Was in the 7:30 mens club group yesterday and we teed off right on time. Started off kind of slow but the back 9 picked up a little bit so I think we finished somewhere between 4:30 and 4:45. Not ba... Continue »

Was in the 7:30 mens club group yesterday and we teed off right on time. Started off kind of slow but the back 9 picked up a little bit so I think we finished somewhere between 4:30 and 4:45. Not bad considering we were on the 9th tee at a little over 2 hours.

Greens are probably rolling at medium speed. I've always found them to be deceptively faster than they look. Unfortunately that stuck in my brain all day and was consistently short all day. Given the amount of play there were some unrepaired ball marks but nothing outrageous.

I thought the fairways were in great shape. I thought with the dry summer and heat it would be browner but it was greener than I expected. Yeah there are spots here in there but overall very nice. Probably about 1/2 the divots were filled and the other half unfilled.
Some areas had more like the area short of 13. Looks like they re-sodded the fairway close to the green on 16. I know they had problems there before and looks like they done a good job here.

Rough isn't bad and I don't think it impacted any club decision for me. I do think it thinned out a bit. There are some more bare areas in the rough. I'm not sure if that is from weather, preparing for fall maintenance, etc.

Tees boxes are ok. The third hole is bad and needs to be moved either to the upper tee box. That tee box is almost bare now.

I think the sand traps here are awful. I had 2 plugged lies today and as a group we either had 5 or 6. I have no idea why there is so much sand in here. Plugged lies are outliers but here it seems to be the norm. I would agree they should be a penalty but more like a 1/2 stroke average, now I think they are closer to a 1 1/2 stroke average. Balls are literally below the surface of the sand.

Overall enjoyable but with the fall maintenance scheduled for October I'm guessing there might be another month of enjoy the course that is if you can secure a tee time.....

Played here 8/5/21 with the men’s club. Course was in great shape. Rough was cut down which was a play and made it easier to find your golf ball off the tee. Greens were a little on the soft and slow ... Continue »

Played here 8/5/21 with the men’s club. Course was in great shape. Rough was cut down which was a play and made it easier to find your golf ball off the tee. Greens were a little on the soft and slow side but still great. POP was 4.5 at a 7:20 a tee time - great for walking. Just can beat the views.

Played in the mens club tournament today and teed off at 9 and finished in 4 hours 45 minutes. Check in was smooth and we actually teed off a couple of minutes early. I really didn't see any groups ... Continue »

Played in the mens club tournament today and teed off at 9 and finished in 4 hours 45 minutes. Check in was smooth and we actually teed off a couple of minutes early. I really didn't see any groups that were behind so it just seems like it was a stacked tee sheet.

We played the green tee boxes and they were pretty good. Some were a little firm and we had some trouble getting the tees in the ground. The par 3 tee boxes did have some divot damage but there was always a spot to tee off from.

Greens are good. I thought they were quicker than they looked. Even teeing off "early" the poa seemed to be a little bumpy like it typically is in the afternoon.

Fairways are pretty good and there is some good roll if you're able to hit it. Some divot damage but quite a few were filled in.

Rough is not bad at all. Definitely down and not the US Open length. The ball could sit down and I did have a couple that I didn't even try to hit what I wanted to so just luck of the draw really. I do think the rough around the greens were a little bit thicker.

Bunkers need some attention. They looked like COVID bunkers. Even though there were rakes some players I guess thought they were above raking them. However some looked like they haven't been raked in a couple of days. I wasn't in a fairway bunker either but they looked consistent with greenside ones.

Side note the chipping green by the range is still shut down and the putting green was closed today as well. Also in looking at the North course which I've heard is supposed to open September needs some work. I don't see how this going to happen.

Played the brown tees (7015 yds) Monday 6/28 with an 840 tee time. Course was in incredible shape and it was great to get a chance to try our game at a US Open venue. Rough was cut down significantly ... Continue »

Played the brown tees (7015 yds) Monday 6/28 with an 840 tee time. Course was in incredible shape and it was great to get a chance to try our game at a US Open venue. Rough was cut down significantly on the fairways on the front 9 but the greenside stuff was still gnarly from 1-18, definitely lived up to the hype. Back 9 fairway rough was longer, but still probably not what it was the week before, probably about an inch or two shorter in most places with patches of really deep 5"+stuff mixed in sparsely. Nearly all of our lost balls for the day came off the tee on the back and most only missed the first cut by 5-10 feet each time, but the rough just swallowed everything up. Greens were firm and medium/fast speed but manageable as long as you don't miss in the wrong spot above the hole. Tough to keep a lag put close downhill, especially when you add in a couple feet of break. Rolled true and smooth all day but could imagine they were getting bumpier throughout the afternoon. Fairways were pretty firm giving good roll out, but not too crazy where a well hit ball would roll through to the rough. Lies didn't feel thin and the turf was amazing to hit from, the best I've seen from kikuyu. The landing spots for the pros are nearly all healed up so not much divot damage noticeable anywhere on the course. Did not get in any fairway traps, but they looked great. Greenside bunkers played like they did the first couple days of the Open with compacted sides that funnel the ball down into the flat areas, no plugged lies. Tees were level and lush. Playing in the morning there was no issue finding a nice spot, although the tee markers were pretty tight. POP was about 4.5 hours, but things were moving pretty quick until around 15 when everyone seemed to slow down a bit. I generally don't think Torrey is worth the price for a non-resident, but this round was an exception. Especially with the USGA seemingly moving away from public courses there won't be many more chances to get to play a US Open venue in (somewhat) close to tournament conditions. This was also the best I've seen Torrey play, it doesn't feel punishingly long like it does in the winter around the Farmers when fairways don't give you much run out.

