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Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)



    Los Angeles Country Club: North

    Los Angeles, CA Private

    Overview

    It’s on the edge of Tinsel Town, but the architecture of the North Course at Los Angeles Country Club has been solid gold ever since its 2010 restoration by architect Gil Hanse, his associate Jim Wagner and their colleague Geoff Shackelford. It matters not that Hanse’s team didn’t replicate the bunkering style of original architect George C. Thomas, but rather the more visually exciting style of Thomas’ associate, William P. Bell. The first nine plays rustically up and down a shallow canyon with holes switching back and forth across a dry barranca, and the second nine loops across a more spacious upland section with one par 3 (the 11th) that can stretch to nearly 300 yards and another (the 15th) that often plays just 90 yards. The hole strategies reinstituted by Hanse provided an intriguing examination when LACC's North course hosted the 2023 U.S. Open.

    About

    Holes 18
    Length 7530
    Slope 143
    Facility Type Private
    Year Opened 1927
    Designer George C. Thomas Jr.

    Awards

    100 Greatest
    Best Courses in Every State

    Ranking history:

    100 Greatest: Ranked since 1966.
    2023-'24 ranking: 16th.
    Previous ranking: 19th.
    Highest ranking: No. 15, 1989-'90.

    Best in State: Ranked third, 2017-'22. Ranked fourth, 2015-'16. Ranked inside the top 5, 1977-'91, 2003-'07. Ranked sixth, 2011-'14. Ranked inside the top 10, 1993-2001, 2009-'10.
    2023-'24 ranking (and previous): Third.

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    Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

    4.8

    100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

    Shot Options
    8.0264
    Character
    8.1919
    Challenge
    8.0298
    Layout Variety
    8.1918
    Fun
    7.9036
    Aesthetics
    7.973
    Conditioning
    8.1102

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