Great course. Had to play when I was in town for vacation. This is a muni and the play was dreadfully slow. Tee'd off at 12:30 and finished around 6:00. The course had just been aerated 2 weeks pr... Continue »

Great course. Had to play when I was in town for vacation. This is a muni and the play was dreadfully slow. Tee'd off at 12:30 and finished around 6:00. The course had just been aerated 2 weeks prior and the greens were growing back in. The rest of the course was recently overseeded as well. It still played fine. The staff was excellent and very helpful. I would for sure return to play this awesome US Open track!

Teed off at little after 9 and finished in a little less than 5 hours, it was a little muggy so bring plenty of water. Everything was in great shape. Very challenging course and had a great experien... Continue »

Teed off at little after 9 and finished in a little less than 5 hours, it was a little muggy so bring plenty of water. Everything was in great shape. Very challenging course and had a great experience as usual. Samsung is here in a couple of weeks so its a good time to go out there. Not exactly sure when (or if) it is shutting down but maintanence is being done after the tournament.

Played the South Course on Aug. 12th. Course is in pretty good condition. Fairways are lush, rough isn't tall in most places, but still lush. Bunkers have nice, soft sand in them. Greens held well (bu... Continue »

Played the South Course on Aug. 12th. Course is in pretty good condition. Fairways are lush, rough isn't tall in most places, but still lush. Bunkers have nice, soft sand in them. Greens held well (but I think they sanded them.). Views are spectacular. Course does play long for white tees and up (white: 6600+) and have to have special permission to play the blacks (blues are 7000+ too.). The women get real lucky distance wise (only 5500 yards!) compared to the North Course (6000+ for them.). Torrey Pines has 2 different greens: the left is the North course's green, and the right is the South course's green ( all locations are from front of clubhouse.). As for now, the South is in better condition and plays harder than the North, although the North will be redesigned
next year.

Teed it up at Torrey Pines South on August 3rd at 8:30. Played in a little under 5 hours, so the pace of play was great.
Overall the course is amazing and in great shape. Tee boxes were perfectly... Continue »

Teed it up at Torrey Pines South on August 3rd at 8:30. Played in a little under 5 hours, so the pace of play was great.
Overall the course is amazing and in great shape. Tee boxes were perfectly flat and lush. The views were actually better than I had expected. The rough must have been cut a little shorter, because it was not that difficult to get out of -- except around the greens. The rough around the greens made it tough to even get a club on the ball. As much play as the South gets -- I was expecting the greens to be beat up a little, but the greens were amazing. The greens held balls perfectly, yet still rolled firm and true. Once you get it teed up, things are Torrey are truly epic.
A few other things to be aware of before you tee it up: the driving range is a joke. I have seen better driving ranges at par 3 course for hackers. Not something you expect when you are dropping over $200 on green fees. For 200 bones you would expect a free cart, free range balls, and a little customer service. There basically is no customer service, sure the people that take your money are nice , but that is about it. I know it is a muni course, but charging that price you would expect a wet towel, a cold bottle of water, and someone to strap your clubs on the cart. Don't expect this at Torrey.
Overall the course is amazing and is in fantastic shape. If you are not a local, be prepared to shell out some dough with no frills.

Went out and played on Monday afternoon. The course is in great shape considering that San Diego is in a drought and the local government is rationing water (remember this is a local muni). The gree... Continue »

Went out and played on Monday afternoon. The course is in great shape considering that San Diego is in a drought and the local government is rationing water (remember this is a local muni). The greens seemed slower than earlier in the year and many people in front of us were not fixing their divots or raking the sand (so I did it for them and earned some karma points). Rough is getting nasty! The thickness is not the problem it is the Bermuda grass that spreads out in long tufts making it near impossible to get clean contact. Fairways are rolling out fast and lush and the sand is in good condition. As always it was an excellent play with stunning views, worth the greens fee as always! (at least for a resident)

Jfuzz and I made the trek south to Torrey Pines this morning for his bday round. We arrived at 6:15 and there was already a pretty long line of folks waiting. The line moved quickly and we were playin... Continue »

Jfuzz and I made the trek south to Torrey Pines this morning for his bday round. We arrived at 6:15 and there was already a pretty long line of folks waiting. The line moved quickly and we were playing by 8am. Although the starter was a little terse, and I could understand why as everyone, except me, asked how long the wait to get out was going to be. Once on the course things moved along well. We played in 4 1/2 hours. Greens were soft, receptive and rolled very well. Very few unrepaired ball marks. Rough was very thick and penal. Bunkers were in great shape. All tee boxes were excellent except #3 which was over watered, muddy and pretty beat up. Not a deal breaker though.

We had a great experience that we will not soon forget. Thanks to Robert Crane of Torrey Pines who sent me an email and offered assistance to get on the course. It was much appreciated and a real customer service bonus for Torrey.

Just played July 6th. Teed up at 8:30. No wind, little gray in the morning. About 10am the sun broke out and the winds stayed slow. Was a perfect day at Torrey. Holes 2 through 6 had a lot of wor... Continue »

Just played July 6th. Teed up at 8:30. No wind, little gray in the morning. About 10am the sun broke out and the winds stayed slow. Was a perfect day at Torrey. Holes 2 through 6 had a lot of workers on (they were preparing for the Jr. World Golf). Winds got tough around noon-ish on, but we were pretty much done. Great facility. Recommend the BLAT sandwich on the terrace. Practice mats at the range were cheesy. Fairways were good, but had a lot of verti-cut lines. Greens were excellent, views were even better. I've played Princeville in Kauai, this was just as good.

Played the South for the first time 6/30. Got there at 5:15 got out around 7. All the holes were open but #9 was a little bit of a mess (at least the first half) a lot of workers working in the roug... Continue »

Played the South for the first time 6/30. Got there at 5:15 got out around 7. All the holes were open but #9 was a little bit of a mess (at least the first half) a lot of workers working in the rough. The tee boxes, greens, and sand were all in really good shape. The fairways were a little wet and hairy there was very little roll on drives. The rough was thick but playable, except for a lie I had on #18 (I had trouble punching this ball up the fairway with a wedge), I was able to hit get a lot of club on the ball. The rough was most penal around the greens. I took a couple doubles on the front because I would try and get to cute with chip or pitch shots around the green. By the back nine I realized you would just had to play a pitch out of the rough to 15 feet and not try and hit a flop a few feet from the hole.

If you are not a "local," the $200 price tag is ridiculous. For that amount, you would expect a resort/country club experience from the parking lot on... here - nothing! However, if you can manage the... Continue »

If you are not a "local," the $200 price tag is ridiculous. For that amount, you would expect a resort/country club experience from the parking lot on... here - nothing! However, if you can manage the fee, where else can you "walk in Tiger's shoes," face the same challenges, and enjoy the same views? By the way, the signature hole #3 is closed, so you can only play 17 holes. Would you expect a discount? Yes. Would you get it? No. Just a suggestion to play #8 twice. Now I hear the fees are going up again. Unless I move to SD, it is probably one and done for Torrey Pines.