Torrey Pines Golf Course
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| Coordinates | 32°54′16″N 117°14′43″W / 32.9045°N 117.2454°W |
| Location | San Diego, California |
| Elevation | 380 feet (115 m) |
| Established | 1957, 67 years ago[1][2] |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | City of San Diego |
| Operated by | City of San Diego |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Events 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 Golf Course is a 36-hole municipal golf facility in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. The course sits on the coastal cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, just south of Torrey Pines State Natural 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 has two 18-hole courses, North and South, designed by William Francis Bell. The course is named for the Torrey pine, a rare tree that grows in the area.
Since the late 1960s, Torrey Pines has hosted the PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open, originally known as the San Diego Open. 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. The South Course has hosted two U.S. Open championships: Tiger Woods won in sudden-death in 2008 after an 18-hole playoff against Rocco Mediate, and Jon Rahm won in 2021.[7]
2008 U.S. Open
[edit]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;[8] this was his last major title until 2019.[9]
Popular culture
[edit]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, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14.[10]
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.[11]
Major tournaments hosted
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | U.S. Open |  Tiger Woods |
283 (−1) | Playoff | Rocco Mediate
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| 2021 | U.S. Open |  Jon Rahm |
278 (−6) | 1 stroke |  Louis Oosthuizen
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North Course
[edit]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 |
- Source:[12]
South Course
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Torrey Pines Golf Course Clubhouse". GolfLink. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012.
- ^ "Torrey Pines Golf Course". GolfLink.
- ^ Redesigned by Rees Jones in 2001.
- ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Torrey Pines - South". USGA. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Torrey Pines - North". USGA. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ "The Torrey Pines golf experience: What to know and how to get a tee time". Golf Pass. January 24, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "2021 U.S. Open". Torrey Pines. November 27, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ Harig, Bob (June 14, 2009). "A year later, it's time to reminisce". ESPN. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ "Tiger Woods makes Masters his 15th and most improbable major". April 15, 2019.
- ^ "Full List of Courses for Tiger Woods 14 | pastapadre.com". Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ Morin, Monte (April 19, 2003). "Peterson arrested in death of wife and unborn son". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Los Angeles Times). p. A3.
- ^ "Torrey Pines North Course Map". Sandiego.gov.