Category Archives: Pebble Beach Lifestyle

Welcome to the ABC’s of the Monterey Peninsula, a 26-part series all about the Monterey Peninsula from A -Z. Posts will be published every Friday and Tuesday evening until we get to “Z”!

ABC’s of the Monterey Peninsula “A” is for the AT&T Pro Am Golf Tournament ~ February 6-12 2017

AT&T Pro Am Golf Tournament ~ Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach against a back drop of Carmel Beach

This photo epitomizes the AT&T Pro Am experience. Picturesque holes, golfers photographed with the back drop of the Pacific Ocean and the beautiful white sands of Carmel Beach. When my husband and I lived in San Francisco we came down to the AT&T numerous times. The weather was often cold and foggy or rainy, but we didn’t care. I don’t know if it’s global warming or not, but the last five years the weather has been much better in the beginning of February and we often now enjoy sunny skies and fairly warm temperatures.

Pebble Beach Golf Links Photo taken by Bob Borden

Now that we’ve lived on the Monterey Peninsula for 17 years we still love to watch the golf tournament, but now sometimes it’s from the couch.

golf shot — Pebble Beach Golf Links taken by Bob Borden

The AT&T Pro Am Golf tournament that started as the “Crosby Clambake” 79 years ago to raise money for charity never fails to bring thousands of visitors to the Monterey Peninsula hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite celebrities on the course where the greens meet the sea.

Over the years playing to the camera have been celebs like Ray Romano, Kevin Costner, Chris O’Donnell, Andy Garcia, Bill Murray, Huey Lewis,Kenny G, Don Johnson, and Clint Eastwood. Added to the mix are sports figures from many sports including football and baseball stars.

Pebble Beach Golf Links ~ photo by Bob Borden

Millions of dollars are raised every year at the tournament which are distributed by the Monterey Peninsula Foundation to numerous charitable organizations. In 2015 a total of 9.1 million dollars was awarded to local non-profits in the tri-county area in that year alone.

The tournament is played on three courses; Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shores Course, and Pebble Beach Golf Links. On Saturday, most of the celebrities play on the world renown Pebble Beach Golf Links where they are photographed and interviewed as golf enthusiasts watch from the course or from home.

When the weather is sunny and gorgeous, you couldn’t ask for a better advertisement to promote the beautiful Pebble Beach area as seen from the Goodyear Blimp.

So SAVE THESE DATES in your calendar February 6-12, 2017 and plan to come see the AT&T Pro Am in person this time. We’ll pray for our good weather to continue so you will take home delightful memories of blue skies, sunlit courses, and crashing waves, after bearing witness to some great golf.

If you want more . . . read my two 2013 posts in the Archives relating some of my experiences from the 2013 AT&T – particularly the one about Ray Romano – between a rock and a hard place. Enjoy!

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Panoramic Ocean and Golf Course Views ~ Pebble Beach, CA

July 15, 2016 Susan Clark

Open House July 16th 1:00 - 4:00pm 3044 Cormorant Road, Pebble Beach — 3044 Cormorant Road, Pebble Beach

Open House Saturday July 16th 1:00 – 4:00pm 3044 Cormorant Road, Pebble Beach, CA Panoramic Ocean and Golf Course Views – MPCC Shore Course Price Reduced to $4,490,000

MPCC Shore Course along the coast of Pebble Beach

Attention golfers and ocean lovers! Come see this amazing property close to the Monterey Peninsula Country Club.

With “front line” views of the ocean and the MPCC Shore Course ~ it’s like heaven!

Purchase this home and be delivered an amazing opportunity to have one of the few “front line” homes on the golf course with unobstructed ocean views. Can’t get any better than this!

The home itself is a Mark Mills mid-century modern design. Mark Mills was a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright and apprenticed with him at Taliesin West from 1944-1948.

“Mark Mills is known for his use of wood, glass, and stone. His designs were guided by his desire to use local materials and wood as close to its original form as possible.”

Breathtaking views of Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course and the Pacific Ocean

After making a name for himself in Arizona, he worked in San Francisco briefly, but moved to the Monterey Peninsula where he worked for 52 years until his death. He completed 30+ homes and is considered one of the world’s top architects.

Cormorant Road in the Country Club West area is considered one of the most desirable areas of Pebble Beach. Named after a sea bird that is often seen along our coast, the homes situated on this street look out onto breathtaking views. It’s close to beautiful golf courses and the ever present Pacific Ocean.

I hope you’ll come by my Open House on Saturday 7/16 1-4! Otherwise contact me about this home or other Monterey Peninsula property.

