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This course is struggling with much needed TLC. Hasn't been the same since they moved Candice the old GK to Balboa. Although this is a great course I couldn't recommend it to any visitor paying the big bucks. Maybe these people will come to their senses and bring back Candice to get it back on track.
6 Likes.
I'll give you some great advice, never play this place as a single. Every time I have joined a group I have played with drunks and morons that were there to simply say they played there. After speaking to several locals and Caddies I have been told it's the norm here. Your typical drunk non etiquette millennial will ruin your round like they have mine. ALWAYS put your own group together..........The course itself is pretty cool and if you want to score well I would advise paying the $100 for a caddie for green reads or you'll have problems. The course is authentic links with the slow greens and running fairways. shot 80-82 on the trip last week but could have been better w/o the kooks I played with. Some of us come to play seriously. If you're one of them you had better heed my advise on either playing alone or with your own group.
7 Likes.
I played today. I left after 5 holes due to the condition. This place has never been in good condition and to say otherwise is dishonest. Now they are rebuilding it. I would not recommend this course right now as it is a dirt lot. I sure hope all this re-do isn't all talk. Stay away until it's completed. I sure hope the course comes out well in a year or so.
3 Likes.
This course is in decent condition most times but play is so slow that it ruins your round. The traps are hard as a rock. 95% of the time you will wait for every shot you hit during your round. Very few of us locals even play the south because of the 5-6 hour rounds. IMO you shouldn't get your hopes up when paying 200 bucks.
4 Likes.
Played this week twice. I only compare what this course has been for the past 30 years to today's conditions. The fairways: For as long as I can remember when you hit the fairway your ball sat like it was teed up and nearly a perfect lie. Now, it's thin, a poor lie. The rough: Even though at tournament time the rough is brutal you always had grass under the ball, now you may not, it's thin in the majority of places. The green side bunkers: Never have I seen them so hard and unplayable. If you short side yourself yer done. Your ball will be 30 feet from the hole even with a great sand shot. I have watched this course be prepared for every PGA tournament for the past 30 years plus. I guarantee that the PGA will not be happy come game time. Many blame it on the "drought". Sorry but I've lived here since 1956 and that's 100% hog wash. San Diego has a decision to make. They either keep things the way they are or go back to the maintenance crew they had during the 08 Open when this course was in primo condition 95% of every single day of the year. I love this course and I love my birthplace but I will not mince words when it comes to my home course. I want my old course back, and Candice.
7 Likes.
I have been playing Torrey for well over 30 years. Never have I seen this course in as poor as shape as it is now and has been for the past year. Our old greens keeper is now at another course and they brought in another guy. He's a good dude but he is cutting everything way too short and tight. The green side bunkers are unplayable due to over watering. The approach areas are falling apart from cutting the grass way too short. The fairways actually have dirt areas that I have never seen in my entire life playing here. Whatever strategy they are trying to implement is not and will not work. EVERY visitor I play with is disappointed with this course and say they won't be back. It kills me to say this about a course I call home and love but it must be said. I'm praying that whoever is calling the shots reads this and changes their strategy. I want my old course back.
7 Likes.
This course is in pretty average shape right now. Normally it is in excellent condition and most of us locals really don't know whats happening. The tourists I always play with are also very disappointed considering what they have to pay.The green side bunkers are hard as a rock and nearly unplayable. If I were a visitor I would wait a month or so before paying 200 bucks. I'm pretty lost for words right now.
3 Likes.
One of the best layouts in Los Angeles county and a monster from the tips. This course is what it is on conditions though. Public park conditions but the greens are above average and tough to read with mucho break. Please stay off the tips unless you're a 7 or less as it will just eat you up. Play the blues for a good time. This course plays very slow so bring your patience.
3 Likes.
For a public course this ain't bad. Better than average layout and decent conditions for the weekend greens fees. Still has moron marks on many greens and lazy people don't kick in their divots in the fairways but all in all a great course. Worth the money and enjoyable.
2 Likes.
Played here last month for the 6th time. This course is a bit over $500.00 and worth every dime. There is no better feeling than standing on some of these holes and remembering history. If you need a caddie ask for Tino Fernandez in advance. He is one of the best out there but most are pretty accurate. Now for the sleeper. If you go up there to play then make the short drive up to DeLaveaga and Seascape. Both under $60.00 and both awesome courses. Poppy Hills is also a sleeper and as good as Spyglass for a 1/4 of the price.
3 Likes.
This course is my home course. I have clubbed professional players here many times over the past 10 years before tournaments. I play here over 60 times a year. The course is expensive for outsiders but worth the money to experience it BUT, and I do mean BUT, bring your own foursome. If you are a golfer that plays with etiquette and does not like playing with drinkers or hackers I suggest you don't play as a single here. I would safely say 80% of the time you will end up with a poor group and waste your money. The conditions are normally much better than any public course you have played. The greens normally run about 9-10 or better. The staff is is good as it gets. I have posted a play sheet on this site that will save the average player no less than 10 strokes per round. Yesterday this place was in pretty good condition.
3 Likes.
This new management has done wonders compared to the terrible management with American Golf. What's holding them back is the IDIOTS at the city management. This city just doesn't understand that a city course can generate big money if it's good enough. This is my second home course to Torrey Pines and my second favorite because of it's awesome design and layout. This course is a diamond in the rough and will straight kick your butt if you're not straight. 14 of 18 holes have water hazards that come into play. If this management would simply allow the natural growth to occur between each hole and put more attention to the edges of the fairways and the center portion of the course and greens they would be standing in line 10 deep to play here. Yes it would be tougher but more people would play here. I recommend this to any golfer out there. Just play the right tee's and you'll really enjoy this place. and THAT coming from a member of Torrey Pines.

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