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Former Padres owner John Moores sells Pebble Beach home for $45M
June 16, 2025
Location on 18th hole explains the priciest sale in Monterey County history
Former San Diego Padres owner John Moores has sold his home on the 18th hole of the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links for $45 million, according to public records. It's the biggest sale ever in Monterey County, according to listing agent Tim Allen of Coldwell Banker Global Luxury.
The ocean view home at 1544 Cypress Drive was not on the MLS but "discreetly available off-market," Allen said. His marketing site for the home, dubbed "Masterpiece on 18," shows a listing price of $55 million.
The biggest sale in the county prior to this one was a $40 million trade in the Carmel Highlands that went to Brad Pitt in 2022.
"Oceanfront and Pebble Beach Golf Course-fronted homes rarely come on the market, so we expected the opportunity for arguably the best-located home in Pebble Beach to attract significant interest," he said. "Having a direct view of the iconic cypress tree on 18 and Stillwater Cove as your backyard is hard to put a price on."
But, according to public records, buyer WhiteApple DE LLC did manage to put a price on the 10,500-square-foot home with five bedrooms, six full- and four half-bathrooms on approximately 1.8 acres.
Ben Zoller at Monterey Coast Realty represented the buyers and while he could not comment on them or their plans for the home, he said selling "such an iconic home on one of the most iconic holes in golf" is "what you dream about when representing luxury real estate."
Moores bought the property with his then-wife Rebecca in 1994 for $7 million, according to property records. That same year, the Texas-born software company founder and venture capitalist bought the San Diego Padres baseball team.
The couple built the home in 1996 with Houston-based architect Robert Griffin, who also designed a Rancho Santa Fe home for Moores' brother Barry, according to San Diego luxury magazine Ranch and Coast. Moores' home is one of only five on the 18th hole at Pebble Beach, and has panoramic views of the links and coast, as well as distinctive domed copper roofing and stone floors.
Rebecca Moores filed for divorce in 2008, after which John Moores began looking to sell the team, which eventually went for $800 million in 2012. He appears to have held onto the golf course home, according to public records, which show Moores as the seller.
Allen could not comment on the sellers but said the sale is a sign of the continued strong demand on the Monterey Peninsula for "quality properties priced appropriately."
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The Carmel Pine Cone
AN EXTRAORDINARY oceanfront property situated on one of the most attractive spots in Pebble Beach sold this week for $45 million, the highest price ever paid for a home in Monterey County, according to realtors.
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The property involved in this transaction is a single-family home located at 1544 Cypress Drive in Pebble Beach, California. Spanning 10,500 square feet and situated on a 1.8-acre lot, the property was sold for $45,000,000, achieving a price per square foot of $4,286.
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Mitchell, who died March 26, was a man who was decorated for his service as an Air Force pilot in Vietnam, went on to fly commercially for three decades, established what would become the Monterey Peninsula's foremost luxury real estate firm, gave generously of his time and resources — and amidst all of that, managed to squeeze every bit of fun out of life.
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