How long is Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South?

Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South plays 5,373–7,802 yards across 5 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.

How difficult is Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South?

Its slope rating ranges 119–148, with a course rating up to 78.8. The back nine plays tougher.

Which tees should I play at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South?

A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White tees at 6,145 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.

Is Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South walkable?

It's a hilly walk, with roughly 308 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.

How many bunkers does Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South have?

Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South has 58 bunkers.

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Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South

11480 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA

Directions ↗Official site ↗

80Linksmith Test · Demanding

7,802Back tees · yds

119–148Slope

72Par

5Tee sets

Hilly308 ft climb

58Bunkers

Tap a hole for its details · gold dots = bunkers, blue = water · the Wind and Elevation buttons color each hole by today’s wind and by climb · OpenStreetMap

01Overview

The lay of the land.

How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.

LengthChampionship7,802 yds

DifficultyDemandingslope 148

WalkHilly308 ft climb

BunkeringAverage58 bunkers

Tougher nineBack 9by course rating

Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South is an 18-hole golf course in San Diego, CA, playing 5,373–7,802 yards from 5 sets of tees (slope 119–148, course rating up to 78.8).

It's a hilly walk, roughly 308 feet of total climb over 18 holes.

Expect 58 bunkers; the back nine plays tougher.

02What golfers say

The word on the course.

How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.

A genuine public bucket-list round, a long, demanding US Open and Farmers Insurance host on a stunning bluff-top site where the rough is penal and the course plays longer than the card. Opinion splits on architecture, but almost everyone agrees the experience is worth doing once.

Best forBucket-list

Consistently praised

Major-championship pedigree with the Tiger 2008 US Open aura.
A Pacific bluff setting and the par-3 third and par-4 fourth on the cliffs.

Worth knowing

Thick rough and length make it a real grind from the back tees; pace can crawl.

Golfers recommend

Hit fairways at all costs; the rough is the defining hazard.
Take more club; holes consistently play longer than the yardage suggests.

Pairs withTorrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · North →

Summarized from public golfer reviewsGolfPass GolfCourseGurus

03Your game

Tee fit & expected score.

Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.

Your handicap index: 15

Play the White tees, 6145 yds

16course handicap~88typical score128slope

How to play it

Front 938.8

Back 940tougher

Attack (0)Hold (8)Play it straight

Card-wreckers at #1, #4, #5, #7, #10, #12, #15, #17. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
8 par 4s over 440 yds, a course that rewards length off the tee.

04Scorecard

Tagged scorecard.

Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.

Handicap index Course handicap at Black: 26. You get a stroke on the dotted holes.

Hole	Par	Yds	SI	Notes
1••	4	451	5	Long 4
2•	4	389	15	Birdie
3•	3	201	13	Long 3
4••	4	490	3	Long 4Tough
5•	4	454	11	Long 4
6•	5	564	9
7••	4	462	1	Long 4Tough
8•	3	177	17
9••	5	615	7
Out	36	3803
10•	4	454	16	Long 4Birdie
11•	3	225	14	Long 3
12••	4	505	2	Long 4Tough
13••	5	621	6
14••	4	437	8
15•	4	517	12	Long 4
16•	3	227	18	Long 3
17••	4	443	4	Long 4
18•	5	570	10
In	36	3999

All tees & ratings

Tee	Yards	Rating	Slope	Par
Black	7802	78.8	148	72
Brown	7015	75	139	72
Green	6635	73.3	134	72
White	6145	70.9	128	72
Yellow	5373	67.2	119	72

05Conditions

Conditions & terrain.

Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.

Wind today

WNW · 10 mph3 into12 cross3 downwind

into (club up)crossdownwind

Climbs & drops

#15↓ 92 ft

#16↑ 66 ft

#11↑ 49 ft

#10↓ 43 ft

#17↑ 39 ft

#14↓ 30 ft

Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.

7-day outlook

Best window this week: Sat 05-30 · 94/100

Sat05-3094good54–67°F10 mph WNW0% rain

Sun05-3194good56–69°F10 mph SW1% rain

Mon06-0192good59–75°F11 mph WSW0% rain

Tue06-0289good61–74°F12 mph W0% rain

Wed06-0393good61–73°F10 mph WSW0% rain

Thu06-0493good61–73°F10 mph SSW0% rain

Fri06-0594good62–73°F10 mph SW1% rain

06Hazards

Where the trouble is.

Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.

310

411

112

313

314

315

116

417

618

water in playbunker count

Most bunkered: #8 (6) · #18 (6) · #4 (5) · #9 (5).

07FAQ

Frequently asked.

How long is Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South?: Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South plays 5,373–7,802 yards across 5 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.
How difficult is Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South?: Its slope rating ranges 119–148, with a course rating up to 78.8. The back nine plays tougher.
Which tees should I play at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South?: A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the White tees at 6,145 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
Is Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South walkable?: It's a hilly walk, with roughly 308 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
How many bunkers does Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South have?: Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course · South has 58 bunkers.