The Inn at Spanish Bay – Pebble Beach Resorts


Our home for the week will be The Inn at Spanish Bay, allowing guests to stay within the legendary Pebble Beach Resorts and experience far more than simply the golf.

Located on California's spectacular 17-Mile Drive, The Inn occupies a beautiful position overlooking The Links at Spanish Bay, the surrounding pine forest and the Pacific Ocean.

The hotel offers 269 guest rooms and suites, combining contemporary accommodation with the relaxed atmosphere expected from one of America's great golf resorts.

One of the major advantages of staying at Spanish Bay is that the Pebble Beach experience continues long after the final putt of the day.
The Inn offers five on-site dining venues, ranging from relaxed post-round food and drinks to more refined dining, giving guests plenty of options without needing to leave the resort.

Perhaps the hotel's most famous tradition takes place every evening.
As sunset approaches, the Spanish Bay Bagpiper begins playing near the first tee before making his way along the golf course and finishing beside the outdoor fire pits at The Inn.

Sitting around the fire pits with a drink while the bagpiper plays against a Pacific sunset has become one of the signature experiences of Pebble Beach Resorts.

Guests can also explore the spectacular coastline and seaside boardwalk, while the wider Pebble Beach resort provides access to additional dining, leisure and recreational facilities.

Most importantly for this trip, we are staying right in the heart of Pebble Beach Resorts.

Spanish Bay is on the doorstep, with Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill also located within the resort, making The Inn an exceptional base for four days of world-class golf.

Combining a spectacular Pacific setting, luxury accommodation and the atmosphere of one of the world's most famous golfing destinations, The Inn at Spanish Bay makes the accommodation an integral part of the experience rather than simply somewhere to stay between rounds.

For a trip featuring two rounds at Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill and the newly transformed Links at Spanish Bay, there could hardly be a more fitting place to call home.

The Links at Spanish Bay


The week begins at The Links at Spanish Bay, and in 2027 GAGT competitors will experience a significantly transformed version of this spectacular coastal course.

Originally opened in 1987 and created by Robert Trent Jones Jr., Tom Watson and former USGA President Sandy Tatum, Spanish Bay was conceived as a tribute to traditional Scottish links golf, with rolling dunes, sandy terrain and the Pacific Ocean providing the backdrop.However, the course enters a new era in April 2027, when it reopens following a major transformation led by acclaimed architect Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner.

The project has been designed to make greater use of Spanish Bay's exceptional coastal landscape, with redesigned greens, new strategic options and changes intended to create a more enjoyable and challenging modern California coastal course.

With the GAGT visit taking place just six months after its reopening, competitors will be among the relatively early visitors to experience the newly transformed Spanish Bay.

The Pacific coastline, exposed terrain and ocean breeze will remain central to the experience, providing a dramatic opening round to an extraordinary four days of golf.

Pebble Beach Golf Links


There are few names in golf that carry the same significance as Pebble Beach Golf Links.

Opened in 1919 and originally designed by Jack Neville and Douglas Grant, Pebble Beach occupies one of the most spectacular pieces of golfing land in the world, with holes running along the cliffs of California's Monterey Peninsula overlooking Carmel Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

Regularly recognised as America's #1 public golf course, Pebble Beach possesses a championship history matched by very few venues anywhere in the world.

And for the 2027 GAGT event, the timing could hardly be better. Just a few months before our visit, Pebble Beach will host the 2027 U.S. Open – the seventh time the championship has been played here.

Previous U.S. Open champions at Pebble Beach include Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Tom Kite, Tiger Woods, Graeme McDowell and Gary Woodland, with the course responsible for some of the most famous moments in championship golf.

Tiger Woods' extraordinary 15-shot victory in the 2000 U.S. Open remains one of the most dominant performances in major championship history.
Pebble Beach is also the annual home of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and hosted its first U.S. Women's Open in 2023.

The golf course itself is every bit as memorable as its history. The famous stretch from the 6th through the 10th hugs the rugged coastline, while the tiny par-3 7th is one of the most recognisable holes in world golf.

The finishing stretch is equally spectacular, culminating in the legendary par-5 18th, which sweeps around Stillwater Cove with the Pacific Ocean running down the entire left side.

For most golfers, simply playing Pebble Beach once represents a bucket-list experience.

GAGT competitors will play it twice. The first round provides the opportunity to experience one of the world's great golf courses before returning two days later for the final round, with knowledge of the course – and the competition – adding an entirely different dimension.

Two rounds at Pebble Beach Golf Links, just months after the world's best players have competed here for the U.S. Open, will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of the entire 2027 Global Amateur Golf Tour.

