Pebble Beach & Monterey golf courses: tee times & green fees 2027
Seven open courses at six venues make up a golf trip around Monterey Bay, and the gap between them is less about quality than about access and price. In the Del Monte Forest, Pebble Beach Golf Links keeps its plannable times for resort guests, Spyglass Hill takes outside bookings three months ahead, and Poppy Hills, owned by the Northern California Golf Association, sells to anyone 90 days out at well under half the Spyglass fee. Bayonet and Black Horse, two former Fort Ord army courses in Seaside, open 120 days ahead and sell both rounds as one deal. Carmel Valley Ranch’s Pete Dye course sits inland, where the sun usually wins. An hour north, Pasatiempo in Santa Cruz is the Alister MacKenzie design a visitor can book. The Links at Spanish Bay stays shut for its Gil Hanse rebuild until 17 April 2027. Below, the six venues are compared on fees, carts, caddies and booking rules.
- Courses compared7 at 6 venues
- Green fees fromUS$120 twilight
- Fly intoMonterey (MRY)
- Clearest weeksSep–Oct
- Pebble Beach, no roomDay before
Compare Pebble Beach & Monterey courses
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| Course | Green fee from | What’s included | Getting there | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1Pebble Beach Golf LinksCourse & resort | US$695Checked October 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 2Spyglass Hill Golf CourseChampionship course | US$550Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 3Poppy Hills Golf CoursePublic forest course, NCGA-owned | US$350Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 4Bayonet & Black HorseTwo public championship courses | US$275Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 5Carmel Valley RanchResort course, Pete Dye | Rates on request · how to book | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 6Pasatiempo Golf ClubSemi-private MacKenzie course | US$465Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide |
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Which Pebble Beach & Monterey course should you book?
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Pebble Beach Golf Links, host of six U.S. Opens and back for a seventh in June 2027. Book a night at The Lodge, The Inn at Spanish Bay or Casa Palmero and ask for golf on the same call.
Green fees & bookingSpyglass Hill Golf Course
Spyglass from the back tees: 6,960 yards, a 75.1 rating and a 145 slope. The first five holes run through sand dunes towards the ocean before the Monterey pines take over.
Green fees & bookingPoppy Hills Golf Course
Poppy Hills. The same pines as its resort neighbours, a 90-day window open to all, and a Monday-to-Thursday twilight fee of US$120 for non-members. Drive in free by naming your tee time at the gate.
Green fees & bookingBayonet & Black Horse
Bayonet & Black Horse. US$275 buys both par 72s with a cart, played the same day or on two days running, and each course is just over 7,000 yards. Valid to 31 December 2026.
Green fees & bookingPasatiempo Golf Club
Pasatiempo, which MacKenzie built in 1929 for Marion Hollins and later lived beside. It is 6,495 yards and best walked. A US$50 priority fee lets you lock in a date up to a year out.
Green fees & bookingCarmel Valley Ranch
Carmel Valley Ranch, a par-70 Pete Dye course in a valley the resort says sees sun on more than 300 days a year. Call first: access for non-guests is not clearly published.
Green fees & bookingAll Monterey golf packages on Golfbreaks
What a round really costs.
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The spread is wide. At the low end, Poppy Hills charges non-members US$120 for a Monday-to-Thursday twilight round or US$350 at full price, with US$30 a rider for a cart. Bayonet & Black Horse prices single rounds by demand but sells both courses together, cart included, for US$275 until the end of 2026. Pasatiempo is US$465 on foot and US$515 riding, plus a non-refundable US$50 if you book more than a week out. Spyglass Hill is US$550 from April 2026 to March 2027, or US$610 with the cart charge for non-guests, and Golf News Net lists Pebble Beach at US$695 before its cart fee. Carmel Valley Ranch quotes by phone. Caddies cost US$175 a bag at Pebble and Spyglass, plus a tip; Pasatiempo has them on request with no published fee. The largest line is still the Pebble Beach room, widely reported as two nights, if Pebble is the goal.
Getting around.
Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) is the short hop for six of the seven courses. Bayonet & Black Horse is closest, about five miles away in Seaside; the three Del Monte Forest courses are about 20 minutes off; Carmel Valley Ranch is a little further, along Carmel Valley Road east from Highway 1. Pasatiempo is the outlier, off Highway 17 in Santa Cruz: San Jose (SJC) is nearer to it, and Pebble Beach is about an hour south on Highway 1, so it fits at the start or end of a trip. Inside the forest, Poppy Hills golfers enter free, while non-residents heading for the Lodge pay the 17-Mile Drive toll. A hire car is essential; Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel-by-the-Sea are the central bases, a short drive from every course but Pasatiempo.
When to play.
Every course here is open all year. February is the awkward month in the forest, when the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am takes Pebble and Spyglass and resort play pauses. Summer mornings usually start in fog over the coast and the pines; that is when Carmel Valley, inland and warmer, makes a useful fallback, though its July and August afternoons can be hot. September and October are the clearest weeks almost everywhere, and the most requested. In winter, Poppy Hills’ sand-capped fairways drain faster than most after rain, and Bayonet & Black Horse posts its lowest demand-based prices. In 2027 the U.S. Open runs at Pebble Beach from 14 to 20 June, and Spanish Bay reopens on 17 April.
Questions golfers ask.
Which Monterey Peninsula courses can I play without staying at a resort?
Most of them. Bayonet & Black Horse opens tee times 120 days ahead, Poppy Hills 90 days, and Spyglass Hill three months by phone with a US$60 cart charge. Pasatiempo opens seven days out, or up to a year with a priority time. Pebble Beach usually releases times to non-guests only the day before. Call Carmel Valley Ranch first.
What is the cheapest way to play golf on the Monterey Peninsula?
A weekday twilight round at Poppy Hills, US$120 for non-members, is the lowest published fee. For a full day, the Bayonet & Black Horse 36-hole special covers two rounds and a cart for US$275 until 31 December 2026. NCGA members pay US$95 midweek at Poppy Hills.
Are caddies available at the Monterey courses?
At Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill, yes: optional, US$175 a bag, booked with Caddie Services 72 hours ahead. Pasatiempo supplies them if you call at least 24 hours before. Bayonet & Black Horse and Carmel Valley Ranch run no caddie programme, and Poppy Hills does not list one, so plan on a cart.
Is Pasatiempo worth the drive from Pebble Beach?
It is about an hour north in Santa Cruz and closer to San Jose airport, so most golfers play it on the way in or out. Golf Digest ranks it 93rd among America’s 100 Greatest courses, and it is the MacKenzie design a visitor can book directly.
Is The Links at Spanish Bay open?
Not until 17 April 2027, when it is due to reopen after a Gil Hanse redesign. The Inn at Spanish Bay beside it still counts as a resort hotel, so a stay there gives you Pebble Beach tee-time priority and removes the Spyglass cart fee.
Can I play Pebble Beach during the 2027 U.S. Open?
No. The course is given over to the championship in June 2027, with the week running 14 to 20 June and championship rounds from 17 June. Golfbreaks sells three- and four-night packages that pair tournament tickets with beds on the Monterey Peninsula and in Northern California.