Pebble Beach, California · Coastal / Links-style
5 major championships hosted since 1972
Established
1919
Designer
Jack Neville & Douglas Grant
Par
72
Championship Yardage
7,075 yds
Pebble Beach Golf Links on California's Monterey Peninsula is one of the most beautiful courses in the world, with holes hugging the cliffs above Carmel Bay. Its small, severe greens and the iconic seaside 7th, 8th and 18th make it a supreme test despite modest length.
Pebble has hosted the U.S. Open six times and the 1977 PGA, and its public access and annual AT&T Pro-Am have made it the people's major venue. Tom Watson's 1982 chip-in and Tiger Woods's 15-shot rout in 2000 are among golf's signature moments.
Lowest scoring marks recorded in major championship competition at Pebble Beach.
Course Record (round)
62
Tour rounds
Lowest 72-Hole Total
272 (−12)
Tiger Woods, 2000
First Major Hosted
1972
Total Majors Hosted
5
Every major championship staged at Pebble Beach, by championship and year.
| Championship | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | 4 | 1972, 1982, 1992, 2000 |
| PGA Championship | 1 | 1977 |
Defining rounds and championship moments in the history of Pebble Beach.
Jack Nicklaus's 1-iron struck the flagstick on the par-3 17th, setting up the U.S. Open win.
Tom Watson holed a chip from thick rough on the 71st hole to beat Jack Nicklaus — “I told you I was going to make it.”
Tom Kite won his only major in a fierce final-round gale.
Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open by a record 15 strokes at 12-under 272, the largest margin in major history.
Gary Woodland held off Brooks Koepka for his first major, with a deft chip on the 17th.
Tiger Woods won the 2000 U.S. Open by 15 strokes, the largest winning margin in major championship history, at 12-under 272.
His chip-in birdie from greenside rough on the par-3 17th in the 1982 U.S. Open, which propelled him past Jack Nicklaus.
Yes — Pebble Beach is a public resort course, unusual among major championship venues, and hosts the annual AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.