While Pebble Beach and Bandon Dunes get most of the press dedicated to West Coast, oceanfront golf resorts, you?d be doing yourself a disservice to overlook the Ritz-Carlton resort at Half Moon Bay. Located about an hour?s drive south of San Francisco, it?s a transportive experience. Featuring two golf courses with incredible oceanside scenery, a gorgeous hotel that?s been called the ?most beautiful hotel? in California by Architectural Digest, and friendly, attentive staff, the Ritz-Carlton goes the extra mile to deliver a truly luxurious and otherworldly getaway.

Golf
The Old Course, designed by legendary golfer and designer Arnold Palmer, opened in 1973. The American parkland-style golf course has a great routing that offers a wide variety of wind directions and tests every facet of your game. It culminates with one of the most gorgeous holes in the world, the 405-yard par 4 18th. A slight left-to-right dogleg tailor-made for a baby cut like Arnold himself used to hit, it?s perched atop the coastal cliffs with the ocean roaring below.
There?s a fire-pit patio above the 18th green, and resort guests often gather in the Adirondack chairs around the fire to watch golfers finish their rounds. A birdie on the last will garner a nice round of applause! When the sunset approaches, a bagpiper takes to the grounds to serenade guests and golfers alike, lending to the Old-World Scottish feel of the resort.
The Ocean Course debuted in 1997, four years before the stunning luxury ho...