Golf Travel Half Moon Bay Golf Links: World-Class Golf in a Stunning Setting

Set against the dramatic cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Half Moon Bay Golf Links is located just minutes from San Francisco and San Jose, and only 20 miles from San Francisco International Airport.

The golf resort features 36 holes of championship golf, a clubhouse with a full-service pro shop offering the latest equipment and fashionable apparel, and the popular ocean-view restaurant, Mullins Bar & Grill, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner in a casual fireside dining setting.

For nearly 40 years, avid golfers have been returning to this incomparable setting, enjoying the variety of play offered by two award-winning courses: Arnold Palmer’s classic American parkland-style The Old Course and the Scottish-links-style Ocean Course designed by Arthur Hills.

The Old Course presents a series of strategically-demanding holes linked through the property’s tree-lined interior. The famous, par-4 18th emerges along the Pacific Ocean, boasting one of the most stunning tee-to-green views in the U.S. It plays up to The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay’s oceanfront courtyard and fire pit.

The Ocean Course provides a true links golf experience: the salt air of the Pacific a constant as it is transported via the constant breeze from the Ocean just yards away. Fairways are separated by coastal mounding and native grasses, and open green fronts and creatively designed green surrounds support a variety of different playing options.

The Ocean Course hosted the 2008 LPGA Samsung World Championship, featuring the world’s best women golfers and won by Paula Creamer. Half Moon Bay Golf Links is also a regular site for U.S. Open Men’s and Women’s qualifiers, including 2010.

Accolades for Half Moon Bay Golf Links Include:

• “Top 80 Golf Resorts” – Conde Nast Traveler
• "No. 18 Golf Resort in North America" –Golf Digest
• “Gold Medal Award” –GOLF Magazine
• "The Pebble Beach Experience Just Up The Coast" –New York Times
• "One of the 18 Great Country Clubs for a day" –Business Week
• "One of the Best 18 Holes in the Country" –Golf Digest
• “Four Stars: A San Francisco Treat" –Golf Digest
• "No. 1 in the West” --Business Week/Golf Digest