The Genesis Invitational

Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)



    Overview

    Chicago recycled-products mogul Mike Keiser took a gamble when he chose then-tenderfoot architect David McLay Kidd to design a destination daily fee on the remote southwestern coastline of Oregon. But the design Kidd produced, faithful to the links-golf tenets of his native Scotland, proved so popular that today Keiser has a multiple-course resort at Bandon Dunes that rivals Pinehurst and the Monterey Peninsula—or perhaps exceeds them given that all fve Bandon courses are ranked on our 200 Greatest, four in the top 100. None of that would have happened if McLay Kidd hadn’t produced a great first design that drew golfers into its orbit.

    About

    Holes 18
    Length 6732
    Slope 143
    Price $350
    Facility Type Public
    Year Opened 1999
    Designer David McLay Kidd

    Awards

    100 Greatest
    100 Greatest Public
    Best Courses in Every State

    Ranking history:

    100 Greatest: Ranked since 2001.
    2023-'24 ranking: 40th.
    Previous ranking: 37th.
    Highest ranking: 28th, 2005-'06, 2011-'12.

    100 Greatest Public: Ranked since the inaugural edition in 2003.
    2023-'24 ranking: 8th.
    Previous ranking: 7th.
    Highest ranking: 5th, 2011-'12.

    Best in State: Ranked second, 2011 to present.

    Golf Digest Logo Panelists

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

    4.6

    100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

    Shot Options
    7.7212
    Character
    8.1524
    Challenge
    7.5585
    Layout Variety
    7.8603
    Fun
    7.8927
    Aesthetics
    8.2103
    Conditioning
    7.6712

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