pebble Beach Golf Links is one of the world's great courses, and the site of three U.S. Opens. The new fifth hole, a 187-yard par 3, designed by Jack Nicklaus, opened a year ago. The hole's only drawback is that golfers who play it early in the morning have the sun in their eyes and miss its beauty until they get to the green. There are those who consider Spyglass Hill, hole for hole, a tougher test of golf than Pebble Beach, and they might be right. The links-style Spanish Bay course is no cupcake, especially when the wind blows, which seems like always.
Marshals move play around at a good pace.
Also, take a caddie and always heed his advice. Italian cuisine is the specialty of The Bay Club at The Inn at Spanish Bay, while Roy's at Pebble Beach features terrific Euro-Asian cuisine served up by noted chef Roy Yamaguchi. Make sure to check out The Clubhouse's sunken bar. Although the resort's courses technically are public, about the only way to get on is to be a guest of The Lodge, Casa Palmero or The Inn at Spanish Bay. Room reservations are nearly always difficult to get, and should be more difficult this year as Pebble Beach hosts the U.S. Open.