Torrey Pines Golf Course

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 64 years ago in 1957, it was built on the site of Camp Callan, a U.S. Army installation during World War II.

Torrey Pines Golf Course

Club information
Coordinates	32.9045°N 117.2454°W
Location	San Diego, California, U.S.
Elevation	380 feet (115 m)
Established	1957, 64 years ago[1][2]
Type	Public
Owned by	City of San Diego
Operated by	City of San Diego
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 has two 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. Torrey Pines is scheduled to host the 2021 U.S. Open on the South Course.[8]

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.[9][10]

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.[11] 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 stress fracture and torn ACL.[12] This would be his last major title until 2019.[13]

Popular culture

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, previously on death row for the murder of his wife Laci, was arrested in the parking lot of Torrey Pines in April 2003.[14]

Major tournaments hosted

Year	Tournament	Winner	Winning score	Runner-up
2008	U.S. Open	Tiger Woods	283 (−1)	Rocco Mediate
2021	U.S. Open

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	421	495	241	479	525	416	322	214	556	3669	536	339	203	459	451	202	393	520	486	3589	7258
Taupe	73.2 / 126	410	431	215	433	503	400	290	174	512	3368	524	337	174	430	408	177	388	520	455	3413	6781
Green	M:71.2/122 W:77.3/132	395	412	183	416	483	389	274	167	476	3195	506	321	155	399	352	165	345	486	422	3151	6346
Gold	M:68.9/117 W:74.5/128	351	355	164	337	437	380	259	161	460	2924	460	310	108	383	340	145	336	472	373	2927	5851
Silver	M:65.6/110 W:71.5/125	322	344	145	317	424	309	233	128	401	2623	422	258	101	306	292	141	308	404	342	2574	5197
Par	Men's and Women's	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	5	36	5	4	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	36	72
Handicap	Men's and Women's	5	1	9	3	13	7	17	15	11		12	18	14	4	6	16	8	10	2

"Source:[15]

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	450	389	200	488	454	560	462	176	614	3793	416	221	504	614	437	478	223	442	570	3905	7698
Blue	75.3 / 137	444	362	160	471	404	530	442	164	590	3567	376	203	477	539	417	462	206	429	551	3660	7227
White	73.1 / 133	432	347	149	460	393	518	434	154	535	3422	362	193	456	521	404	392	192	419	524	3463	6885
Gold	M:70.7/129 W:79.2/138	415	318	142	450	380	501	424	131	516	3277	349	162	443	505	390	345	185	400	486	3265	6542
Par	Men's	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	3	5	36	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	36	72
Handicap	Men's	5	15	13	3	11	9	1	17	7		16	14	2	6	8	12	18	4	10
Red	73.5 / 128	368	281	113	388	324	452	381	96	432	2835	299	105	394	408	276	286	176	347	416	2707	5542
Par	Women's	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	3	5	36	4	3	5	5	4	4	3	4	5	37	73
Handicap	Women's	7	13	15	9	11	1	5	17	3		10	18	2	6	14	16	12	8	4

References

1. "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 December 1, 2016.
8. "2021 U.S. Open". Torrey Pines. November 27, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
9. "Tee Time Reservation & Fees". City of San Diego. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
10. "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.
11. C.M. Hogan, 2008
12. Harig, Bob (June 14, 2009). "A year later, it's time to reminisce". ESPN. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
13. "Tiger Woods makes Masters his 15th and most improbable major". April 15, 2019.
14. Morin, Monte (April 19, 2003). "Peterson arrested in death of wife and unborn son". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Los Angeles Times). p. A3.
15. "Torrey Pines North Course Map". Sandiego.gov.

External links

• Torrey Pines Golf Course official site
• C.Michael Hogan (2008) "Torrey Pine: Pinus torreyana", Globaltwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg
• Satellite images of Torrey Pines Golf Course
• Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Club