Torrey Pines — South

About Torrey Pines — South

The South is the big one at Torrey Pines, the City of San Diego's 36-hole municipal facility in La Jolla. The city describes both courses the same way: tight fairways, lush rough, lots of sand and real length. The South has the most of all of it, at 7,804 yards since Rees Jones remodeled it in 2001. The map survey counts 81 bunkers and only about 43 feet of elevation change, with water in play on a single hole, so the defense is length, sand and rough. Course character from OpenStreetMap contributors' survey data.

Torrey Pines opened in 1957. William P. Bell drew up the plan and died in 1953, and his son William F. Bell finished the job. The PGA Tour arrived in 1968, when the San Diego Open moved here as the Andy Williams San Diego Open and Tom Weiskopf won. The event, now the Farmers Insurance Open, uses both courses and plays its final two rounds on the South. Jack Nicklaus won it in 1969 after double-bogeying the last in a downpour, and Tiger Woods won it in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

After the Jones remodel the South hosted the U.S. Open in 2008 and again in 2021. It's still a city muni, and the golf shop is one of the largest in the western U.S.

It's one of 2 courses in La Jolla on Yoink, and Torrey Pines — North is practically next door — handy when your first choice is booked solid.

What it's like to play Torrey Pines — South

It's a sand-heavy layout, with about 81 bunkers. There's real elevation change: some holes rise or fall about 43 feet from tee to green.

Course character from OpenStreetMap contributors' survey data (ODbL).

Booking a tee time at Torrey Pines — South

Tee times are online only. City of San Diego residents need a Resident I.D. Card ($25 a year) and must show it at check-in, since every time is quoted at the non-resident rate. Times are released online at 7 p.m. daily. Residents book up to 7 days out with no booking fee, or 8 to 90 days out for a non-refundable $32 a player; non-residents can book anywhere from 0 to 90 days out but always pay a $50 per-player booking fee (2026 rates). The 2026 South rate for 18 is $73 for residents Monday to Thursday and $90 on weekends and holidays; non-residents pay $258 and $322. You can hold at most two times, for up to eight players, per day. Check in at least 30 minutes early or you can lose the time. If you strike out, you can join the virtual waitlist once you're on the property on the day.

Booking window and green fees at Torrey Pines — South

Green fees. For 18 holes, most tee times on the booking page were listed at $258 to $322, and the middle price was $258. That's from 97 tee times dated Sep 18 to Dec 26, 2026. Prices change with the season, the day and the time, and can differ for residents. Whether a cart is included depends on the course.

How to get a tee time at Torrey Pines — South