Pebble Beach Golf Course Introduction: Pebble Beach Golf Course is recognized as one of the best golf courses in the world. In 2001, Golf Magazine named it the No. 1 course in the United States, the first time in history that a course open to the public could win this honor. A total of four U.S. Opens have been held here, and golf legends Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Tom Kite and Tiger Woods have won these four tournaments respectively.