You may only play it once. Keep it forever.
You've planned the trip of a lifetime — Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, the 18th green with the Pacific behind you. Don't let those moments live only in your memory. For twenty years I've photographed first-and-maybe-only rounds on the Peninsula's great courses: fathers and sons, lifelong foursomes, couples celebrating the round they saved up for. My standard session is built around the heart of Pebble Beach — I meet your group at hole 5 and follow you through the famous ocean stretch, 6 through 10, where the course runs along the cliffs above Stillwater Cove, then position ahead to capture you again on 17 and 18. Long lenses, coordinated with your caddie, entirely around your pace of play. You play. The story gets told.
Real rounds, real groups — fathers and sons, foursomes, and first-timers across Pebble Beach, Spyglass, and the Peninsula.
The resort does not provide a photographer, and phones from the cart path do not do the 7th hole justice. Here is how it works.
Book a photographer before you arrive, because the course does not provide one. Send me your tee time, the course (Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill or Spanish Bay) and the number of players, and I coordinate with the starter so I am in position before your first tee shot. I photograph from the 5th hole along the ocean, through Stillwater Cove on the 7th and 8th, and the walk up the 18th with the Pacific behind you, moving ahead of your group so your pace of play never changes. You get 80 to 150 edited images in a private gallery within 5 to 7 days, and a few selects the same evening for the group text. Pebble Beach rounds start at $625 per person.
Yes — this is one of my favorite things I do. I photograph bucket-list rounds at Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill, Poppy Hills, and the Peninsula's private clubs, meeting your group at hole 5 and working through the 18th green. I've photographed these courses for over twenty years; I know every hole's best light and exactly where to stand.
Pebble Beach rounds start at $625 per person before travel and accommodations — you've already invested in the experience of a lifetime. Photography coverage is quoted per engagement, comparable to my corporate rates of $350–450 per hour, and split across a foursome it's usually the least expensive part of the trip and the only part you keep forever. Every quote is itemized in writing.
Never. I shoot from a respectful distance on long lenses and move ahead of your group between shots, working entirely around your pace of play. You golf — the photographs simply happen around you.
A typical session delivers 80–150 edited, high-resolution images through a private online gallery within 5–7 business days. Corporate full-day events deliver larger galleries.
Pebble Beach dates fill fast, especially May through October. I recommend 4–6 weeks ahead for individual and small-group sessions, and 2–3 months for corporate events.
Tell me your tee time and who's in the group — I'll come back within one business day with an approach and a quote.