Torrey Pines Golf Course — South Course
Quick Facts
- Type
- municipal
- USGA Rating
- 78.2
- Slope
- 144
- Founded
- 1957
- Green fee
- Confirm with club
- Official Site
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Overview
Why it matters
Torrey Pines South is the rare municipal course that still feels like a major-championship arrival: hang gliders over the cliffs, Pacific light changing by the hour, and a stern Rees Jones test that refuses to coast on scenery alone. It is public golf with a big-city pulse and resort-scale theatre, which is exactly why insiders keep treating it as more than a tournament backdrop.
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Par
72
Yardage
7,802
Holes
18
Opened
1957
Green fee
Confirm with club
Difficulty
9/10
Architect
William F. Bell and Rees Jones
Plan the wider route
Video walk-through
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Editors’ notes
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Lydia Mercer
★★★★★
Few public rounds feel this cinematic; the cliffside holes were worth the trip alone.
Ben Sato
★★★★★
A stern walk with unforgettable views, especially when the marine layer lifted over the Pacific.
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