Torrey Pines Golf Course is a 36-hole municipal golf facility on the

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, owned by the city of

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. It sits on the coastal cliffs overlooking the

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in the community of

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, just south of

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. Opened in 1957, it was built on the site of

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, a U.S. Army installation during

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. Torrey Pines has two 18-hole golf courses, North and South, both designed by

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(son of noted course architect William P. Bell). The South Course was redesigned by Rees Jones in 2001, and is now in length from the back tees with par at 72. 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. Since the late 1960s, Torrey Pines has hosted the

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, originally known as the San Diego Open. During those early editions at Torrey Pines, the course length was under . 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:

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won in sudden-death in

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after an 18-hole playoff against

Rocco Mediate Rocco Anthony Mediate (born December 17, 1962) is an American professional golfer who has won six times on the PGA Tour and three times on the PGA Tour Champions. In the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines South Course, he finished runner-up after l ...

, and Jon Rahm won in

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. Torrey Pines hosts the San Diego City Amateur Golf Championships every June, and the

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every July. Much like

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(on

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), 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. Torrey Pines Golf Course clubhouse

The course is named for the

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, a rare tree that grows in the wild only along this local stretch of the coastline in

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and on Santa Rosa Island. 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

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

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title, which put him just four behind

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. 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; this was his last major title until

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Popular culture

Torrey Pines is a featured golf course in the '' Links: The Challenge of Golf'' (1990), '' Microsoft Golf 2.0'' (1995), ''

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'', '' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10'', and '' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13''.

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, previously on

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for the murder of his wife Laci, was arrested in the parking lot of Torrey Pines in

Major tournaments hosted

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. :

South Course

At , the South Course is the longest course played in a regular

event.

References

External links

Torrey Pines Golf Course official site

C.Michael Hogan (2008) "Torrey Pine: ''Pinus torreyana''", Globaltwitcher, ed. N. Stromberg

Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Club
Golf clubs and courses in California La Jolla, San Diego Sports venues in San Diego Golf clubs and courses designed by Rees Jones Sports venues completed in 1957 1957 establishments in California