near Pebble Beach, California · Central Coast
Pacific Grove Golf Links
Two nines, two eras: H. Chandler Egan's 1932 holes in the pines, then Jack Neville's 1960 nine through the dunes under the Point Pinos Lighthouse.
- 18Holes
- 72Par
- 5,732Yards
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About Pacific Grove Golf Links
Pacific Grove is the city's course on the northern end of the Monterey Peninsula, about five miles from Pebble Beach, and it plays like two different courses. The front nine runs out and back in a figure eight over gently rolling ground framed by Monterey and Cypress pines, with glimpses of the bay. Then you turn for home through windswept dunes by the ocean and the Point Pinos Lighthouse over the back nine. It's short, 5,727 yards from the blue tees and par 70, and it opens with back-to-back par 3s. GOLF.com's 2019 visit found deer in the dunes and noted the course usually runs about 250 tee times a day.
The back nine is the reason people know the place. Jack Neville, who laid out Pebble Beach with Douglas Grant, proposed it to the Pacific Grove Rotary Club in 1960 and let the dunes set the routing, the way the old links in Scotland and Ireland were built. It opened that same year. The map survey counts about 43 bunkers and only one hole with water, and GOLF.com places that water at the 17th, where a pond fronts the green and the tee sits just off Monterey Bay. Course character from OpenStreetMap contributors' survey data.
The front nine is older. In 1931 S.F.B. Morse of Del Monte Properties sold the land to the city for a $10 gold coin, on the condition that it be kept as a golf course for at least five years. H. Chandler Egan, who won the U.S. Amateur in 1904 and 1905 and had reworked Pebble Beach with Alister Mackenzie in 1929, designed it, and it opened on May 9, 1932. The Coast Guard deeded the lighthouse and the back nine to the city in 2006, and the city pledged to bring native and endangered plants back to the dunes.
It's one of 33 courses Yoink watches in the Central Coast area, and the closest alternative is Poppy Hills Golf Course, about 3 miles away — handy when your first choice is booked solid.
Booking a tee time at Pacific Grove Golf Links
Groups of two to four can reserve up to 60 days ahead. Singles have to call the pro shop, and only within 7 days of the date: 831-648-5775. Walking is the base rate: $66 Monday to Thursday and $89 Friday to Sunday and holidays when we checked in September 2026. A cart adds $25 per rider. There's also a back-nine rate for the first 75 minutes of daylight, except Tuesdays, if you only want the dunes holes.
How to get a tee time at Pacific Grove Golf Links
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If Pacific Grove Golf Links looks full for the day you want, it usually isn't for long: groups drop, rounds get moved and times reopen at all hours.
Yoink checks the sheet for you. Set a watch for the date, window and group size you want, and you'll get a push notification as soon as a spot opens — then book it directly with Pacific Grove Golf Links.
- Pick Pacific Grove Golf Links in Yoink.
- Choose your day, time window and number of players.
- Get an alert when a matching tee time opens — then book it directly with the course.
Golf courses near Pacific Grove Golf Links
- Poppy Hills Golf Course · Pebble Beach · 3 mi
- Monterey Pines Golf Club · 5 mi
- Del Monte Golf Course · 6 mi
- Bayonet Golf Course · 6 mi
- Black Horse Golf Club · 6 mi
- The Quail Golf Club · 8 mi
- Laguna Seca Golf Ranch · Monterey · 9 mi
- Carmel Valley Ranch Golf Course · 11 mi
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Pacific Grove Golf Links FAQ
Where is Pacific Grove Golf Links?
Pacific Grove Golf Links is near Pebble Beach, California, in the Central Coast area — about 3 miles from Poppy Hills Golf Course.
Who designed Pacific Grove Golf Links?
Pacific Grove Golf Links was designed by Jack Neville (back nine), co-designer of Pebble Beach Golf Links with Douglas Grant.
Is Pacific Grove Golf Links open to the public?
Pacific Grove Golf Links is municipal (City of Pacific Grove), run by City of Pacific Grove (owner of both nines since the 2006 deed).
Can you walk Pacific Grove Golf Links?
Walking is the base rate; electric cart $25 per rider (18), push cart $15.
How many holes is Pacific Grove Golf Links, and what's par?
Pacific Grove Golf Links is a shorter 18-hole course: 18 holes, par 72, 5,732 yards.
How do I get a tee time at Pacific Grove Golf Links when it's booked up?
Set a watch for Pacific Grove Golf Links in Yoink with your date, time window and group size. Yoink monitors the course's tee sheet and alerts you the moment a matching time opens, including cancellations. You book directly with the course.
What golf courses are near Pacific Grove Golf Links?
Nearby options include Poppy Hills Golf Course, Monterey Pines Golf Club and Del Monte Golf Course. Yoink watches 33 courses in the Central Coast area.
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- playpacificgrove.com · official
- playpacificgrove.com · official
- playpacificgrove.com · official
- playpacificgrove.com · official
- playpacificgrove.com · official
- golf.com · media
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