Susan Clark, Realtor

831-320-6801 ~ sclark@apr.com

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Memories of the 2013 AT&T Pro Am Golf Tournament – Pebble Beach (Part 2) Ray Romano Between a Rock and a Hard Place

March 7, 2013 Susan Clark

Ray Romano between a rock and a hard place.

2013-02-07 14.19.45 (Small) — **Ray Romano trying to get out of the sand trap**

As the hardy ones who sat out on the patio with cool temperatures and cloudy skies we buttoned our down vests and waited for the next golfers to appear at this year’s AT&T Pro Am Golf Tournament. First, a golf ball landed in the sand trap in front of us and then a marshal made his way through the rough and placed an orange flag by the ball in the trap. Uh, oh . . .someone’s in trouble. Then, making his way towards the trap to check out the location of the ball was Ray Romano. Ray is slight of build and not nearly as tall as he appears on his TV show. As he looked at the golf ball he saw it was wedged close to a rock. I can imagine what he was saying to himself since there was no way he could hit that ball where it was located. Getting the nod that it was OK to move the rock, he tried, but the stubborn rock would not budge. He looked around and a fellow hurried over and helped him move the rock.

2013-02-07 14.17.51 (Small) — Ray walking around the sand trap to his ball

2013-02-07 14.19.21 (Small) — Ray getting some help moving the rock

He took his shot. Ohhhh . . . into the sand again. As he diagnosed the situation he realized he needed to walk all around the sand trap in order to enter leaving the least amount of tracks for his caddy to rake over. As he walked right past us he glanced our way and I gave a silent wave. He said, “I’ll get out of here eventually.” Little did he know at the time how challenging it would be.

He wasn’t about to land in the sand again so this next time he swung with determination . . . this time his ball sailed over the green, hit a tree high and his ball fell into a heavy rough. Sometimes you just have a bad hole! Luckily Eric Compton, his pro partner, had a better score on the hole. No need for Ray to go on suffering. The marshal picked up his ball from the very deep grass and handed it to Ray. As the group left the hole, we waved to Ray and hoped his next hole would be so much better in the 2013 AT&T Pro Am Golf Tournament.

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Memories of the 2013 AT&T Pro Am Golf Tournament-Pebble Beach ~ February 4th – 8th

February 20, 2013 Susan Clark

2013-02-07 14.06.59 (Small) — Brandt Snedecker reading the green

The AT&T Pro Am Golf Tournament is in full swing on the Monterey Peninsula. Practice rounds began on Monday. A Charity Shootout between the San Francisco Giants and the San Francisco 49ers attracted crowds on Tuesday ending in another indignity for the 49ers. On Wednesday golf enthusiasts could view the 3M Celebrity Challenge with the likes of Andy Garcia, Huey Luis, and Ray Romano vying to support their chosen charities. (More about Ray Romano in my next entry.) The actual tournament began on Thursday morning and takes place through Sunday (Feb 8th) in Pebble Beach on three golf courses – Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill, and the newly redesigned Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course. It’s on the latter course that I ended up with a front row seat to view thet tournament play today!

As Alain Pine realtors we are lucky to represent many of the finest luxury properties on the Monterey Peninsula. Currently listed by one of my associates is a dramatically positioned home on Cormorant Road front and center on the Shore Course 7th green with wide open views of the golf course and crashing surf beyond. A group of us gathered to watch the play not more than 10 feet from the sand trap where a number of golfers balls landed. First group up after I sat down included Brandt Snediker, a pro, and Heidi Ueberroth, one of the few women playing the tournament, who is president of global marketing partnerships and international business operations at the NBA (National Basketball Association). She is also the daughter of Peter Ueberroth, ex-commissioner of Major League Baseball and one of the owners of the Pebble Beach Company. Watching this group play out the hole was uneventful, but the next group was quite entertaining.

Note: Little did I know as I watched Brandt Snediker that he would become the winner of the tournament taking home the big prize on Sunday.

Susan Clark, Realtor

Category Archives: Pebble Beach Lifestyle

ABC’s of the Monterey Peninsula ~ “A” is for AT&T Pro Am Golf Tournament

Panoramic Ocean and Golf Course Views ~ Pebble Beach, CA

Memories of the 2013 AT&T Pro Am Golf Tournament – Pebble Beach (Part 2) Ray Romano Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Memories of the 2013 AT&T Pro Am Golf Tournament-Pebble Beach ~ February 4th – 8th

Susan's Musings by the Sea