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Spectacular Seaside Golf

Meandering among sweeping sand dunes along 17-Mile Drive, The Links at Spanish Bay unveils some of the most spectacular seaside views in Pebble Beach. The rolling fairways gently flow through and around the gorgeous dunescape, briefly weaving between towering Monterey Pines, before returning to the white sand of Spanish Bay Beach for a thrilling finish along the coast.

The spectacular setting offers panoramic ocean views of some of 17-Mile Drive’s most scenic stretches, showing off whitecaps bouncing on the power Pacific and a brilliant sunset. The Links at Spanish Bay is very much a sensory overload, with the smell of the beach carried in by a cooling ocean breeze, the sight of the spectacular jagged coastline, and the sound of the famed bagpiper leading you home at the end of a twilight round.

The Links at Spanish Bay requires precision and patience while negotiating sand dunes, pot bunkers, challenging greens and an ocean breeze. Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Tom Watson and Sandy Tatum teamed up to artfully craft a distinctly Scottish look, blending green and golden hues against a spectacular beachside backdrop to produce a memorable experience unlike any other in Pebble Beach. Ready to make some memories for yourself?

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Biannual list 2015/2016

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Holes: 18
  • Par: 72
  • Rating: 74
  • Yardage: 6,821

DESIGNED BY:

  • Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Tom Watson and Frank “Sandy” Tatum

1st HOLE

Par 5

To the Sea
A strong drive to the left center of the fairway makes this par-5 reachable in two. A firm green is guarded left by two large bunkers and right by marsh and dune. A smart lay-up in front will avoid the depression on the right of the green.

Yardage: 500
Handicap: 9

Yardage: 461
Handicap: 9

Yardage: 495
Handicap: 9

Yardage: 434
Handicap: 5

2nd HOLE

Par 4

Straight and Narrow
This short but narrow par-4 requires an accurate drive or well-placed tee shot left or short of the fairway bunker. The approach can be chipped into the hill or carried onto this multi-tiered green. Stay below the hole.

Yardage: 307
Handicap: 13

Yardage: 265
Handicap: 13

Yardage: 300
Handicap: 13

Yardage: 224
Handicap: 13

3rd HOLE

Par 4

Pitch and Run
An accurate 200-yard drive over the left side of the farthest bunker leaves the ball in a grassy swale, inviting a short pitch-and-run to the large green.

Yardage: 407
Handicap: 5

Yardage: 334
Handicap: 5

Yardage: 340
Handicap: 5

Yardage: 305
Handicap: 11

4th HOLE

Par 3

Shepherd's Haven
A demanding multi-tiered green rewards the strong shot and punishes the weak. Better to be short of this green than long.

Yardage: 190
Handicap: 15

Yardage: 160
Handicap: 15

Yardage: 176
Handicap: 15

Yardage: 127
Handicap: 15

5th HOLE

Par 4

Blind Choice
This hole is what Spanish Bay is known for: Risk and Reward. Three pot bunkers in the right center of the fairway will gather any shots hit in their area. Stay left to play safe or right over the dune to a narrow landing area. Second shots to the right side of the fairway will kick left towards the green.

Yardage: 451
Handicap: 1

Yardage: 385
Handicap: 1

Yardage: 411
Handicap: 1

Yardage: 342
Handicap: 3

6th HOLE

Par 4

Sandy
A well-named hole with nine bunkers protecting the short route to an elevated tiered green. A tee shot away from the bunkers of 200+ yards will leave a short-to-mid iron to the green. From the fairway, aim at the left center of the green.

Yardage: 400
Handicap: 11

Yardage: 345
Handicap: 11

Yardage: 390
Handicap: 11

Yardage: 306
Handicap: 9

7th HOLE

Par 4

Left Begone
This fairway funnels to a narrow landing. Risk the shorter approach to the green or lay up and have 180+ yards into this kidney-shaped green.

Yardage: 418
Handicap: 3

Yardage: 382
Handicap: 3

Yardage: 412
Handicap: 3

Yardage: 341
Handicap: 1

8th HOLE

Par 3

Marsh Corner
Club selection is the key to success in finding this winged narrow green near the windy seashore.

Yardage: 158
Handicap: 17

Yardage: 146
Handicap: 17

Yardage: 152
Handicap: 17

Yardage: 127
Handicap: 17

9th HOLE

Par 4

White Dune
The entire right side of this difficult hole is out of bounds. However, a shot to the right side of the fairway opens this green up. Take an extra club on the approach and read your putt carefully.

Yardage: 394
Handicap: 7

Yardage: 357
Handicap: 7

Yardage: 367
Handicap: 7

Yardage: 326
Handicap: 7

10th HOLE

Par 5

Half & Half
The tee shot on this double dogleg par-5 is demanding but rewards a courageous shot over the left edge of the protruding dune. Three pot bunkers divide this fairway in the landing area of the second shot. The left route is the riskiest but most rewarding, leaving a short chip to a uniquely tiered green.

Yardage: 520
Handicap: 8

Yardage: 467
Handicap: 8

Yardage: 477
Handicap: 8

Yardage: 401
Handicap: 10

11th HOLE

Par 4

Top Hat
A fader’s dream. A tee shot to the right side of the fairway missing the corner trees will leave a short shot into a most difficult green. If the hole is on the upper deck of the “top hat” styled green, hit a high soft shot onto the deck or a running aggressive shot into the hill. Don’t leave it on the front edge of this green.

