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Pebble Beach Golf Course has been one of the most prominent golf courses in the world. There are better golf tests, and probably superior complete 18 hole layouts, however the mix of beauty and constantly being in the eye of the public give it its legendary status. Yearly it hosts the last round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, which became a well-liked television occurrence while it had been the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am tournament. It has as well been seen at numerous additional televised tournaments, including five US Opens, the most recent in 2010 and then the next in 2019. It could possibly be essentially the most seen golf course in the world, with just Augusta National, viewed yearly at The Master's, to equate with it. It is visually spectacular, and TV shows its beauty off well. This really is a vintage course (at least by American standards), and even though it has undergone modernization still creates the sense of one of those classic courses from the early 20th century. Opened in 1919, designer Jack Neville had as his objective to have as many holes as possible along the beautiful Monterey coastline. True to his dream, what sets Pebble Beach separately from virtually all courses will be these golf holes. Beginning at number four and continuing through nine, the views are really spectacular and the golf is built around the terrain, and the wind. Being right along the Pacific, wind can often be a huge factor. On number ten the course goes inland, after that returns to the shoreline at the long par 3 17th, and finally the spectacular 18th. It's these eight holes which are in fact the Pebble Beach experience. When you first play the course the views cause you to forget about the golf, if only for a bit. There might not be a true signature hole on the golf course, but there are actually four which stand out in a lot of people's minds. Possibly the most photographed is the par 3 seventh. It only plays around 100 yards from an elevated tee, and your shot is directly at the ocean. The hole appears uncomplicated, and without the wind it is. But there's almost always a wind, and from the elevated tee you can't be certain even with an excellent shot where a shot will end up. With your next hole, the approach golf shot will be where your fun is. You need to place your drive well, and should you play your ball right you possibly can easily overdrive the fairway and over the cliff. The approach will be from the plateau, and there is plenty of area to bailout to the left. However that makes your third shot especially tricky. The hole is probably my favorite hole I've played anywhere. The third "signature" golf hole I would say would be the 17th. This is since so many famous shots have been played here: Jack Nicklaus in 1972 and Tom Watson in 1982 made golf shots that won that year's US Open. Lastly, number 18 can be described as a par five curving around the Pacific. The key to the hole for most golfers is a large tree within the fairway. If you are attempting to play your tee shot safely away from the water, that tree will come into play for the typical golfer. It is a wonderful risk/reward golf hole. This course should be on your group of must-play courses. The weather conditions may present an issue, plus the green fees remain steep. But every golfer must experience it a minimum of one time. Read more about famous golf courses on our website http://golfshortgames.com/. You will also get information on all aspects of the short game of golf, such as an interesting article on the pendulum method of putting. Jim O'Connell is an avid golfer and writer living in Chicago.
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