Torrey Pines Golf Course (South) is a former U.S. Open venue and annual PGA Tour Stop. Here's how to play it for less than half of its regular rates.
The PGA Tour is playing at San Diego’s Torrey Pines this week, and once again, my friends at Golf Odyssey have the lowdown on playing this former U.S. Open venue and usually crowded municipal complex.
By “lowdown,” I mean the smart way to score a tee time at what is often called “Bethpage West,” and how to save a ton of money in the process.
Consider this: a traveling golfer who books an advance tee time on Torrey Pines’ South Course will have to pay an eye-popping $300 in fees (Bethpage Black is “only” $150 for nonresidents).
That’s a lot to pay for any U.S. Open course, let alone a muni.
Thankfully, there’s an easy and surprisingly convenient way to play Torrey Pines for more than half that much. Read more →
Torrey's serene scene will change come open time.
Add one more to the already long list of good reasons to take a San Diego golf vacation: the opportunity to score tickets to the 2008 U.S Open at Torrey Pines before they go on sale to the general public.
The USGA recently announced that it will give its members the opportunity to buy week-long “grounds” and “Trophy Club” ticket packages in advance of non-members as long as they submit an application by 5 p.m. on April 15, 2007. The Trophy Club option includes access to an on-site, air-conditioned tent with food and beverage service. Read more →
The luxurious but low key Lodge at Torrey Pines.
I don’t know where PGA Tour rookie Brandt Snedeker slept Wednesday night, but judging by his blistering score of 61 in yesterday’s opening round of the Buick Invitational, there’s a good chance it was at the elegantly rustic and restful Lodge at Torrey Pines.
With rooms starting at $335 per night, the Lodge is not cheap, but it’s one of the best places you can stay on a San Diego golf vacation and a monumental improvement over the no-frills travel lodge that previously stood behind the 18th green of Torrey Pines’ South Course. Read more →
