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Torrey Pines Golf Course is a 36-hole municipal golf facility in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. The course sits on the coastal cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, just south of Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. Opened in 1957, it was built on the site of Camp Callan, a U.S. Army installation during World War II. [6]
The 2008 United States Open Championship was the 108th U.S. Open, played June 12–16 at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California. [3] Tiger Woods won his third U.S. Open and 14th major title, defeating Rocco Mediate on the first hole of sudden-death, following an 18-hole playoff.
Torrey Pines Golf Course is situated in the La Jolla community of San Diego and has two 18-hole golf courses, the North Course and the South Course. The U.S. Open was held on the South Course, which previously hosted the championship in 2008, when Tiger Woods defeated Rocco Mediate on the first sudden-death extra hole after they remained tied following an 18-hole playoff.
Jan 25, 2024; San Diego, California, USA; A general view of the course during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - North Course.
The Farmers Insurance Open is an annual professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held in San Diego, California.Founded in 1952, the tournament has been held at Torrey Pines Golf Course, a 36-hole municipal facility in La Jolla, since 1968.
Bell is considered a commercial golf course architect with more than 200 courses credited to his work and design, mostly in the American West and Hawaii. [5] Notably, Bell was the golf architect for Torrey Pines Golf Course, both Torrey Pines North course and Torrey Pines South course, site of the 2008 and 2021 US Open. [6]
It was played for 21 seasons, from 1986 through 2006, at the Castle Pines Golf Club at Castle Pines Village in Castle Rock, south of Denver. It had the distinction of being one of two PGA Tour events not conducted at traditional stroke play, the only other exception is the match-play event, the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship .
The original golf course, known today as the Bay Course, was partially designed by Hugh Wilson (who also designed the two courses at Merion Golf Club). In 1915, Donald Ross completed the course by adding the sand bunkers. [6] In 1998, the course was restored by Bob Cupp Jr. to be close to the original design. Today the course plays as a par 71 ...