Torrey Pines Golf Course
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Torrey Pines Golf Course is a municipal public golf
course owned by the city of San Diego, California
. It sits on the coastal cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean
in the community of La Jolla south of Torrey Pines State Reserve
. It has two famous golf courses, the North Course and the South Course. The South Course was designed by William F. Bell and redesigned by Rees Jones
in 2001. It is now a par 72 course at 7643 yards (6,988.8 m) in length from the back tees. The logo of Torrey Pines Golf Course (illustrated: right) features a salt pruned
Torrey Pine
.
Much like Bethpage Black
on Long Island
, Torrey Pines has a unique method to ensure continued public access to the course. On weekends, individuals arrive as early as 6 p.m. the prior night to get in line for the first come / first serve tee times that are given out from sunrise till the first reservations at 7:30 a.m.
Torrey Pines is the home of the PGA Tour
Farmers Insurance Open each year in January or February. It hosts the San Diego City Amateur Golf Championships every June, and the Junior World Golf Championships
every July and hosted the 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship
.
Torrey Pines is a featured golf course in the 1990 computer game Links: The Challenge of Golf
by Access Software (now Indie Built) and Microsoft Golf 2.0 by Microsoft, as well as Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003
, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
by EA Sports
.
It is named after the Torrey Pine
, a rare tree
that grows in the wild only along this local stretch of the coastline in San Diego County and on Santa Rosa Island
.
Tiger Woods
won the 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship
over Rocco Mediate
in a sudden death playoff on the seventh hole of the South Course with a par over Rocco Mediate's bogey after playing an eighteen hole playoff, which they finished with even par 71's. Tiger Woods had to birdie the 72nd hole in order to force the playoff and again in the playoff on the 90th hole in order to reach sudden death; further, both players finished the tournament at 283, which was one under par. This was Tiger Woods third U.S. Open victory, and his fourteenth major win for his career, which put him four behind Jack Nicklaus
in men's major golf championships
.
On April 18, 2003 convicted murderer Scott Peterson was arrested in the parking lot of Torrey Pines Golf Course.
He is now currently on deathrow awaiting execution at San Quentin State Prison
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
course owned by the city of San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It sits on the coastal cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
in the community of La Jolla south of Torrey Pines State Reserve
Torrey Pines State Reserve
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is a coastal state park located in the California community of La Jolla, San Diego, California, off North Torrey Pines Road . Although it is located within San Diego city limits, it remains one of the wildest stretches of land on the Southern California coast...
. It has two famous golf courses, the North Course and the South Course. The South Course was designed by William F. Bell and redesigned by Rees Jones
Rees Jones
Rees Jones is an American golf course architect.He was born in Montclair, New Jersey the son of legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones and the younger brother of golf course designer Robert Trent Jones, Jr...
in 2001. It is now a par 72 course at 7643 yards (6,988.8 m) in length from the back tees. The logo of Torrey Pines Golf Course (illustrated: right) features a salt pruned
Salt pruning
Salt pruning is the process by which saline mists generated by seawater are driven ashore by winds to alter the shape of trees or shrubs over considerable times throughout the growth cycle of the affected plant. The process of salt pruning selectively degrades foliage and branches on the windward...
Torrey Pine
Torrey Pine
The Torrey Pine, Pinus torreyana, is the rarest pine species in the United States, an endangered species growing only in San Diego County and on one of the Channel Islands, endemic to the coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion in the U.S...
.
Much like Bethpage Black
Bethpage State Park
Bethpage State Park is a New York state park on the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island. The park contains tennis courts, picnic and recreational areas and a polo field, but is best known for its five golf courses, including the Bethpage Black Course, which hosted the 2002...
on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, Torrey Pines has a unique method to ensure continued public access to the course. On weekends, individuals arrive as early as 6 p.m. the prior night to get in line for the first come / first serve tee times that are given out from sunrise till the first reservations at 7:30 a.m.
Torrey Pines is the home of the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
Farmers Insurance Open each year in January or February. It hosts the San Diego City Amateur Golf Championships every June, and the Junior World Golf Championships
Junior World Golf Championships
The Junior World Golf Championships are held in San Diego, California, USA each year, currently in July. They include tournaments for six age groups ranging from under-6 to 15–17 and for both boys and girls...
every July and hosted the 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship
2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship
The 2008 United States Open Championship was the 108th U.S. Open, played from June 12 to June 16 at Torrey Pines, north of San Diego. The U.S. Open was held at the Torrey Pines for the first time, and took place on the South Course. Tiger Woods won his third U.S...
.
Torrey Pines is a featured golf course in the 1990 computer game Links: The Challenge of Golf
Links (computer game)
Links was the name of a series of golf simulation computer games, first developed by Access Software, and then later by Microsoft Game Studios after Microsoft acquired Access Software. The line of golf games was a flagship brand for Access, and the series spanned several years: from 1990 to 2003...
by Access Software (now Indie Built) and Microsoft Golf 2.0 by Microsoft, as well as Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 is a 2002 golf video game released by EA Sports. There are many features in the game such as Tiger Challenge, where one by one you take out real or fantasy golfers. There is also a 50 scenario scenario mode, that challenges all your skills...
, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 is a golfing simulation video game in the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series developed by EA Tiburon and published by Electronic Arts...
by EA Sports
EA Sports
EA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John...
.
It is named after the Torrey Pine
Torrey Pine
The Torrey Pine, Pinus torreyana, is the rarest pine species in the United States, an endangered species growing only in San Diego County and on one of the Channel Islands, endemic to the coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion in the U.S...
, a rare tree
Rare species
A rare species is a group of organisms that are very uncommon or scarce. This designation may be applied to either a plant or animal taxon, and may be distinct from the term "endangered" or "threatened species" but not "extinct"....
that grows in the wild only along this local stretch of the coastline in San Diego County and on Santa Rosa Island
Santa Rosa Island, California
Santa Rosa Island is the second largest of the Channel Islands of California at 53,195 acres . Defined by the United States Census Bureau as Block 3009, Block Group 3, Census Tract 29.10 of Santa Barbara County, California, the 2000 census showed an official population of 2 persons. It is part of...
.
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
won the 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship
2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship
The 2008 United States Open Championship was the 108th U.S. Open, played from June 12 to June 16 at Torrey Pines, north of San Diego. The U.S. Open was held at the Torrey Pines for the first time, and took place on the South Course. Tiger Woods won his third U.S...
over Rocco Mediate
Rocco Mediate
Rocco Anthony Mediate is an American professional golfer with multiple PGA Tour wins.-Early years:Mediate was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. According to the Golf Channel, he is the son of a barber and has Italian ancestral heritage. Mediate attended Florida Southern...
in a sudden death playoff on the seventh hole of the South Course with a par over Rocco Mediate's bogey after playing an eighteen hole playoff, which they finished with even par 71's. Tiger Woods had to birdie the 72nd hole in order to force the playoff and again in the playoff on the 90th hole in order to reach sudden death; further, both players finished the tournament at 283, which was one under par. This was Tiger Woods third U.S. Open victory, and his fourteenth major win for his career, which put him four behind Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
in men's major golf championships
Men's major golf championships
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...
.
On April 18, 2003 convicted murderer Scott Peterson was arrested in the parking lot of Torrey Pines Golf Course.
He is now currently on deathrow awaiting execution at San Quentin State Prison
Major tournaments hosted
| Year | Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No... |