Pebble Beach Golf Course History

Samuel F.B. Morse commissioned two amateur golfers, Jack Neville and Douglas Grant, with the task of designing a first-rate golf course to attract buyers to the Pebble Beach area. Pebble Beach Golf Links was opened on Feb. 22, 1919.

Pebble Beach Golf Course features seven public and 18 private 18-hole golf courses. The four public courses owned by the Pebble Beach Co. are The Links at Spanish Bay, Spyglass Hill, Pebble Beach Golf Links and Del Monte Golf Course.

In 1926, Pebble Beach hosted its first professional golf tournament, the Monterey Peninsula Open. Three years later, the U.S. Amateur was played at Pebble Beach, marking the golf course's first major tournament.

The Bing Crosby National Pro-Am tournament began in 1947 at Pebble Beach. It is now known as the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where the first three rounds are played in a round-robin format at Spyglass Hill, Poppy Hills and Pebble Beach Golf Courses.

The U.S. Open has been played four times at Pebble Beach Golf Links. It will host the U.S. Open in 2010.

Shortly after Pebble Beach Golf Links opened, Samuel Morse founded the Del Monte Properties Co. and purchased the Pebble Beach property.