Torrey Pines Golf Course
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| Club information | |
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| Location | La Jolla, California, U.S. |
| Established | 1957 [1][2] |
| Type | Public |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Tournaments hosted | Farmers Insurance Open (PGA Tour) |
| Website | Torrey Pines GC |
| South Course | |
| Designed by | William F. Bell [3] |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,607 yards (6,956 m) |
| Course rating | 78.1 |
| North Course | |
| Designed by | William F. Bell [1] |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,874 yards (6,286 m) |
| Course rating | 72.1 |
Torrey Pines Golf Course is a 36-hole municipal public golf facility owned by the city of San Diego, California. It sits on the coastal cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean[4] in the community of La Jolla, 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.
Torrey Pines has two famous 18-hole golf courses, North and South, both designed by William F. Bell. The South Course was redesigned by Rees Jones in 2001,[5] and is now 7,643 yards (6,989 m) in length from the back tees with par at 72. The logo of Torrey Pines Golf Course (illustrated: right) features a salt pruned Torrey Pine.
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 26-29 in 2012. 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 a playoff.
Much like Bethpage Black on Long Island, Torrey Pines has a unique method[citation needed] 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 serve tee times that are given out from sunrise till the first reservations at 7:30 a.m.
It is named after 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.[6]
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[edit] 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 win, which put him just four behind Jack Nicklaus. Woods birdied the 18th hole on Sunday to force the playoff and again on Monday to extend it. Through the 2011 season, Woods has yet to win another major championship.
[edit] Popular culture
Torrey Pines is a featured golf course in the 1990 computer game Links: The Challenge of Golf by Access Software (now Indie Built) and Microsoft Golf 2.0 by Microsoft, as well as Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 by EA Sports.
In April 2003, convicted murderer Scott Peterson was arrested in the parking lot of Torrey Pines Golf Course. He is currently on death row, awaiting execution at San Quentin State Prison.
[edit] Major tournaments hosted
| Year | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up |
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| 2008 | U.S. Open | Tiger Woods | Rocco Mediate |
[edit] 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 |
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| Championship | 72.1 / 129 | 412 | 326 | 121 | 429 | 520 | 206 | 400 | 436 | 548 | 3398 | 416 | 467 | 190 | 469 | 507 | 397 | 338 | 172 | 520 | 3476 | 6874 |
| Regular | 70.0 / 119 | 355 | 313 | 112 | 384 | 511 | 150 | 354 | 418 | 480 | 3077 | 404 | 422 | 174 | 418 | 490 | 387 | 323 | 159 | 472 | 3249 | 6326 |
| Par | Men's | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap | Men's | 7 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 16 | |||
| Red | 75.4 / 134 | 346 | 303 | 109 | 374 | 504 | 141 | 346 | 404 | 470 | 2997 | 391 | 410 | 159 | 407 | 478 | 377 | 314 | 129 | 460 | 3125 | 6122 |
| Par | Women's | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 74 |
| Handicap | Women's | 3 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 6 |
[edit] South Course
At 7,607 yards (6,956 m), the South Course is the longest course played in a regular PGA Tour event. 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 |
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| Black | 78.1 / 143 | 452 | 387 | 198 | 483 | 453 | 560 | 462 | 176 | 613 | 3784 | 405 | 221 | 504 | 614 | 435 | 477 | 227 | 442 | 571 | 3896 | 7680 |
| Blue | 76.1 / 139 | 444 | 362 | 160 | 471 | 404 | 530 | 442 | 164 | 590 | 3567 | 376 | 203 | 477 | 539 | 417 | 462 | 206 | 429 | 551 | 3660 | 7227 |
| White | 74.3 / 136 | 432 | 347 | 149 | 460 | 393 | 518 | 434 | 154 | 535 | 3422 | 362 | 193 | 456 | 521 | 404 | 392 | 192 | 419 | 524 | 3463 | 6885 |
| Gold | M:72.5/133 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 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course-clubhouse.aspx?course=113745
- ^ http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/course.aspx?course=113845
- ^ Redesigned by Rees Jones in 2001.
- ^ Torrey Pines Golf Course, 2008
- ^ City of San Diego - Park & Recreation Dept. - Torrey Pines - history - accessed 2012-01-29
- ^ C.M. Hogan, 2008
[edit] External links
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This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (April 2009) |
- Torrey Pines Golf Course official site (2008)
- C.Michael Hogan (2008) "Torrey Pine: Pinus torreyana", Globaltwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg
- Satellite images of Torrey Pines Golf Course
- Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Club
Coordinates: 32°54′16″N 117°14′43″W / 32.9045°N 117.2454°W
