Monterey, CA

Take a swing at Pasadera Country Club. The championship, Jack Nicklaus designed golf course features a natural setting that takes full advantage of bunkers combined with native grasses and vegetation. Enjoy an 18-hole course, designed to feel like a links style course in the British Isles.

Address: 100 Pasadera Dr., Monterey, CA 93940 - MAP
Phone: (831) 647-2400
Web: www.pasadera.com

Challenge your game of golf at Del Monte Golf Course, built in 1897 by golf and polo enthusiast Charles Muad. The public 18-hole course features wide fairways lined with oak, pine and cypress trees; the back nine includes a treacherous par-5, 512-yard 13th hole so be sure to prepare your best golf skills for conquering this course.

Address: 1300 Sylvan Rd., Monterey, CA 93940 - MAP
Phone: (831) 373-2700
Web: www.pebblebeach.com

Discover a public golf treasure at the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch. Enjoy playing a game of golf on a championship 18-hole course that plays over 6,000 yards with a par of 71. If you didn't do so well on the course, Laguna-Seca boasts a thirteen acre natural grass practice facility so you can work on perfecting your game. While you're there, check out the pro-shop, full service bar, and picturesque dining.

Address: 10520 York Rd., Monterey, CA 93940 - MAP
Phone: (831) 373-3701
Web: www.golf-monterey.com

Enjoy golf with a view at Pacific Grove Golf Links. Nestled on the tip of the scenic Monterey Peninsula, overlooking Point Pinos and the Pacific Ocean, the 18-hole course features both parks-style and links-style nines with a full service pro-shop, driving range and clubhouse. You´ll be impressed and play an impressive game of golf here.

Address: 77 Asilomar Blvd., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 - MAP
Phone: (831) 648-5775
Web: www.pggolflinks.com

Bring your game to the Poppy Hills Golf Course. This challenging course winds through Del Monte Forest and plays host to impressive PGA tournaments, touts a layout that´s been named "National Course of the Year" by the National Golf Course Owners Association, and has been featured in Golf Magazine and Carmel Magazine.

Address: 3200 Lopez Rd., Pebble Beach, CA 93953 - MAP
Phone: (831) 622-8239
Web: www.poppyhillsgolf.com

Play like the pros at Pebble Beach Golf Links. The spectacular oceanside course is considered to be one of the greatest public golf courses in the world, and in 2011, Pebble Beach will play host to its fifth US Open. Golf's biggest legends have hit the course and experienced it's wide-open vistas, cliffside fairways, and sloping greens.

Address: 1700 17 Mile Dr., Pebble Beach, CA 93953 - MAP
Phone: (800) 654-9300
Web: www.pebblebeach.com