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Torrey Pines Golf Course
North Course
Designed by William Bell, Sr. in 1957. Both Torrey
Pines North & South courses are home of the Buick Invitational PGA
Golf Tournament played in the first week of February. Both 18-hole
courses (North and South are very scenic with beautiful ocean views).
Torrey Pines signature hole is located on the North course on hole #6.
The South course is the more challenging of the two and hosts the final
round of the Buick Invitational.
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Primary Grasses:
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Tees: Kikuyu overseeded with
Rye.
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Fairways: Kikuyu overseeded with
Rye.
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Greens: Bentgrass with Poa
Annua.
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Terrain: Slope rolling, flat.
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Average Tee Size: 6,500 sq.ft.
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Average Green Size: 4,500 sq.ft.
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Rounds per Year: 92,000.
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Acres of Fairway: 29.
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Acres of Rough: 63.
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Sand bunkers: 61.
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Water Hazards: 2.
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Soil Conditions: Clay.
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Green Soil Mix: Push up
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Cut For Tournament Play: Tees & Fairways 7/16
inch; Greens 1/8 inch (9.5 feet stimpmeter); Rough 3.5 inches.
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Wildlife on the Course:Coyote, Bobcat, Raccoon,
Snakes, Rodents, Hawk, Possum, Squirrel, Fox, Mule Deer, Raven,
Red-tail Hawk, Great Blue Herron, Snowy Egret, Rabbits.
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