Half Moon Bay

The Ritz-Carlton sits on the bluffs at Miramontes Point, on the San Mateo County coast roughly 30 miles south of San Francisco—not the Monterey Peninsula, which lies another 70-odd miles down Highway 1. Two eighteens share the setting: the Old Course, Arnold Palmer and Francis Duane's 1973 routing that works inland before turning back to the water for a clifftop finish; and the Ocean Course, Arthur Hills' 1997 links laid across exposed bluff land where the wind sets the terms.

Both play year-round and draw travelers who want genuine Northern California coastal golf close to the Bay Area—Pebble Beach and the Monterey courses make an easy day trip about 90 minutes south if you want to pair them.

Ocean Course

Arthur Hills · par 72 · Arthur Hills' 1997 bluff-top links, open to the wind with wide ocean views throughout.

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Old Course

Arnold Palmer & Francis Duane · par 72 · Palmer and Duane's 1973 layout—inland early, then a famous clifftop par-4 18th along the Pacific.

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The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay

Bluff-top luxury resort · from $425/nt

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