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Torrey Pines Golf Course SAN DIEGO

region: Southern / San Diego | course type: Public

ocated in La Jolla, California, Torrey Torrey Pines was the site of perhaps the and suites that reflect San Diego’s stress-free
LPines Golf Course sits on the coastal most memorable modern day U.S. Open lifestyle while providing all the comfort and
cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean and is Championship, when in 2008, under the amenities you need.
recognized as the premier municipal golf typically brutal conditions of this major
course owned and operated by a city. It is tournament, injured and hobbling Tiger The resort is designed to blend in with the
named after the Torrey Pine, a rare tree that Woods defeated Rocco Mediate during their adjacent Torrey Pines State Reserve, which
grows in the wild only along this local stretch sudden death playoff after 90 grueling holes features golden sandstone formations and
of the coastline in San Diego County and on of exciting golf. rare Torrey pine trees. A member of the
Santa Rosa Island. California Green Lodging Program, The
Overlooking the world-renowned Torrey Lodge is home to The Spa at Torrey Pines
It offers two picturesque and, due to its yearly Pines Golf Course with distant views of the and A.R. Valentien, a farm-to-table signature
hosting of the PGA TOUR’s Farmers Insurance Pacific Ocean, The Lodge at Torrey Pines is dining option for those who enjoy indulging
Open event, widely recognizable championship a AAA Five Diamond La Jolla hotel located in the freshest produce the region has to offer.
18-hole golf courses. It is surely the most just 15 miles north of downtown San Diego.
accessible public facility for the die-hard The Lodge, site of the 2008 and 2021 U.S.
enthusiast wishing to play at a world-renown Open Championships, pays homage to the
facility that nearly all golfers know by name. Craftsman era and showcases 169 rooms

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