Spyglass Hill Golf Course


Sitting within the same magnificent Del Monte Forest is Spyglass Hill, a course regarded by many golfers as every bit as demanding as its more famous neighbour.

Designed by legendary architect Robert Trent Jones Sr., Spyglass Hill opened in 1966 and has been a championship venue virtually from the beginning.

The opening holes occupy spectacular sandy coastal dunes overlooking the Pacific before the course turns inland and enters the towering pines of the Del Monte Forest.

The result is almost two courses in one.

Exposed coastal holes characterised by sand dunes and ocean views give way to narrow tree-lined corridors, significant elevation changes and demanding approach shots into beautifully protected greens.

Spyglass Hill has been a long-standing tournament venue and has hosted the U.S. Amateur, while for decades it has formed part of the rotation for the PGA TOUR's Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Its championship credentials will become even stronger when it hosts both the U.S. Senior Open and U.S. Senior Women's Open in 2030.

There is also a wonderful connection to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, with almost every hole named after a location or character from the famous novel.

At approximately 6,960 yards from the championship tees, Spyglass Hill provides a serious examination of every part of a golfer's game and is widely considered one of America's outstanding public-access courses.
Sandwiched between two rounds at Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill ensures there is absolutely no let-up in the quality of golf during this remarkable week.

Four rounds. Three outstanding Pebble Beach courses. A newly transformed Spanish Bay. Spyglass Hill. And two rounds at Pebble Beach Golf Links just months after the 2027 U.S. Open.

72-hole Individual Stableford (95% of Course Handicap)

Handicap Limits: Men – max 24, Women – max 30

GAGT Order of Merit points awarded for each competition round

• Playing Handicaps

  
  

  Playing Handicaps will be calculated at 95% of a player's Course Handicap.

  
  

  The maximum Playing Handicap for competition purposes is 24 for men and 30 for women. Players whose calculated Playing Handicap exceeds these limits may still compete but will play off the applicable maximum Playing Handicap.

  
  

  GAGT Overseas Handicap Adjustment (OHA) System

  
  

  GAGT operates an Overseas Handicap Adjustment (OHA) system to promote fairness and consistency across its overseas competitions.

  
  

  The system is based on the CONGU handicap adjustment format used prior to the introduction of the World Handicap System (WHS).

  
  

  Following each round, a player's OHA may be reduced according to their Stableford score and applicable handicap category.

  
  

  The OHA system only permits handicap reductions. Handicaps will never be increased under this system, regardless of a player's score.

  
  

  OHA adjustments apply exclusively to GAGT competition purposes and do not affect a player's official Handicap Index maintained by their home club.

  
  

  The GAGT OHA system takes precedence over any adjustments made by a player's home club during the event.

  
  

  How the OHA System Works

  
  

  Following each round, players scoring more than 36 Stableford points will receive a handicap reduction based on the number of points scored above 36 and their current OHA handicap category.

  
  

  The following reduction rates apply for each Stableford point scored above 36:

  
  

  Current OHA Handicap Category = Reduction per Point Above 36

  1–5 = 0.1

  6–12 = 0.2

  13–20 = 0.3

  21–28 = 0.4

  29–36 = 0.5

  
  

  The player's updated OHA following each round will determine their handicap category for the next round. Any subsequent reductions will be calculated using that updated category.

  
  

  Example

  
  

  A player with an OHA of 16.0 scores 40 Stableford points.

  
  

  - Stableford score: 40 points

  - Points above 36: 4

  - Handicap category: 13–20

  - Reduction rate: 0.3 per point

  - Total reduction: 1.2

  
  

  The player's OHA will reduce from 16.0 to 14.8 for the next round.

  
  

  All subsequent adjustments will be calculated using the player's updated OHA.

  
  

  No OHA increase will be applied following a score of 36 Stableford points or fewer.

Men - Yellow Tees
Women - Red Tees

Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place for every round, as well as for first, second, and third place overall.

There are two Nearest the Pins each getting a £25 GAGT voucher.

• An optional sweep of $40, $10 per round, collected in cash during check-in before the first round.  The sweep will be paid out daily for the leading three scores and anyone who scores a two.

The draw will be available on our website 2 days before the each round. The Draw for the last round will be made in score order. 

If you have any requests for early or late tee times, or specific playing partners, please use the message facility in your Locker/account. We will do our best to accommodate your requests.

Merit points will be awarded for all four rounds.

Points will be awarded on the basis of 100 points to the winner, 99 points for runner-up, 98 points for third, and so on.

Participants need to be a current member of the GAGT to qualify for merit points.

To check membership status and join, call Kelly/Debbie on 0345 466 2222.  The subscription fee is £40 for 12 months from the day of joining.

Please ensure that you have adequate travel and medical insurance cover for the duration of your stay.