Went off at 11:46, walked off at 5, too long. Played the Blacks and many were all the way back.
Tees: smooth and flat
Fairways: cut a bit tighter than last go around but still very little roll out,... Continue »

Went off at 11:46, walked off at 5, too long. Played the Blacks and many were all the way back.
Tees: smooth and flat
Fairways: cut a bit tighter than last go around but still very little roll out, great to play from
Rough: cut to 2 to 3 inches but still thick and plenty penal, as Mike said the ball sits right down
Traps: the couple I was in were good to play from . . . much better than being in the rough!
Greens: fast, rolling mostly well with the easier to reach greens being the most pick marked, but they are softening
POP: a bit over 5 hours, waiting most shots, way too slow for my liking
Again with the South irrigation project going on North is the only real choice until they finish towards the end of the year.

Played a couple of times over the past couple of weeks. Now that the south is under renovation this will be the go to course now. With the renovations to make it easier on the starter they have us g... Continue »

Played a couple of times over the past couple of weeks. Now that the south is under renovation this will be the go to course now. With the renovations to make it easier on the starter they have us going off on 10. So it’s kind of like the old north. I’m not sure if they will continue this but I would expect this while hole 1 and 2 on the south are shut down. The starter is having to drive out to 3.

Greens are pretty good. I was surprised with how much rain the amount of roll I was still getting on some relatively short chips I hit. The par 3s show more improperly fixed ball marks but still roll really good. Rolled quite a few by and left myself some comebacker knee knockers.

Fairways are good too but some divot damage with golfers not filling them in. Maintenance guys have filled in thief fair share.

Rough isn’t that long but man can that ball settle down in some spots making it difficult to even get wedges on them.

Bunkers were a little damp but ok.

Pace was great and on another note several trees have fallen with the rain.

Cold, wet, playing long . . . transitioning into warmer, still wet and still playing long later.
Tees: large, level, well covered
Rough: 3" to 4", thick, gnarly and definitely penal
Fairways: a li... Continue »

Cold, wet, playing long . . . transitioning into warmer, still wet and still playing long later.
Tees: large, level, well covered
Rough: 3" to 4", thick, gnarly and definitely penal
Fairways: a little furry, wet, ro roll but perfect to play from
Bunkers: like always a little inconsistent but very playable
Greens: still firm, rolling well, pretty fast and the ball seems to wiggle a lot . . . usually away from the hole
POP: almost 5 hrs due to searching for balls and deliberate playing partners
Overall: It's Torrey, it was a beautiful day and although it was tough out there, recommended

Love the course, play it regularly. BUT
it is a crapshoot.
Sometimes the POP is horrendous. And the marshals, sometimes present and sometimes not, just say, "That's how it is." Awful. There were fo... Continue »

Love the course, play it regularly. BUT
it is a crapshoot.
Sometimes the POP is horrendous. And the marshals, sometimes present and sometimes not, just say, "That's how it is." Awful. There were four groups lined up on some holes and he had the nerve to say that. No, that's not how it is.
Usually it is not. And if it is, that means some group or groups are causing it.
Not right.
And the city can't charge those kinds of rates and not enforce better.
Also, the driving range is lousy and off mats and simply way too expensive.
City of SD should be ashamed. Charging that at its courses and $10 for those lousy pushcarts.
Goniffs.

Much of the staff is so friendly and this is a special place. But it could be and should be better.

Played in the shotgun tourney yesterday in the morning. Started off on #5 and it took close to 3 hours for our first 9 holes but we picked it up and finished a little over 5 hours. Our last 4 holes ... Continue »

Played in the shotgun tourney yesterday in the morning. Started off on #5 and it took close to 3 hours for our first 9 holes but we picked it up and finished a little over 5 hours. Our last 4 holes (1-4) the marina layer came back in and made it difficult to see after about 75 yds.

Greens pretty good and rolled decently. I think I gave a couple of downhillers a little too much respect though. There was one green (and it might have been #1) where they put the flag I just thought eww this is not the best spot.

We knew prior to going out they had the course closed on Monday and they cut the rough down. Sadly I was in it all day. I only found 1 stinkin fairway and took its toll on me. After walking off 18 (my 14th hole) I had already felt like I played 18 holes. Heck maybe even 36 holes. In all honest it wasn't as deep as I have seen it but with the morning moisture made it thicker and hard to get out. Certainly affected some of my club selections and shots. Almost lost 2 but ended up finding them.

Fairways - looked nice. I probably should rate this n/a since I only found 1.

Tee boxes pretty good. They had a couple of the back tee boxes for the black tees which was different and made for some long holes.

They had 2 shotguns, one on each course. North at 6:30 and south at 7:00 and they were very efficient in checking people in and had a couple of guys in the admin office also checking people in.

