From Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, to Beatles Ringo Starr and George Harrison, to Winston Churchill, Charlie Chaplin and Bing Crosby’s raucous Hollywood friends, Pebble Beach has been a special retreat for celebrities.
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Some of its famous residents include Charles Schwab, King Merrill Chase (GM Executive), George Lopez, Clint Eastwood and Condoleeza Rice. Along the way, you also come across Pebble Beach Golf Courses and the Pebble Beach Hostel.
Perched on the 18th hole of Pebble Beach Golf Links, the home long owned by San Francisco liquor distributor Loris di Grazia and his wife Patricia measures about 5,000 square feet.
Del Monte Properties Company reincorporates as the Pebble Beach Corporation and, a year later, is acquired by 20th Century Fox for $81.5 million, using profits from its Star Wars success.
Eastwood still lives in Carmel and is largely responsible for the establishment of the town's children's library, located at the corner of Mission and 6th.John Madden. ... Joan Fontaine. ... Bing Crosby. ... John Steinbeck. ... Doris Gates. ... Paul Anka.
Yes, it belongs to Clint Eastwood, a long-time resident of the area and chairman of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation and next week's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Eastwood, a co-owner of Pebble Beach Golf Links, bought the 6,922-square foot home on 4.7 acres for nearly $4 million in 1994.
How many homeowners and renters are there in Pebble Beach? There are 5,987 housing units in Pebble Beach, and the median year in which these properties were built is 1999.
Pebble Beach Co. is owned by a partnership between Taiheiyo Club Inc., a Japanese golf resort company, and Sumitomo Credit Services Co., one of Japan's largest issuers of Visa cards.
$575Pebble Beach green fees for a standard round are a whopping $550 per person and will increase to $575 on April 1, 2020. In addition to that initial price, it costs $45 per person to use a cart. If you choose to go the caddie route and walk, which is recommended, the caddie fee will run you another $95 per bag.
In 1990, Davis sold Pebble Beach Company to Japanese businessman and golf fanatic, Minuro Isutani, who would then go on to sell to The Lone Cypress Company (formed by the Japanese Sumitomo Bank and Taiheiyo Club) in March of 1992.
Let's look at some famous people who have made Monterey their home.Salvador Dali. Salvador Dali came to the area when he stayed at the Hotel Del Monte during World War II. ... John Steinbeck. ... Jimi Hendrix. ... Joan Baez. ... Doris Day. ... Claes Oldenburg. ... Steve Jobs. ... Jack Kerouac.More items...•
Clint Eastwood is without question Carmel's most famous resident. In addition to his obvious Hollywood domination, he's also an extraordinarily successful businessman—and, famously, former mayor of his adopted hometown.
Other famous people who've had homes in or around Carmel have included Joan Baez, Frank Zappa and Kim Novak, Carmel magazine said.
cypress treeIconic cypress tree, 18th hole @ #Pebblebeach.
The 18th Green at Pebble Beach Golf Links The most famous finishing hole in golf. Did you know it originally opened as a par-4? Now it's an unforgettable par-5 that sweeps around spectacular Stillwater Cove, testing you off the tee with ocean left, a Cypress tree in the fairway, and out-of-bounds right.
about 550 yardsThe 18th hole is a medium length par 5 (about 550 yards) with Pacific Ocean all along the left.
Pebble Beach green fees for a standard round are a whopping $550 per person and will increase to $575 on April 1, 2020. In addition to that initial price, it costs $45 per person to use a cart. If you choose to go the caddie route and walk, which is recommended, the caddie fee will run you another $95 per bag.
Celebrity chef Thomas Keller, from French Laundry in nearby Napa, also played this year. Chef Keller often returns, along with food stars Daniel Boulud, Cat Cora, Guy Fieri, and others for the annual Pebble Beach Food and Wine FestivalMarch 31 through April 3.
It was 1947 when crooner Bing Crosby conceded to move the “clambake” golf tournament he’d been holding for his celebrity pals for a decade down at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club just north of San Diego to what Robert Louis Stevenson supposedly described at the “greatest meeting of land and sea in the world:” Pebble Beach.
That shot is etched in as many memories as the bunker dance comic actor Bill Murray did with a startled spectator he’d invited under the ropes. Murray, whose role as a goofy greenskeeper in the 1980 movie “Caddyshack” had already cemented him as golf’s leading funnyman, waltzed with the woman in a sand trap until one of his twirls sent her tumbling. Since then Murray’s hilarious hats and frozen poses have made him the fan favorite and a draw to television viewers.
