THE LINKS AT SPANISH BAY

The Pacific winds whip across these seaside dunes with relentless authority, demanding shotmaking creativity that separates pretenders from players. Robert Trent Jones Jr. carved authentic Scottish-style golf from the Monterey Peninsula's wildest terrain, where native grasses dance between fairways and the distant crash of waves provides an ever-present soundtrack. Every approach shot here is an adventure in trajectory control, as the coastal gusts turn what should be routine wedges into exercises in wind management and club selection wizardry.