Bob, You obviously are very knowledgeable as to who the local homeowners are. Do you have any background on the estate behind the 10th green at Pebble? I have visited here 5 or 6 times and watched this built over the years.
Jack,
I have written a bout this at some length on GCA a few years ago.
The story is this.
Some twenty-five odd years ago the place was sold by Count Davenez to Gene Hackman. Hackman hired a local architect, Richard Barrett, to bring the place up to snuff and my wife to do the interior design work. After a few months Mrs. Hackman made it be known that she had no interest in living in Pebble Beach. The Hackmans then moved to Montecito and bought a splendid estate but not too long thereafter that were divorced.
The buyer of the house was a local speculator whose identity will go unrevealed. He spent quite a large sum on renovation and the building of a sea wall. Unfortunately he also ran afoul of the law, absconded to the South of France, had a face lift to escape identification, was caught and was eventually returned to the States and did hard time in California.
It was bought from his bankrupt estate by a local businessman who spent several years restoring the house to its former glory. He also bought a couple of nearby properties to house his guests.
The place is now perfect.
Bob