Played here a couple of times in the past week as recently as Thursday. The course is very difficult right now and definitely tournament ready.

Greens are in great shape. Maybe too many poorly f... Continue »

Played here a couple of times in the past week as recently as Thursday. The course is very difficult right now and definitely tournament ready.

Greens are in great shape. Maybe too many poorly fixed ball marks but they still rolled great. Not as fast asi have seen them but with the cooler temperatures and overnight watering the greens are a little softer to start.

Tees and fairways are in great shape. The first tee is moved up but the other are in the normal locations.

The rough is downright brutal. On one I was just off the fairway in the right rough. Couldn’t find it, finally did and was about to hit until I decided to change clubs and lost it again (doh). There are some parts I don’t think they’ve mowed in weeks. There were times I could barely even get a wedge on the ball. Sorry but words just don’t justice.

Actually saw Xander, Hoffman, Nagy, and homa tee off as the first off. Really cool to watch them tee off and fly it over the fairway bunker. I couldn’t even get over it from the forward tee. Fun times, if you have a sick sense of humor.

Played yesterday and had a 7 am tee time and we teed off about 10-15 minutes before that. We finished a tick over 4 hours.

The rains have definitely “soften” the greens and the entire course for t... Continue »

Played yesterday and had a 7 am tee time and we teed off about 10-15 minutes before that. We finished a tick over 4 hours.

The rains have definitely “soften” the greens and the entire course for that matter. The greens still seem firm but not as firm as before, balls actually stopped on the green. I still think they are quick compared to other courses but if you played here in the past I think they would be slower than your previous visit.

Fairways are great, they just need to get mowed once they are a little more dried out. There is no roll out there so the course is playing longer. They tightened up some of the fairways in preparation of the Farmers.

Rough is brutal. Please please watch your ball. Sometimes it took all 4 of us to find a ball and we watched where we thought it was. Really think about punching out if you get in this. I just see some people taking out woods to hit and I start shaking my head.

Was in one fairway bunker and it was good for a fairway bunker. They still seemed damp all around from the rain so they need some drying and a raking.

The course is definitely getting tournament ready and pretty tough conditions. Makes you realize how good pros are playing out of this and still throwing darts at the flags.

Went off a little before 7 and finished in 4:15. Check in was smooth and the fence is fixed in the range so that is now open. The practice green by the range is still not open yet.

Greens are i... Continue »

Went off a little before 7 and finished in 4:15. Check in was smooth and the fence is fixed in the range so that is now open. The practice green by the range is still not open yet.

Greens are in fantastic shape and they are rolling very quick. I raced several putts well by the hole. A few too many fresh and old ball marks that were not repaired properly but with the amount of play it gets I expect this.

Fairway are nice. Mowed nice and great to hit from. There are probably a few areas that need to be addressed but I don’t remember any one in our group having an issue from a bad break.

Rough is not the place you want to be. It is thick and I was told it was thicker last week. I almost lost my first shot. One guy in our group lost 2 on the first 9 and I swear I saw both of them but never could find it when we got there. This is probably why rounds will take longer due to searching for errant shots.

I was in a couple of bunkers. The green side bunkers are great, nice sand and freshly raked. The 2 fairway bunkers were quite the opposite. There were weeds growing in it. Didn’t look like it had been raked in quite a while which resulted in golfers giving up on raking their footprints (yes I found one).

Tees are pretty good. I noticed some of the forward tees seemed like the grass was still growing in.

Overall a pleasant experience and well worth the resident fee.

First off twilight, finished 18 in the dark. I usually don't play Torrey this late in the season as they are prepping for the tournament and the place is usually a mess. South is a mess, North wasn't.... Continue »

First off twilight, finished 18 in the dark. I usually don't play Torrey this late in the season as they are prepping for the tournament and the place is usually a mess. South is a mess, North wasn't.
Tees: all the tee boxes are set up at the very front of the teeing areas and the Black, Taupe and Green are smashed together, the tee areas are also furry and beat up due to everyone playing from there (I have never seen them do this in the past)
Fairways: fairways are wet, the grass is long and there is little run out with lots of unprepared divots
Bunkers: either thin or a bit soft (not much in-between) but playable
Rough: is THICK and LONG hard to find balls and tough to play from
Greens: still hard, running fast and riddled with ball marks, making it tough to hole putts or get the ball close from approaches or from around the green
POP: SLOW, it's now cart path only and the rough is up
Customer service: the starter was rude (see my comments in the Oct "What'd ya shoot thread" the snack girl was very nice saw her once each side
Recommendation: Unless you like long rounds, long thick rough, hard to hold, bumpy greens and rude starters, go somewhere else like I will be doing until a couple weeks after the tournament. JMHO . . .but that's why I usually stay away this time of year, my bad.