When players tee off for this year’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the golf world will focus on the coastal cliffs and cypress-lined fairways of Pebble Beach Golf Links. Pebble Beach Company founder Samuel Finley Brown Morse commissioned the storied course in 1916, back when he managed Monterey Peninsula Properties for the Pacific Improvement Company. At the time, … [Read more...] about Local Golf Courses Linked Through History
Archives for Winter 2016
Carmel’s Hidden Gem
For such a small geographical region, the Monterey Peninsula area is home to a lot of secrets. One such is San Clemente Rancho, a privately owned 2,600-acre tract located near the end of Robinson Canyon Road, south of Carmel Valley. This is the site of 100 cabins, owned by “members,” concentrated on only 160 of the acres. The remainder is a bucolic, remote and serene vacation … [Read more...] about Carmel’s Hidden Gem
A Century of Utopia
The world-renowned, one-square-mile, beach destination of Carmel-by-the-Sea celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016. This patch of paradise has evolved over the past century into a hotspot with big-city offerings of art, theatre, music, and dining, while existing on the canvas of a fairytale. The magic of Carmel has been carefully fashioned over the last 100 years. From its … [Read more...] about A Century of Utopia
Funny Guy, Big Heart
Comedian Jay Leno, former host of “The Tonight Show,” is familiar with the elegant venues of Monterey County. A major car collector, Leno is a frequent participant in the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, where he has emceed the charity raffles and filmed car events for his show, “Jay Leno’s Garage.” But Leno is also more than aware that others are not so fortunate, and for the … [Read more...] about Funny Guy, Big Heart