Carmel, CA - Spanish Bay??

Look at Bayonet & Blackhorse

yep gil hanse is completely re doing spanish bay

Agree with all of this: a bit less expensive but great round is Carmel Valley Ranch - just offering another option

I’ve played Carmel Valley Ranch and really enjoyed it. Has some houses around it but it’s a nice loop. Played Delmonte too, would also recommend.

I prefer pasatiempo to pebble. Pebble has been desecrated by jack nicklaus and co. With them doing a full scale reno of spanish bay, i wonder if a pebble restoration is on the way. But then again what’s the point, they have their tee sheet full of people willing or pay 500-800 dollars a head, everyday, so it may not be the most pressing issue. However, Pasatiempo is incredible. Public access Alister MacKenzie courses are a rarity, and well worth the money IMO.

Pebble isn’t just a tee time costs. When I played, it required a 3 night stay minimum. You’re at $3,500 there with just a room. Add another $1,000 for the round, caddie, drinks, lunch etc that day. Add another $500-1,000 for eating there the other 2 days. That’s before any pro shop swag or anything additional. I very much enjoyed it, and will do again but let’s not pretend it’s just a $600 tee time. That is assuming you don’t have the luxury of being in that area multiple days with the ability to get a tee time 24hr in advance.

The way I look at it I would play pasatiempo everyday for the rest of my life. I would quit golf if I had to play pebble everyday.

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Didn't stay on property and was able to book around for 2. $785 for fee and half caddie. I was in Monterey for a week and not sure when I'll get back so the price was well worth it and honestly would have paid more. It's an incredible walk.

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Solid information. Thank you.