Torrey Pines Golf Club (South Course)

La Jolla, Californiapublic
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
7,802 yds
Rating / slope
78.1 / 143

Course Scorecard

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Black4513892014904545644621776153803
Brown4343611594624045304431615353489
Green4193441464203935054241495143314
White4093231423843824493871394573072
Yellow350283106353320431378904322743
Pro4453631594674055304451635383515
Seniors'3733191424233824523871464593083
Women's364283105388325427378924322794
Par44344543536
HCP5151331191177-
Tee ratings on file: Black (Men) 78.8/148 · 7,802 yds · Brown (Men) 75/139 · 7,015 yds · Green (Men) 73.3/134 · 6,625 yds · Green/White (Men) 72.2/131 · 6,403 yds · White (Men) 70.9/128 · 6,145 yds · Yellow (Men) 67.2/119 · 5,373 yds · Brown (Women) 82.6/152 · 7,015 yds · Green (Women) 80.3/147 · 6,625 yds · Green/White (Women) 79/144 · 6,403 yds · White (Women) 77.6/140 · 6,145 yds · Yellow (Women) 73.3/131 · 5,373 ydsVerified member scorecard totals 7,802 yds; additional tee combinations on file use different published yardages.This list reflects verified data on file; the course may publish additional tees or combinations.
✓Scorecard verified from the official source · 2026-09-15T13:32:24.542739+00:00

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About Torrey Pines Golf Club (South Course)

Course Story

The everyday scorecard is par 72, with four par 3s and four par 5s. The early holes reach the coastal bluff at 3 and 4, while the ravines shape decisions on 6, 7, 13, 14, 16 and 17. The eighteenth returns to the clubhouse with a pond immediately before the green.

The city identifies kikuyu fairways and poa annua greens. Its published tournament mowing and speed specifications are not a promise of the conditions on an ordinary playing day. The 2019 rehabilitation adjusted selected fairways and bunkers, approaches and tees; these maps use newly checked routing rather than assuming older diagrams remain correct.

Caddie Intelligence

Course Strategy & Gameplan

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Tactical DNA & Fairway Corridors

Master Gameplan

Choose tees by the carries and longer approaches you can play repeatedly. A club that clears a hazard only on your best strike gives little margin when the wind changes or the lie is imperfect. The South Course often puts bunkers either side of the approach, which makes a clear central position useful even where the map looks straightforward.

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Approach Angles & Green Complex Defense

Approach Strategy

On the par 5s, name the second-shot landing area before choosing the club. At 9, recheck the sand farther up the hole; at 13, preserve a useful view and carry into the green; at 18, decide whether the pond carry is comfortable from the actual lie. Reaching a shorter number is not enough if the next shot becomes harder.

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Scoring Windows & Critical Swing Holes

Risk / Reward

Use the contour panels to identify the green’s sections and the transitions between them. Broad green dimensions can conceal a small usable target at an outside flag. When the approach does not allow precise control, aim at the larger interior and leave the detailed pace and break assessment for the putting surface.

Local Knowledge

Pro Tips & Course Advice

6 Caddie Tips
1

Confirm the current tee setup with the course; Black tees are marked permission only on the official card.

2

Recheck the wind when the routing changes direction, particularly around the bluff and ravines.

3

Use the map reference for orientation. Scorecard tee selection changes the yardage label, not the reference coordinate.

4

Separate a hazard carry from the distance to the flag on 3, 8 and 18.

5

Check the city’s maintenance page before booking; overseeding and cart restrictions are date-specific.

6

Read the current surface on site: the contour maps show broad terrain, not today’s flag position, green speed or a guaranteed putt line.

Year-Round Reference

Seasonal Playing Conditions

🌱Spring (March – May)

Terrain collected November 8–December 1, 2024. Mapbox satellite acquisition date unavailable. Recheck the operator’s current maintenance calendar before a visit.

🏆Tournaments & Competitions

Local Events & Tournaments

Active championships, qualifiers, annual invitationals, and junior tour competitions hosted at Torrey Pines Golf Club (South Course).

Professional & Tour Events

Championship tournaments and tour-sanctioned events hosted at this venue.

PGA Tour📅Annual · JanuaryQualifiers OnlyPGA Tour

Farmers Insurance Open

Official Event Info

Historic PGA Tour stop featuring the world's elite playing the clifftop test overlooking the Pacific Ocean, where Tiger Woods captured seven tournament titles.

Recent Champions
YearWinnerScore
2024Matthieu Pavon-13
2023Max Homa-13
2022Luke List-15

Championships & Qualifiers

State amateur competitions, USGA qualifiers, match play invitationals, and club majors.

Match Play📅Annual · JuneOpen to PublicSan Diego City Golf

San Diego City Amateur Golf Championship

Official Event Info

San Diego's signature municipal amateur championship contested over 36 holes of stroke play followed by match play on both Torrey Pines South and North courses.

Junior Golf Tournaments

Sanctioned junior events, sectional circuits, and high school competitions.

Junior Tour📅Annual · JulyQualifiers OnlyJunior World

IMG Academy Junior World Championship

Official Event Info

The premier international junior golf tournament hosting 1,200+ junior golfers from 56 countries, with the boys 15–18 division concluding on Torrey Pines South.

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Course research

  • The 2019 rehabilitation shifted fairways and bunkers on holes 4, 9, 10, 12 and 17, regrassed approaches, leveled tees and reshaped bunkers. Historical strategy should be checked against the revised geometry. (Scope of Work bullet list)[1]
  • The city schedules South cart-path restrictions from November 10, 2026 through February 1, 2027. These operational dates do not establish green contour acquisition or a green rebuild. (2026 table, South cart-restriction row)[2]
  • The city schedules South Course pre-seeding for October 5–26, 2026 and closure for overseeding and green maintenance October 27–November 9, 2026. Recheck the operator schedule when planning a visit. (2026 table, South Course October rows)[2]
  • The hosts describe how paired greenside bunkers often favor an approach from the central fairway. (45:12–46:04, downloaded publisher audio)[3]
  • USGA lists six men’s setups and five women’s setups. Green totals 6,625 yards; the dated card totals 6,635. Green/White totals 6,403. (CourseID 3576, all 11 rows)[4]
  • Work unit CA_SanDiegoCo_1_D24 was collected November 8–December 1, 2024 at 0.5 m DEM resolution. The August 2026 report date is not its acquisition date. (Page 3, work unit 1)[5]

Sources

  1. 2019 Torrey Pines South Course Rehab — City of San Diegohttps://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/golf/torreypines/southcourseproject
  2. Torrey Pines — official 2026 maintenance updates — City of San Diegohttps://www.sandiego.gov/torrey-pines/maintenance
  3. Two Championship Golf Courses in California (and a Lovely Muni) — Fried Egg Golf / Andy Johnson and Garrett Morrisonhttps://www.thefriedegg.com/podcasts/two-championship-golf-courses-in-california-and-a-lovely-muni
  4. Torrey Pines South — USGA Course Rating and Slope Database — USGAhttps://ncrdb.usga.org/courseTeeInfo?CourseID=3576
  5. USGS CA San Diego County D24 lidar project report — work unit 1 — USGShttps://rockyweb.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/Elevation/metadata/CA_SanDiegoCo_D24/USGS_CA_SanDiegoCo_D24_Project_Report.pdf