Torrey Pines Golf Course — South Course Golf Course
La Jolla, United States
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About Torrey Pines Golf Course — South Course Golf Course
Torrey Pines South Course is the most prestigious public municipal golf course in the United States — a city-owned facility open to San Diego residents and visitors alike, perched dramatically on coastal bluffs 300 feet above the Pacific Ocean. Originally designed by William F. Bell in 1957 and significantly renovated by Rees Jones in 2001 ahead of the 2008 US Open, the course winds through the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, flanked by the distinctive Torrey pine trees that grow nowhere else in the world except this coastal strip and nearby Santa Rosa Island. The 2008 US Open produced one of the sport's defining moments when Tiger Woods, playing on a stress-fractured left tibia, defeated Rocco Mediate in an 18-hole Monday playoff — his 14th major championship. A second US Open followed in 2021 when Jon Rahm made a famous putt on the 18th to win by a single stroke. The South Course plays to 7,607 yards and features dramatic elevation changes, cliff-edge holes with ocean views, and Rees Jones's signature bunkering. San Diego residents pay around $63 for a weekday round; non-residents pay up to $198 on weekends — an extraordinary bargain for a course at US Open standard.
Why Play Torrey Pines Golf Course — South Course
- City-owned municipal course on 300-foot Pacific Ocean bluffs — open to all, US Open standard
- Host of the 2008 US Open (Tiger Woods vs Rocco Mediate playoff) and 2021 US Open (Jon Rahm)
- Rees Jones 2001 renovation created a championship layout from Bell's 1957 design
- Torrey pines grow only here and on Santa Rosa Island — a UNESCO-protected endemic species
- Weekend non-resident green fee ~$198 — extraordinary value for a double US Open venue
Torrey Pines Golf Course — South Course Golf Course Characteristics
Course Type
Parkland — Public access
Course Architect
Designed by William F. Bell and Rees Jones
Year Opened
1957
Region
North America — United States
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La Jolla, United States