The 10th Green: Where fairway meets the sea

Written by J. Medeiros 

Published on April 17, 2025

A Moment of Stillness on One of Golf’s Most Iconic Courses. The 10th Green captures the extraordinary quiet of Pebble Beach at sunrise—just as the mist lifts, light seeps through the clouds, and the world stirs slowly awake. Framed by ocean cliffs and shaped by decades of history, this photograph reveals what golfers and travelers alike have long felt: Pebble Beach isn’t just a course—it’s a feeling.

The story behind the shot

This image came to life on a spontaneous road trip along the California coast. Richard van de Water and his partner were passing through Carmel-by-the-Sea, unaware they were just minutes from one of golf’s most celebrated landscapes.

"I wasn’t even thinking about it,” Richard recalls. “We were in Carmel for sunset, and suddenly I realized—Pebble Beach is right here."

That night, he made a decision. Before they hit the road again, he would rise at sunrise, launch his drone, and try to capture something special. The next morning, nature delivered. “I couldn’t have asked for a better sunrise,” he says. “There was just the right amount of cloud cover, and soft beams of light breaking through. It was magic.”

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An Aerial Study in Contrast and Calm.

The 10th green sits at the farthest edge of the course, near the cliffs that divide land and sea. From above, the composition unfolds like a painter’s study in balance: sand traps, velvet fairway, jagged shoreline, and ocean swell. Even the road cutting through the course adds meaning—a reminder of how close this masterpiece of sport sits to the raw edge of nature.

 

Golf carts cross subtle bridges. Pines lean into the wind. Light hits the flagstick just so. You don’t have to play the game to feel the moment.

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