Golf Courses Resort destination
Rank 10
Pebble Beach Golf Links
The public ocean cathedral—still Golfweek’s No. 1 U.S. public-access course, with a published $695 green fee that buys the most famous clifftop finish in American golf.
Photograph by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
Why it is here
Golf Digest America’s 100 Greatest 2025–26 ranks Pebble Beach No. 9 overall (public). GOLF Magazine World Top 100 2025–26 has it No. 15. Golfweek Best 2026 Top 100 Public-Access names Pebble Beach No. 1 in the U.S. for a second straight year. Resort rate card publishes $695 green fee (1 Apr 2026–31 Mar 2027).
Who it is for
Wealthy travelers who will stay on-property or gamble the 48-hour non-resort window for a Carmel Bay bucket-list day.
Sources
- Golf Digest Top 100 USA (2025-26)Pebble Beach Golf Links ranked No. 9 in America.
- Golfweek's Best: The top 100 public-access golf courses in the USPebble Beach No. 1 public-access course in the U.S. for second consecutive year.
- Pebble Beach Golf Links rate tablePublished green fee $695 (resort and non-resort) for Apr 2026–Mar 2027.