Murray, whose role as a goofy greenskeeper in the 1980 movie “Caddyshack” had already cemented him as golf’s leading funnyman, waltzed with the woman in a sand trap until one of his twirls sent her tumbling.
Nantz got married on the 7 th green in 2012– with Arnold Palmer in attendance – and now lives on the course with his wife Courtney and their two children, where he’s built a replica of the 7 th hole in his new backyard.
Academy Award-winning director and nominated actor Clint Eastwood, who first came to the event as a spectator while in the service at nearby Ford Ord, was a celebrity fixture in the event and went on to become mayor of nearby Carmel by the Sea. Now Eastwood is Chairman of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation.
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For roughly a century, moguls, movie stars and heirs have swung golf clubs and soaked in the sea breezes on Pebble Beach, Calif.'s scenic 17-Mile Drive.
The original 17-Mile Drive was laid out in 1881 by the Pacific Improvement Co., a holding company controlled by railroad barons, including Charles Crocker. In 1919, PIC employee Samuel Morse crafted a deal to develop the area himself.
Neighbors include Warren Stephens, the chief executive of Stephens Inc. , a Little Rock, Ark.-based financial services firm, who paid $31.25 million for a home with golf course and waterfront views on the drive in 2014.
Designed a century ago as ‘Newport of the West,’ Pebble Beach and its 17-Mile Drive continue to attract the rich; home to golf tournaments and the Concours d’Elegance. Envisioned in the early 20th century as a ‘Newport of the West,’ Pebble Beach and its scenic 17-Mile Drive remain a popular destination. Pebble Beach Golf Links, above.
Justin Timberlake during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, California on February 9, 2006. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/PGA)
PEBBLE BEACH, CA - FEBRUARY 11 : Actor Kurt Russell tees off on the 10th hole at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am- Round Two at the Spyglass golf club on February 11, 2011 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
PEBBLE BEACH, CA - FEBRUARY 08: Musician Justin Timberlake celebrates after sinking a putt on the third green during the 2006 3M Celebrity Golf Challenge February 8, 2006 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Celebrities play 5 holes of golf with proceeds going to charity. Michael Bolton and Justin Timberlake won a total of $19,000 for their charity of choice. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 07: Don Cheadle during the 3M Celebrity Challenge at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on the Pebble Beach Golf Course on February 7, 2007. (Photo by Michael Cohen/Getty Images)
PEBBLE BEACH, CA - FEBRUARY 9: Comedian George Lopez plays froma bunker on the second hole during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at Spyglass Hill Golf Course on February 9, 2012 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR)
PEBBLE BEACH, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Tony Romo, NFL football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, hits his tee shot on the third hole during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links on February 12, 2012 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
PEBBLE BEACH, CA - FEBRUARY 13: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady throws a football on the 18th green during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach Golf Links on February 13, 2010 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR)
Celebrity chef Thomas Keller, from French Laundry in nearby Napa, also played this year. Chef Keller often returns, along with food stars Daniel Boulud, Cat Cora, Guy Fieri, and others for the annual Pebble Beach Food and Wine FestivalMarch 31 through April 3.
It was 1947 when crooner Bing Crosby conceded to move the “clambake” golf tournament he’d been holding for his celebrity pals for a decade down at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club just north of San Diego to what Robert Louis Stevenson supposedly described at the “greatest meeting of land and sea in the world:” Pebble Beach.
That shot is etched in as many memories as the bunker dance comic actor Bill Murray did with a startled spectator he’d invited under the ropes. Murray, whose role as a goofy greenskeeper in the 1980 movie “Caddyshack” had already cemented him as golf’s leading funnyman, waltzed with the woman in a sand trap until one of his twirls sent her tumbling. Since then Murray’s hilarious hats and frozen poses have made him the fan favorite and a draw to television viewers.
Murray, whose role as a goofy greenskeeper in the 1980 movie “Caddyshack” had already cemented him as golf’s leading funnyman, waltzed with the woman in a sand trap until one of his twirls sent her tumbling.
Nantz got married on the 7 th green in 2012– with Arnold Palmer in attendance – and now lives on the course with his wife Courtney and their two children, where he’s built a replica of the 7 th hole in his new backyard.
Academy Award-winning director and nominated actor Clint Eastwood, who first came to the event as a spectator while in the service at nearby Ford Ord, was a celebrity fixture in the event and went on to become mayor of nearby Carmel by the Sea. Now Eastwood is Chairman of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation.
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