Golf at Pebble Beach

The stunning Monterrey Bay peninsula is home to the Pebble Beach golf links and is one of the finest places to sink your golf tees. This regular stop for celebrities and the PGA tour was opened in 1919 by F.B. Morse, a distant cousin of the telegraph inventor Samuel Morse. The land was acquired through his company, Del Monte Properties. Holdings of the company included thousands of acres of Del Monte forest, as well as the Del Monte Hotel, which was later purchased by the U.S. government and is now the Naval Post Graduate School.

Before Morse's death on May 10, 1969, he ensured the procurement of easements preserving the forest and much of the coastline for future generations. Since then, the company's holding has grown to now include resorts, a spa, and several golf courses, including one designed by Jack Nicklaus. The Pebble Beach property is so vast that it now employs more than 1,600 people.

The Lodge once burned to the ground, but it was quickly replaced with a more modern and far more luxurious facility. In addition, the famous Pebble Beach golf links have since played host to some of the most treasured days of golf for pros and amateurs alike.

The 1926, the Monterey Peninsula Open was hosted by the Del Monte on Pebble Beach. The incredible $5,000 purse brought top golfers from all over the country to California. The win went to Harry Cooper from Texas. But back then, the only way to see the tournament was to be there. Televised coverage of the National Pro-Am and other golf tournaments didn't occur until the late 1950s, beginning with Bing Crosby, an avid golfer himself, presenting the last round from the 18th hole in 1958.

The timeless beauty and challenging links at Pebble Beach still play host to golf's greatest tournaments. Among them, Pebble Beach was the official site of the US Open in 2009. Pebble Beach will host the AT&T Pro-Am in 2010, as a stop on the PGA tour. Champion Dustin Johnson will defend a title for which he won over $1 million last year.

Pebble Beach is not just the playground for the pros. Golf tourists to the Monterrey showcase can set up a golf tee time and enjoy the links that Golf Digest has recently ranked as number one on their "America's 100 Greatest Public Courses" list. With the opening of the Pebble Beach Spa in 2000, and its several resorts, this is top notch vacationing that can be enjoyed not only by avid golfers but by their families as well.

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