Torrey Pines Golf Course

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 64 years ago 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, 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) U.S. Open (2008, 2021)
Website	Torrey Pines GC
South Course
Designed by	William F. Bell[3]
Par	72
Length	7,802 yards (7,134 m)
Course rating	78.8
Slope rating	148[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 7,802 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 front nine with the back nine so that the famous ocean views are now enjoyed by golfers finishing their rounds.[8]

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; it was held January 28–31 in 2021 and won by Patrick Reed. 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 currently hosting the 2021 U.S. Open on the South Course.[9]

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 until the first reservations at 7:30 a.m.[10][11]

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