Played on 6/25 and was so excited to play the course a week after the US Open.

While the rough was definitely cut around the fairways, around the greens it appears they were not because it was BRUT... Continue »

Played on 6/25 and was so excited to play the course a week after the US Open.

While the rough was definitely cut around the fairways, around the greens it appears they were not because it was BRUTAL.

The times my score blew up were the times my ball ended up in the greenside rough, very hard to judge the release of the ball. I did find myself in some uncut rough in the fairway on hole 12 I literally took 3 full 8 iron swings to move the ball 20 feet!!!

The greens were not overly fast but rolled out as a previous poster noted. They rolled very true very few bounces.

Fairways were very nice the ball sitting up very nicely. The rough while cut down was very much a challenge depending on the lie you got.

Overall, it was a blast to play and a very good layout but I think the layout is not the tough part of the course it's all about the rough. As a comparison, Journey at Pechanga is tough because of the layout not because of the rough. Either way, both are great courses with different elements to make it tough.

Was first off this morning and we cruised around at right around 4 hours. Group behind us was easily 2 holes behind but I saw them a couple of times sending out a search party for a ball. Check in w... Continue »

Was first off this morning and we cruised around at right around 4 hours. Group behind us was easily 2 holes behind but I saw them a couple of times sending out a search party for a ball. Check in was smooth and no masks were required anymore. We could have gone off earlier but the starter wanted us to wait to give the maintenance crews more time to tend to the course. I thought the greens were fine and rolled pretty well. I don't think they were lightening fast but there were a couple of putts that ran out more than I expected. The funny thing is they don't look all that fast. I was a little disappointed because there was a touch of sand on them. This seemed odd to me because I thought sand on the greens was to help the soil and make the greens quicker. Not a huge issue but if you ball did have some moisture it would pick up some sand. Honestly this probably isn't an issue in 3-4 days when it's gone. Fairways were great to hit from. Mowed nicely and tight. Rewarded for well struck drives. It was funny seeing the collection area on 13 where balls rolled down from the green. There were many divots in that area obviously. Other parts of the course not too bad. Bunkers were good. I got lucky and my lies were fine. A couple of other guys had buried lies. It seemed it was about half of the bunkers had been raked and some others that hadn't been raked. There are rakes available in the bunkers now, bye bye covid preferred lies. For the rough I think the rough by the fairways has been cut down. It's certainly not a long as it was last week but still has some bite. Now the rough around the greens I don't think has been touched. I found out on the first hole, it is gnarly. I had a couple of chips where I just aimed for the biggest part of the green because I had no clue how the ball would come out. We played with an out of towner and asked him what he thought and he made a comment that we agreed with and we thought the course would be tougher this close to the Open. Condition wise I think things are really good but don't expect the US Open. I would think this would hold up over the next couple of weeks considering the Junior Worlds is right around the corner. Certainly worth a look right now but times are still hard to come by.

Got a 2:20 time got moved up to 2, finished around 7:30. Tees: level and spacious Rough: BRUTAL Fairways: good lies, decent roll out Bunkers: inconsistent some fluffy some firm sometimes on the same b... Continue »

Got a 2:20 time got moved up to 2, finished around 7:30. Tees: level and spacious Rough: BRUTAL Fairways: good lies, decent roll out Bunkers: inconsistent some fluffy some firm sometimes on the same bunker Greens: so-so medium fast with a bit of bump to them POP: BRUTAL! Everyone who rarely golfs was there hitting from the tips, ON EVERY HOLE. I wouldn’t paddle out at Pipeline after the pipe masters, they had no place hitting from the tips!

Played here right before the US Open. Conditions are brutal for 99% of all golfers right now. Rough is insane and traps are playing decent considering the covid stuff. Everything is in pretty good sha... Continue »

Played here right before the US Open. Conditions are brutal for 99% of all golfers right now. Rough is insane and traps are playing decent considering the covid stuff. Everything is in pretty good shape yet with the redo, not a public course anymore.
The recent redo of this once awesome design by William Bell has been replaced with a monstrosity. This is no longer a normal golf course. I personally broke 80 and break 80 here but it is demanding from one shot to the next. A 10 handicapper can shoot 110 in a heart beat right now. If you come here play from the white tees for your own good. You testosterone filled males need to check your pride at the door or this course will embarrass you and you will have no fun. IMO, this course is no longer playable for 90% of today's golfers.

Played this morning 7:40 time, finished at 12:30. Course is in good shape overall with the greens playing hard, medium-fast with a bit of noticeable bumps throwing some putts off line. Hard, fast and ... Continue »

Played this morning 7:40 time, finished at 12:30. Course is in good shape overall with the greens playing hard, medium-fast with a bit of noticeable bumps throwing some putts off line. Hard, fast and bumpy makes making putts tough. They were cutting the rough but only slightly, it was still deep and nasty just about everywhere. Bunkers are inconsistent, but all playable. Always a good time there, can’t wait for the US Open, and the for it to be over and in our rear view mirrors!