Yardage: 365
Handicap: 14

Yardage: 318
Handicap: 14

Yardage: 353
Handicap: 14

Yardage: 285
Handicap: 14

12th HOLE

Par 4

Cathedral
A long very narrow par-4 that demands length and accuracy. The fairway funnels to its narrowest point at 220 yards. A deep gully filled with briars crosses the fairway some 30 yards from the green. A short lay up may keep the score down on this hole.

Yardage: 432
Handicap: 6

Yardage: 406
Handicap: 6

Yardage: 421
Handicap: 6

Yardage: 341
Handicap: 4

13th HOLE

Par 3

Wee Precipice
This very short par-3 requires an accurate pitch to this ribbon of a green. The sea breezes here can be the key to a successful shot. Be aware of the left greenside bunker.

Yardage: 126
Handicap: 18

Yardage: 99
Handicap: 18

Yardage: 119
Handicap: 18

Yardage: 76
Handicap: 18

14th HOLE

Par 5

Wind & Willow
Breathtakingly beautiful from the tee, this long par-5 is spacious but unforgiving in the wind, with out-of-bounds left, marsh and willow to the right. This green slopes towards the sea. Hit to the front edge.

Yardage: 576
Handicap: 2

Yardage: 541
Handicap: 2

Yardage: 546
Handicap: 2

Yardage: 475
Handicap: 2

15th HOLE

Par 4

Missing Link
The island landing area demands the tee shot to be placed just left of the bunkers, leaving a short to mid iron over the gorse and dune to a severely undulating green with marsh and reeds to the right. Care should be taken from the tee not to over club.

Yardage: 390
Handicap: 12

Yardage: 342
Handicap: 12

Yardage: 372
Handicap: 12

Yardage: 296
Handicap: 12

16th HOLE

Par 3

Dune Hollow
This tee is sheltered from the offshore breezes that tend to push the ball into the right greenside bunkers. The hole favors a low running shot to the left center of the green.

Yardage: 200
Handicap: 16

Yardage: 157
Handicap: 16

Yardage: 191
Handicap: 16

Yardage: 129
Handicap: 16

17th HOLE

Par 4

Whale Watch
The tee shot here sets up the hole. Carry the drive over the dunescape and to this narrow landing area. The green is silhouetted against the sky, making the distance difficult to judge, and is severely sloped from rear to front.

Yardage: 413
Handicap: 4

Yardage: 368
Handicap: 4

Yardage: 376
Handicap: 4

Yardage: 321
Handicap: 8

18th HOLE

Par 5

Long Home
Favor the right side from the tee and on the second shot. Avoid the temptation to go for the green, as the wind and gorse will usually get your ball.

Yardage: 574
Handicap: 10

Yardage: 510
Handicap: 10

Yardage: 524
Handicap: 10

Yardage: 476
Handicap: 6

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total
Par 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 5 72
Blue 500 307 407 190 451 400 418 158 394 520 365 432 126 576 390 200 413 574 6821
Gold 495 300 340 176 411 390 412 152 367 477 353 421 119 546 372 191 376 524 6422
White 461 265 334 160 385 345 382 146 357 467 318 406 99 541 342 157 368 510 6043
Handicap 9 13 5 15 1 11 3 17 7 8 14 6 18 2 12 16 4 10 ---
Red 434 224 305 127 342 306 341 127 326 401 285 341 76 475 296 129 321 476 5332
Handicap 5 13 11 15 3 9 1 17 7 10 14 4 18 2 12 16 8 6 ---
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One of the Most Ecologically Sensitive Courses in the World

Robert Trent Jones, Jr. teamed up with five-time British Open Champion Tom Watson and former USGA President Frank “Sandy” Tatum to create The Links at Spanish Bay — a links-style golf course that snakes through restored sand dunes. The project was one of the most extensive and ambitious programs ever designed to blend public access, recreation and environmental habitat restoration.

  • From an Abandoned Sand Mine to This

    After watching his father build a links experience through the dunes of Spyglass Hill for its first five holes, Robert Trent Jones, Jr. wanted to do the same — but for 18. He had the unique opportunity to do so just a couple courses down 17-Mile Drive when an abandoned sand mine became available at what is now The Links at Spanish Bay.

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  • What They're Saying

    "Spanish Bay is so much like Scotland, you can almost hear the bagpipes."

    - Tom Watson
    Five-time British Open Champion

  • What They're Saying

    "Spanish Bay probably has the best views of any golf course I’ve ever seen."

    - Scott McCarron
    Winner of the 2016 TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational Presented by Dell EMC

  • What They're Saying

    "With the breeze, the firm turf and a bagpiper sounding his tune along the first fairway at dusk, this could pass for Scotland — except that the Scots never had it so cushy."

    - Golf.com

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‘The Best Views of Any Golf Course’ are at Spanish Bay
‘The Best Views of Any Golf Course’ are at Spanish Bay
The front nine zigzags to and from the ocean, while the final six holes produce some of the most scenic golf around, inspiring Golf Digest to name The Links at Spanish Bay one of the 50 best public courses in the country. Read More »
Guest Post: How We Built The Links at Spanish Bay
Guest Post: How We Built The Links at Spanish Bay
Architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. shares the story behind how The Links at Spanish Bay came to be, and how he worked with Sandy Tatum and Tom Watson to create a truly unique design. Read More »
Five Sensational Shots to Look Forward to on The Links at Spanish Bay
Five Sensational Shots to Look Forward to on The Links at Spanish Bay
The Links at Spanish Bay is relentlessly strategic, presenting risk-reward choices on nearly every hole. Here are five sensational shots to get excited about the next time you play Spanish Bay: Read More »
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