Fun Facts About 17-Mile Drive

• To help you avoid venturing aimlessly into the maze of neighborhood roads, a red-dashed line marks the 17-Mile Drive tour.
• More than 1.5 million visitors pass through 17-Mile Drive every year.
• The Lone Cypress, which was the Midpoint of the original 17-Mile Drive, is believed to be at least 250 years old. It’s one of the most photographed trees in the world.
• Although the route has changed since it opened in 1881, 17-Mile Drive is still exactly 17 miles long.
• There are seven championship golf courses along 17-Mile Drive, plus the nine-hole Peter Hay GC.
• In Golf Digest’s 100 Greatest Public Courses rankings, Pebble Beach GL is No. 1, Spyglass Hill GC is No. 11 and The Links at Spanish Bay is No. 44.
• Pebble Beach became the first public course to stage a U.S. Open when it was selected to host the 1972 championship. In 2019, Pebble Beach will host its sixth U.S. Open, more than any other course in the last 50 years.
• Novelist Robert Louis Stevenson was said to have roamed the hills and dunes that now shape the first five holes at Spyglass Hill. The stunning scenery was supposedly his inspiration for the book, Treasure Island.
• The Monterey Cypress is native to just two locations in the world: the headlands at Cypress Point, and across Carmel Bay at Point Lobos.
• Today, 25% of Pebble Beach is permanent open space, with over 25 miles of hiking, walking, and equestrian trails for the public to enjoy.