Rode the Blues (6467/71.5/130) on a GN “Hot Deal” with Hillary in 3.5 hours. The weather was clear, breezy and in the mid 90’s.
First time I had played here in almost 5 years. Most holes are lined on both sides with nice track homes. Tight in places layout that offers a good variety of holes. More than average amount of sand and water features adds to the difficulty.
The tees were excellent, lush and nicely maintained.
The fairways were mostly lush and many were near immaculate. A few were thinner and showing signs of the recent heat wave.
The rough is a mixture of grasses and 95% is maintained low. Not very penal in most places except for the designated ornamental patches of wild grass that they grow high that is an almost sure lost ball.
The sand traps were near perfect. Nice, thick, excellent quality white sand.
The back nine greens were very good, firm and medium fast. The front had several greens that were browned and not in as good of shape.
Troon facility, complementary balls on the all grass driving range comes with your daily fee. This is a good course, everything about it is above average, the layout, the condition, the customer service etc. However, it just does not stand out in an area that has many excellent courses within 10-15 miles.
Recommended.
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Reviewed by: divotnjay, Coronado
Golf Playing Conditions 8.40 GREAT
Punished myself in the wind on Sunday. Walked on as a single and got right out, showed up at 8:55 and got paired up with 3 great guys (all brothers) at 9:10. POP was phenomenal!! finished at 1pm, incredible, never waited on the group in front and never pushed from behind. Perhaps the chilly windy day kept some people away and maybe the ever increasing higher green fees ($78 for resident to walk). Course is in overall good condition.
Teeboxes were just fine. Great coverage and level, never an issue.
Fairways were darn near perfect, had great lies all day.
Bunkers were nice, not perfect, but never had an issue getting out, found a few of them, one was plugged about a foot below the lip on 14 right hand side of the green, was able to get it out, though.
Rough was surprisingly cut down and wasn’t too much of an issue, easiest I’ve seen it in a long time.
Greens were pretty good. They held shots if they were struck perfectly, but they seemed a little more firm than usual, most had some roll out. They were their normal fast speed, but they were tough to read, none of us could seem to get a handle on them. None of us holed many putts beyond 5FT, crazy. Quite a few greens had many unfixed ball marks, kind of upsetting. Number 4 is temporary about 50yds short of the normal green, It’s not really a green at all, it’s the same as the fairway and it’s not marked very well. Oh well, I finally made a par at 4, lol. I’d be pretty pissed if I paid $200 and had a temp green, though.
Saw the bev cart a couple of times. The pins were in super difficult positions. It dawned on me late in the round that they seemed to be placed in similar Sunday positions to the Farmers/PGA spots. Very tough with long irons to go for the pins. Overall, had a great day and I need to get out there more often.
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aakes90278 Posted: 07/31/17 5:27a Member Since: Dec 28, 2002 From: redondo beach
Golf Playing Conditions 7.65 GREAT
Played here on 7/28/17 with a 3:35 tee time. The twilight rate was $180 and we teed off right on time. I don’t get a chance to play here very often due to the rates but when I do I love it.
The course is just visually beautiful and the layout is tons of fun. We finished in four hours with very little waiting. There are many holes that require carry off the tee but the fairways are wide enough that it is not as intimidating as you might think. If you can get off the tee consistently then you can score well. The course conditions as you might expect were very good although I did fix quite a few ball marks and the greens were slower than usual but still putted well.
Overall, the course was 7 out of 10 but I am not sure paying the rack rate of $330 is for everyone. I get it though, the property is in a multi-billion dollar area with views everywhere and the homes in the several million so it fits the needs of this affluent community. However my pocketbook just can’t handle this sort of luxury too often.
Treat yourself to a twilight round if you get a chance! Other than price, this place rates high on my favorites list. After our round we went to the bar for drinks and food. We found the food just average though which was surprising considering the clientele. The SCGA has outings here for $160 which I think is a pretty good deal and you are guaranteed to finish.
South Course
ggonzales Posted: 04/19/17 10:35a Member Since: Mar 13, 2003 From: Anaheim
Golf Playing Conditions 7.50 GREAT
Played in a charity event on Monday morning 4/17, shotgun start scramble format. This is a top notch facility in customer service and the location of the course. Driving range was mats only and the putting green was on the small side with a putting contest going on, there are putting greens on the first tee but were under maintenance. Played the South from the blue markers and the course played tough.
Tee boxes were a little on the long side, Fairways were still dormant but had good coverage, rough is up a little and need to keep an eye on your ball because it settles down out of sight. Greens were very receptive and rolled true. Lots of subtle breaks and elevation changes on the green complexes. Club selection is tricky due to the change in wind direction and uphill and downhill shots.
Course would be a tough walk. Bring your camera because each hole has great views. Pace of Play (POP) was 5 1/2 hours due to the tournament.
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Golf Course Review Torrey Pines Golf Course (SOUTH) San Diego California
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Played in the men’s club today and teed off right on time and finished in 4:45. I thought the pins were in tough positions contributing to the slower pace.
Greens are still pretty soft and with all the traffic I thought were a little too wobbly. They still had some good speed to them but it was just tough to putt not knowing if your ball would get knocked off line. I think if they can dry out so they can be fooled and cut consistnely then they would be fantastic to putt on. Never really noticed and dead spots and ball marks seemed to have been fixed too.
Fairways were great. Mowed nice and tight and still soft to hit from. No evidence of any wet spots.
Rough has been cut down but make but make no mistake it could still be trouble. It was really a crap shoot.
Found the sand a few times and it’s fine. It’s more on the firm side rather than soft but that is the norm here. I say both green side and fairway bunkers were the same consistency.
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