185 Tee Off at Pebble Beach Golf Links There's no higher praise for Pebble Beach Golf Links than the legendary Jack Nicklaus' assessment of this fabled Monterey Peninsula course: " If I only had one more round to play, I would choose to play it at Pebble Beach. " Nicklaus' affection is understandable, considering he overcame Pebble Beach's treacherous ocean winds to win seven tournaments here. For serious golfers, the challenge of such classic holes as Pebble's seventh- short though hardly sweet, thanks to a shot from an elevated tee to a narrow peninsula of a green-is a rite of passage. But for us mere mortals, there are other consolations: surf, sea lions, and the changing light along one of the world's most beautiful coastlines.