Welcome to Pebble Beach

 

It is one of America's premier's golf course's- Pebble Beach. It is usually ranked the Number 1 Public Course in America.  Pebble Beach opened in 1919. It has hosted the AT&T National Pro-Am since 1947 (which started as The Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Tournament or the Crosby Clam-Bake) and has hosted the Men's U.S. Open six times with a seventh scheduled for 2027 and will host the Women's U.S. Open for the first time next year. The place oozes of history:

Samuel Finley Brown Morse-The developer of Pebble Beach

Pebble Beach has its own visitor center and it being Men's U.S. Open week (even though it is being played near Boston this year), Pebble Beach had some stuff going on in honor:

The Women's U.S. Open Trophy

The Men's U.S. Open Trophy

There is a huge video screen when you walk in that plays highlights of various U.S. Open's held at Pebble Beach

And the grounds are cool to walk around with the Wall of Champions:

And golf history and art all around:

A painting of Arnold Palmer's last U.S. Open putt at Pebble

And Jack Nicklaus loves Pebble Beach:

 

Had a yummy lunch at a place called The Bench which is inside the lodge at Pebble:

Balloon Beach- So good

Did I mention that that The Bench overlooks the famed 18th green at Pebble:

The approach to the 18th green

The 18th green

Going to Pebble Beach knocked off a bucket item off my list. Even though I didn't play any golf there, it was just enough to walk around and see it. It was so cool.

The 17-Mile Drive

 

It one of most famous scenic drives in the world- The 17-mile drive that goes through Pebble Beach and Pacific Grove on the Monterey Peninsula that takes you through mansions, famous golf courses and the California Shoreline:

Bird Rock 

The Lone Cypress. It is believed to have been seeded in 1750 and the earliest known paintings and photographs date back to the 1880's. It is between the Cypress Point Club and the Pebble Beach Golf Links which are two of the world's best known golf courses. A drawing of the tree was registered as the trademark of the Pebble Beach Company in 1919.

The 17-Mile Drive is one of the most amazing places I have ever been to. The beauty is so breathtaking and amazing. 

Music Monday: A Top 40 Week of Genesis

 Music Monday: Think of something for June and get creative. So for this one I am going get really creative and go to a place in time which was the week of June 28th, 1986 when ex or current members of the band Genesis had something to do with five songs were in top 40:

#5 - "No Ever Is To Blame" - Howard Jones with backing vocals (and produced by): Phil Collins:

#8 "Invisible Touch" - Genesis:

#10 "Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel (Former Genesis Front man)

#21 "When the Heart Rules the Mind"- GTR (Steve Hackett Founded GTR and former Genesis Lead Guitarist):

 

 #34 - All I Need is a Miracle- Mike and Mechanics- (Mike Rutherford is the guitarist in Genesis):

Hope you enjoyed this look back in a moment in June time.

A Visit to Eagle Pizza

 

Eagle Pizza is a pizza joint down the street from my work. The funny thing is that it took me forever to finally head down there:

The legend-Joe DiMaggio

And how many pizza joints sell old trading cards:

And the garlic bread and pizza were outstanding:

Eagle Pizza is so San Francisco. It is so very quirky and good. I will be going back.