Historian Neal Hotelling has recently published his third book on the history of Pebble Beach Resorts – this one focusing on the rich history of championship golf stretching back more than 100 years on the peninsula – “Pebble Beach: The Official Golf History” (Triumph Books, 2009).

Hotelling will discuss the new book, share stories about the history and discuss a bit of the “detective process” involved in searching out the true facts of history – especially the history of a place as internally famous as Pebble Beach.

Neal Hotelling has made his home on the Monterey peninsula for 25 years, has authored numerous articles on local history and been actively involved in historic preservation and education. His first book, “Pebble Beach Golf Links: The Official History” (Sleeping Bear Press, 1999) was awarded Golf Book of the Year. He is also the Director of Licensing and Special Projects for Pebble Beach Company and serves as their historian and executive editor of Pebble Beach – The Magazine.