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Torrey Pines Golf Course is a 36-hole municipal 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 in 1957, it was built on the site of Camp Callan, a U.S. Army installation during World War II.[6]

Torrey Pines Golf Course

Club information
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Coordinates	32.9045°N 117.2454°W / 32.9045; -117.2454
Location	San Diego, California, U.S.
Elevation	380 feet (115 m)
Established	1957, 65 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) U.S. Open (2008, 2021)
Website	Torrey Pines GC
South Course
Designed by	William Francis Bell[3]
Par	72
Length	7,802 yards (7,134 m)
Course rating	78.8
Slope rating	148[4]
North Course
Designed by	William Francis 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 Francis Bell (son of noted course architect William P. Bell). The South Course was redesigned by Rees Jones in 2001, and is now 7,802 yards (7,134 m) in length from the back tees with par at 72.[7] The North Course was redesigned by Tom Weiskopf in 2016, switching the nines so that the famous ocean views are now enjoyed at the end of the round.[8]

Since the late 1960s, Torrey Pines has hosted the PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open, originally known as the San Diego Open. During those early editions at Torrey Pines, the course length was under 6,850 yards (6,265 m).[9][10][11] 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 26–29 in 2022 and won by Luke List.

The South Course has hosted two U.S. Opens: Tiger Woods won in sudden-death in 2008 after an 18-hole playoff against Rocco Mediate, and Jon Rahm won in 2021.[12] Torrey Pines hosts the San Diego City Amateur Golf Championships every June, and the Junior World Golf Championships every July.

Much like Bethpage Black (on Long Island, New York), Torrey Pines has moved their tee time reservation to an online booking system. However, on weekends and major holidays, individuals can still walk on the North course back nine by waiting in line for a first-come, first-served tee times that begin with the first tee time of the day for the North course and lasting until 7:30 a.m.[13]

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.[14] The logo (illustrated: right) features a salt pruned representation of the tree.

2008 U.S. Open

Tiger Woods won the 2008 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;[15] this was his last major title until 2019.[16]

Popular culture

Torrey Pines is a featured golf course in the Links: The Challenge of Golf (1990), 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.[17]

Major tournaments hosted

Year	Tournament	Winner	Winning score	Runner-up
2008	U.S. Open	Tiger Woods	283 (−1)^	Rocco Mediate
2021	U.S. Open	Jon Rahm	278 (−6)	Louis Oosthuizen

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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.

Tee	Rating/Slope	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Par		4	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	5	36	5	4	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	36	72
Black	75.8 / 134	421	495	241	479	525	416	322	214	556	3,669	536	339	203	459	451	202	393	520	486	3,589	7,258
Brown	73.6 / 129	410	431	215	433	503	400	290	174	512	3,368	524	337	174	430	408	177	388	520	455	3,413	6,781
Green	M:71.5/125 W:77.5/133	395	412	164	416	483	389	290	167	476	3,192	506	321	155	399	352	165	345	486	422	3,151	6,343
White	M:69.3/120 W:74.7/129	351	355	145	337	437	380	274	161	460	2,920	460	310	108	383	340	145	336	472	373	2,927	5,847
Yellow	M:66.0/112 W:71.9/128	322	344	138	317	424	309	233	128	401	2,616	422	258	101	306	292	141	308	404	342	2,574	5,190
SI	Men	5	1	13	3	11	7	17	15	9		12	18	14	4	6	16	8	10	2
SI	Women	3	7	15	1	11	5	13	17	9		14	18	8	2	12	6	10	16	4

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South Course

At 7,802 yards (7,134 m), the South Course is the longest course played in a regular PGA Tour event.

Tee	Rating/Slope	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Par		4	4	3	4	4	5	4	3	5	36	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	36	72
Black	M:78.8/148	451	389	201	490	454	564	462	177	615	3,803	454	225	505	621	437	517	227	443	570	3,999	7,802
Brown	M:75.0/139 W:82.6/152	434	361	159	462	404	530	443	161	535	3,489	371	202	458	539	414	394	204	422	522	3,526	7,015
Green	M:73.3/134 W:80.3/147	419	344	146	420	393	505	424	149	514	3,314	352	190	444	514	394	355	183	398	491	3,321	6,635
White	M:70.9/128 W:77.6/140	409	323	142	384	382	449	387	139	457	3,072	308	171	411	486	359	339	151	375	473	3,073	6,145
Yellow	M:67.2/119 W:73.3/131	350	283	106	353	320	431	378	90	432	2,743	294	104	370	407	277	276	142	346	414	2,630	5,373

References

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

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