Torrey Pines in La Jolla has been the site of an annual PGA tournament, and numerous junior golf tournaments for many years. As a public course, it also holds the distinction of having hosted two...
© Sam Greenwood In his 206th Tour event, Luke List won the trophy in a playoff at The Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California.
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The Farmers Insurance Open is the professional PGA golf tournament taking place during the last weekend of January 2021 at the Torrey Pines Golf Course located in the La Jolla area of San Diego, California. This year is unlike any other with the absence of the spectators due to the ongoing pandemic and California’s strict ….
The Torrey Pines North Course was newly Renovated in 2016 by Tom Weiskopf. It is the host of the PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open (along with the South Course). The North Course is shorter and less expensive than its brother.
Torrey Pines has hosted the Farmers every year since 1968. Players play one round apiece on each course before the 36-hole cut, with the final two rounds taking place on the famous South Course, which has been host to many memorable moments.
The course's name comes from a rare tree called a Torrey Pine that grows along the coastline in San Diego. The design of the course: While the North Course runs 7,258 yards from its back tees, the South Course totals 7,698 yards. As a result, the South Course is the longest-played course for a regular PGA Tour event.
Accommodation. The Lodge at Torrey Pines has 170 rooms available ranging from the entry-level Signature Room through to a variety of luxury suites. Each feature amenities such as a TV, coffee maker, signature toiletries and turndown service.
It's $128-$160 for nonresidents and $44-$58 for locals. So, still want to play Torrey Pines? For more information, click here. And to make sure you don't miss a shot of the 2021 U.S. Open, check out our viewer's guide here.
Torrey Pines Golf CourseOne of the PGA TOUR's marquee events, the Farmers Insurance Open® is held each January at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California.
Dress code is pretty lax, and fivesomes are permitted. (We were behind a fivesome during my round on the South, which took about 4:40.) That said, the staff at Torrey Pines was exceedingly friendly, which can also be said for much of the tourist and service industry around San Diego.
Perched above the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines is one of California's most iconic golfing destinations. Torrey Pines offers two 18-hole golf courses (North and South) and hosts the PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open.
The iconic Torrey Pines Golf Course is known for its two 18-hole championship courses that sit on a cliff overlooking the Pacific. The South Course is the more challenging of the two and hosts the annual Farmers Insurance Open.
Well luckily Torrey Pines is a lot like Bethpage Black in New York, in that it is entirely possible to play both golf courses there. The North course is thought to be easier than the South but despite that it still plays over 7,200 yards.
$575Pebble Beach green fees for a standard round are a whopping $550 per person and will increase to $575 on April 1, 2020. In addition to that initial price, it costs $45 per person to use a cart. If you choose to go the caddie route and walk, which is recommended, the caddie fee will run you another $95 per bag.
Most of the golfers at Torrey will be walking the course. You can rent a cart but it's an extra 40 bucks and you can't really enjoy the course as much from a cart as you can while walking. Push carts are available from the pro shop for $10.
The Torrey Pines North Course was newly Renovated in 2016 by Tom Weiskopf. It is the host of the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open (along with the South Course). The North Course is shorter and less expensive than its brother.
The North Course is more popular for the less-experienced golfer but will still put up a good fight for the better ones. The North is bordered on its north end by the Torrey Pines State Reserve. Tees: Kikuyu overseeded with Rye. Fairways: Kikuyu overseeded with Rye. Greens: Bentgrass with Poa Annua.
Torrey Pines is a featured golf course in the 1990 computer game Links: The Challenge of Golf, 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.
7,258 yards (6,637 m) Course rating. 75.8. Slope rating. 134. 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.
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.
Torrey Pines switched from bentgrass to Poa annua on the greens, Kikuyugrass fairways and a Kikuyugrass/ryegrass/Poa annua blend in the rough over the past four years. The par-5 sixth was converted to a par 4 by the USGA, and the U.S. Open was played as a par 71 on the South Course.
The green has no mysteries. Like most Torrey Pines golf course's greens, it slopes from back to front and to the ocean (left). If you miss your approach, make it short or left of the green. 2011: 0 eagles, 8 birdies, 101 pars, 42 bogeys, 3 double bogeys, 0 others. Easiest hole.
The fourth hole, which runs alongside the cliffs overlooking the Pacific, was moved closer to the cliffs to bring the challenging crosswinds off the ocean more into play and the torrey pine trees, guarding the cliffs there, were transplanted to the other side of the fairway.
Torrey Pines, located in La Jolla, Calif., is one of the nation's premier municipal golf facilities. It is bounded by mountains to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Fog, rain and wind often sweep the seaside courses that were designed by William Bell Sr. in 1957.