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Pebble Beach is an unincorporated community on the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey County, California, United States.The small coastal residential community of mostly single-family homes is also notable as a resort destination, and the home of the golf courses of Cypress Point Club, Monterey Peninsula Country Club, and Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Pebble Beach Golf Links is a public golf course on the West Coast of the United States, located in Pebble Beach, California.. Regarded by Travel and Leisure blog as one of the most beautiful courses in the world, [1] it hugs the rugged coastline and has wide open views of Carmel Bay, opening to the Pacific Ocean on the south side of the Monterey Peninsula.
Samuel Finley Brown Morse (July 18, 1885 – May 10, 1969) was an American environmental conservationist and the developer of Pebble Beach.He was known as the Duke of Del Monte and ran his company from the 1919 until his death in 1969.
The Pebble Beach Equestrian Center was a historic equestrian center in Pebble Beach, California.Founded in 1924 by developer Samuel F.B. Morse, it is a boarding stable that sponsors riding lessons, horse shows, and had team trials for the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Pebble Beach Company The Lone Cypress is a Monterey cypress tree located in Pebble Beach , California . Standing atop a granite headland overlooking Carmel Bay , the tree has become a Western icon and has been called one of the most photographed trees in North America.
The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held annually at Pebble Beach, California, near Carmel.The tournament is usually held during the month of February on two different courses, currently Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course and previously, Monterey Peninsula Country Club.
On September 27, 1924, the second of three hotels, Hotel Del Monte building was destroyed by fire. The property surrounding the hotel became known as Pebble Beach, now a world-renowned resort and golf course. [3] The current building dates from 1926. It was designed by architects Lewis P. Hobart and Clarence A. Tantau. [2]
The 2000 United States Open Championship was the 100th U.S. Open Championship, held June 15–18 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Tiger Woods won his first U.S. Open by a record-setting fifteen strokes over runners-up Ernie Els and Miguel Ángel Jiménez – it remains the most dominating performance and victory in any major championship.