Torrey Pines Golf Course

Torrey Pines Golf Course
Club information
Coordinates 32°54′16″N 117°14′43″W / 32.9045°N 117.2454°W / 32.9045; -117.2454Coordinates: 32°54′16″N 117°14′43″W / 32.9045°N 117.2454°W / 32.9045; -117.2454
Location San Diego, California, U.S.
Elevation 380 feet (115 m)
Established 1957, 61 years ago [1][2]
Type Public
Owned by City of San Diego
Operated by Torrey Pines Club Corporation
Total holes 36
Tournaments hosted Farmers Insurance Open (PGA Tour)
2008 U.S. Open
Website Torrey Pines GC
South Course
Designed by William F. Bell [3]
Par 72
Length 7,698 yards (7,039 m)
Course rating 78.2
Slope rating 144 [4]
North Course
Designed by William F. Bell [1]
Par 72
Length 7,258 yards (6,637 m)
Course rating 75.8
Slope rating 134 [5]

Torrey Pines Golf Course is a 36-hole municipal public golf facility on the west coast of the United States, owned by the city of San Diego, California. It sits on the coastal cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the community of La Jolla, just south of Torrey Pines State Reserve. Opened 61 years ago in 1957, it was built on the site of Camp Callan, a U.S. Army installation during World War II.

Torrey Pines has two famous 18-hole golf courses, North and South, both designed by William F. Bell (son of noted course architect William P. Bell). The South Course was redesigned by Rees Jones in 2001, and is now 7,698 yards (7,039 m) in length from the back tees with par at 72.[6] The North Course was redesigned by Tom Weiskopf in 2016, switching the front nine with the back nine so that the famous ocean views are now enjoyed by golfers finishing their rounds.[7]

Since the late 1960s, Torrey Pines has hosted the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour. Held annually in January or February, the tournament uses both courses for the first two rounds and the South Course for the final two rounds; it was held January 25–28 in 2018 and won by Australian Jason Day. Torrey Pines hosts the San Diego City Amateur Golf Championships every June, and the Junior World Golf Championships every July. It hosted the 2008 U.S. Open on the South Course, won by Tiger Woods in sudden-death after an 18-hole playoff versus Rocco Mediate.

Much like Bethpage Black (on Long Island, New York), Torrey Pines has a unique method to ensure continued public access to the course. On weekends, individuals arrive as early as 6 p.m. the prior night to get in line for the first-come, first-served tee times that are given out from sunrise till the first reservations at 7:30 a.m.[8][9]

Clubhouse at Torrey Pines

The course is named for the Torrey Pine, a rare tree that grows in the wild only along this local stretch of the coastline in San Diego County and on Santa Rosa Island.[10] The logo (illustrated: right) features a salt pruned representation of the tree.

2008 U.S. Open

Tiger Woods won this U.S. Open over Rocco Mediate in a 19-hole Monday playoff. After completing the 18-hole playoff on the South Course tied at even par 71, they went to sudden-death on the 91st hole, played on the par-4 7th hole. Mediate had trouble off of the tee and made bogey, while Woods made par to gain his third U.S. Open and fourteenth career major title, which put him just four behind Jack Nicklaus. He birdied the final hole on Sunday to force the playoff and again on Monday to extend it. Woods, age 32, won while playing with a broken leg and torn ACL.[11] Through 2017, it is his most recent major title.

Torrey Pines is a featured golf course in the 1990 computer game Links: The Challenge of Golf, Microsoft Golf 2.0 (1995), Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13.

Scott Peterson, now on death row for the murder of his wife Laci, was arrested in the parking lot of Torrey Pines in April 2003.[12]

Major tournaments hosted

YearTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up
2008U.S. OpenUnited States Tiger Woods283 (−1)United States Rocco Mediate

The U.S. Open will return to Torrey Pines in 2021.

North Course

The North Course is shorter (from the men's tees) and rated less difficult than the South Course. All measurements made in yards.

Torrey Pines North Course
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black 75.3 / 131 4214952414795254163222145563669 53633920345945120239352048635897258
Taupe 73.2 / 126 4104312154335034002901745123368 52433717443040817738852045534136781
Green M:71.2/122 W:77.3/132 3954121834164833892741674763195 50632115539935216534548642231516346
Gold M:68.9/117 W:74.5/128 3513551643374373802591614602924 46031010838334014533647237329275851
Silver M:65.6/110 W:71.5/125 3223441453174243092331284012623 42225810130629214130840434225745197
Par Men's and Women's 44345443536 5434434543672
Handicap Men's and Women's 5193137171511 12181446168102

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South Course

At 7,698 yards (7,039 m), the South Course is the longest course played in a regular PGA Tour event. All measurements made in yards.

Torrey Pines South Course
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black 78.2 / 144 4503892004884545604621766143793 41622150461443747822344257039057698
Blue 75.3 / 137 4443621604714045304421645903567 37620347753941746220642955136607227
White 73.1 / 133 4323471494603935184341545353422 36219345652140439219241952434636885
Gold M:70.7/129 W:79.2/138 4153181424503805014241315163277 34916244350539034518540048632656542
Par Men's 44344543536 4345443453672
Handicap Men's 5151331191177 16142681218410
Red 73.5 / 128 368281113388324452381964322835 29910539440827628617634741627075542
Par Women's 44344543536 4355443453773
Handicap Women's 7131591115173 10182614161284

References

  1. 1 2 "Torrey Pines Golf Course Clubhouse". GolfLink. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Torrey Pines Golf Course". GolfLink.
  3. ↑ Redesigned by Rees Jones in 2001.
  4. ↑ "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Torrey Pines - South". USGA. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Torrey Pines - North". USGA. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ City of San Diego - Park & Recreation Dept. - Torrey Pines - history - accessed January 29, 2012
  7. ↑ Hirsh, Lou (November 29, 2016). "North Golf Course at Torrey Pines Reopens After $12.6M Renovation". San Diego Business Journal. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Tee Time Reservation & Fees". City of San Diego. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Getting a Tee Time at Torrey Pines Insider's Tip for Visitors and Locals". Discover San Diego. San Diego Tourism Authority. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ C.M. Hogan, 2008
  11. ↑ Harig, Bob. "A year later, it's time to reminisce". ESPN. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ Morin, Monte (April 19, 2003). "Peterson arrested in death of wife and unborn son". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Los Angeles Times). p. A3.
  13. ↑ https://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/golf/torreypines/course/north
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