Sandy Tatum

Pebble Beach, CA

The Links at Spanish Bay opened in 1987 at Pebble Beach and was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. with Tom Watson and Sandy Tatum. The site had been a sand mining operation, and the project restored dune forms and native grasses across it before golf was routed through. The intent was a links-style course on the Monterey coast, with fescue turf, exposed dunes and holes running out along the shoreline. Ocean wind is the main defense, and the ball is meant to be played low and allowed to run into the greens. A bagpiper walks the property at sunset, which has become part of the routine there. Play is available to guests of the Pebble Beach resorts. The course closed after March 17, 2026 for a full redesign led by Gil Hanse and is scheduled to reopen on April 17, 2027 as a par 71. Note: Spanish Bay is closed for a full redesign by Gil Hanse and is scheduled to reopen on April 17, 2027. No tee times are available until then.