Pebble Beach Golf Links is a bucket-list round for golfers who can secure a resort-backed tee time and accept the premium cost; non-golfers should treat it as a brief Lodge-and-18th-hole stop within a 17-Mile Drive outing, not a walkable public attraction.
Book a resort stay for advance tee times
Resort guests may request tee times up to 18 months ahead, generally with a two-night stay minimum, while non-guests can only seek remaining times 24 hours ahead.
MoreUse Carmel Gate from Carmel
Drive through Carmel Gate to reach The Lodge and Golf Links at 1700 17-Mile Drive; normal 17-Mile Drive admission is US$12.50 per vehicle.
MoreDo not expect course-walking access
There is no sightseeing ticket or independent walking access on the course; non-playing visitors should use the Lodge and Pro Shop public areas for views of the 18th green and Stillwater Cove.
MoreAllow a half-day to play
Plan 4½–5½ hours for the round plus arrival and post-round time, or 45–90 minutes for a non-golf Lodge and finishing-hole visit.
MorePebble Beach Golf Links is a public-access, resort-operated 18-hole championship golf course at 1700 17-Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, beside Stillwater Cove and Carmel Bay. Developed by Samuel F. B. Morse and routed by Jack Neville and Douglas Grant to maximize oceanfront holes, it opened February 22, 1919. Its bluffs-and-Pacific setting, especially holes 4–10 and 17–18, made it both Pebble Beach Resorts’ signature course and a major-championship venue, hosting six U.S. Opens, the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open and the annual AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
For golfers, this is a genuine bucket-list round: an exceptionally scenic, historically important course whose famous finishing holes are still available to ordinary paying players. Non-golfers can see the 18th green and Stillwater Cove from the Lodge-side public resort areas, but this is not an open-access park or a self-guided course walk; on-course spectator access requires Pro Shop approval, a cart and a cart charge. Skip a dedicated stop if golf history does not interest you or if paying 17-Mile Drive admission for a brief resort view feels poor value.
Before you go
Yes, but not as an open-access golf-course walk. Drive to The Lodge at Pebble Beach and use the public resort areas around the Lodge/Pro Shop for views toward the 18th green and Stillwater Cove. Do not enter fairways, tees or cart paths independently. Allow about 45–90 minutes for this stop, or combine it with 17-Mile Drive.
There is no sightseeing ticket or public course-walking pass. To reach the Lodge by car, you normally pay 17-Mile Drive admission of US$12.50 per vehicle. Keep the receipt: it can be reimbursed with a qualifying US$35-or-more purchase at eligible Pebble Beach Resorts restaurants, excluding Pebble Beach Market.
If your date matters, book a stay at The Lodge at Pebble Beach, The Inn at Spanish Bay or Casa Palmero and request the tee time with the hotel reservation. Resort guests can request Pebble tee times up to 18 months ahead, generally with a two-night minimum stay; some September–November Thursday–Sunday dates may require three nights. Non-resort guests can seek a tee time only 24 hours ahead, so call the resort and ask to be wait-listed for cancellations only if you can play the following day.
For April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, the green fee is US$695 per golfer. Non-resort guests must also pay a mandatory US$60-per-person cart fee. Published optional additions include a US$20 pull cart, US$175 single-bag caddie, US$250 double-bag caddie, US$62.50-per-person forecaddie with a three-player minimum, and US$120 club rental plus tax.
Only if the Pro Shop approves it based on safety, availability and pace of play. Spectators must ride in a golf cart and pay a cart charge; the resort does not publish a separate spectator-cart price. Children under seven cannot accompany course spectators. Contact or ask the Pro Shop before relying on this option.
Navigate to Pebble Beach Golf Links / The Lodge at Pebble Beach, 1700 17-Mile Drive, Pebble Beach, CA 93953. From Carmel-by-the-Sea, use Carmel Gate for the most direct approach. From Monterey or Pacific Grove while touring the coast, Pacific Grove Gate is practical but leaves a longer drive to the Lodge. These are private-road gates, not independent pedestrian entrances to the course.