Who Lives on Pebble Beach Golf Course

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Charles Schwab owns a home beside Pebble Beach Golf Links, while Michael Dell, Scott McNealy and Joe Lacob are publicly documented former fairway residents. Other names connected to course-side homes include Houston Astros owner Jim Crane and, historically, Bing Crosby. The important distinction is between owning a property, having lived there in the past and actually residing there full-time today.

A Pebble Beach address does not establish that someone lives on Pebble Beach Golf Links.

“Living on the golf course” usually means occupying a private home bordering its fairways or greens, not living on the playing grounds themselves. But Pebble Beach is also a broader residential and resort community, with homes beside other courses, overlooking the ocean or tucked into the forest.

Within the 5,300-acre Del Monte Forest are seven 18-hole courses and one 9-hole course. A home advertised as “golf-front in Pebble Beach” could therefore overlook a different course, such as Poppy Hills, rather than the famous Pebble Beach Golf Links seen during tournament coverage.

That distinction explains why resident lists can be misleading.

Known Pebble Beach Homeowners and Former Residents

Publicly documented homeowners and former residents along Pebble Beach Golf Links include:

Name Known For Connection to Pebble Beach Golf Links
Charles Schwab Brokerage founder Owns a course-adjacent property but primarily lives in Texas. He should not automatically be described as a full-time resident.
Jim Crane Houston Astros owner Has owned homes adjacent to the course. That ownership history does not establish current full-time residence.
Michael Dell Dell founder A documented past fairway resident; current residency is not separately established here.
Scott McNealy Sun Microsystems co-founder A documented past fairway resident, rather than a verified current resident.
Joe Lacob Warriors owner A documented past fairway resident, rather than a verified current resident.
Bing Crosby Singer and actor Lived with Dixie Lee and their sons in a house overlooking the Pacific beside the 13th hole in the late 1940s. This is a historical residence, not a current ownership claim.

For the literal question “Who lives there now?”, the answer is narrower than a celebrity-home list suggests. The reporting available supports publicly documented connections, but it does not establish a complete roster of current full-time occupants.

The Record-Setting Pebble Beach Home Sale

“The Masterpiece,” John Moores’s former home beside Pebble Beach Golf Links’ 18th fairway, sold for $45 million in August 2024, setting a Monterey County home-sale record.

Moores, the former San Diego Padres owner, was the seller.

This is the sale to identify when answering the common question about Pebble Beach’s most expensive house. It represents a completed transaction, not an asking price or an estimate of another estate’s value. Calling it a record-setting sale is also more precise than claiming it must remain the area’s most valuable home indefinitely.

Clint Eastwood and Other Nearby Celebrity Homes

Clint Eastwood’s former home was up the hill on Del Ciervo Drive, and he now lives at Tehama Golf Club, east of Jacks Peak.

Clint Eastwood’s former home on Del Ciervo Drive and current residence at Tehama Golf Club do not make him a resident of the homes lining the course’s fairways. The distinction matters because “Pebble Beach,” “Carmel” and “on the golf course” are often treated as interchangeable descriptions when they are not.

Brad Pitt’s much-discussed home purchase was in Carmel Highlands, not beside Pebble Beach Golf Links. Likewise, a celebrity’s tournament appearance or stay at a local home establishes a visit, not ownership or residency.

If a house catches your attention during a broadcast or in a property listing, establish its location before attaching a famous owner’s name to it.

Step 1: Find the Correct Course on a Map

  1. Search for “Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California.” The course is on the Monterey Peninsula near Carmel-by-the-Sea.
  2. Use ZIP code 93953 when searching the Pebble Beach area or filtering property listings. The ZIP code identifies the broader area, not a particular golf course.
  3. For the route through Pebble Beach, locate 17-Mile Drive. Carmel Gate is the southern entrance.

A map search for the community alone can land you among homes well away from the course shown on television.

Step 2: Match the Property to the Course

  1. Look for an explicit reference to the course in the property description.
  2. If a broadcast identifies a hole, match that location against a course map and publicly available property photographs.
  3. Keep neighboring courses separate. A listing along Poppy Hills, for example, is not evidence of a home on Pebble Beach Golf Links.

An ocean view alone is not enough to make the match.

Step 3: Check the Date and the Ownership Claim

  1. Look for dated, reliable reporting that identifies the property and its owner.
  2. Check whether the person bought the house, sold it, lived there previously or merely visited.
  3. Describe only what that information establishes. A sale confirms an ownership change.

If you cannot connect the house to reliable public coverage, leave the owner’s name unconfirmed rather than filling the gap with a celebrity guess.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who Owns the House Behind Pebble Beach’s 10th Green?

The current owner of the house behind the 10th green is not established. Rory McIlroy singled it out as a favorite, calling it “the prettiest house in the world.” That identifies the house he admires, not its owner.

Does Stephen Curry Have a House at Pebble Beach?

The reporting available here does not establish course-side ownership. Do not include a person in a verified homeowner list without reporting that establishes a course-side connection.

Yes, Pebble Beach Golf Links is a public resort course, so you do not need to live in Pebble Beach to play it. You still need to arrange a tee time under the resort’s booking policies. Playing the course does not provide access to the private residential properties alongside it.

Yes. Bing Crosby and his family occupied a Pebble Beach home by the 13th hole during the late 1940s. The house overlooked the Pacific.

Pebble Beach Company owns Pebble Beach Golf Links. The same company owns several other public courses within Del Monte Forest.

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