When my wife and I were looking for a house nearly 20 years ago, one of the areas we visited was south Escondido. While touring the models, the salesperson mentioned that soon the hillside homes would have a view of a golf course that was then in the planning stages. Grand plans, I thought, but […]
Golf Gets Him Going on the Right Course
It”s always fascinated when I come across someone who has been bitten by the golf bug. I enjoy finding out the how, the why, the when and the where for someone consumed by the game who is pursuing it with passion. I met Jake Keeslar on the putting green Saturday morning at the Rancho Bernardo […]
Fitting Finish to a Fine Week at Torrey Pines
The grandstands surrounding the 18th hole on the Torrey Pines South Course were filled with spectators Sunday, hours before the leaders of the Farmers Insurance Open approached the final hole. As the day wore on, fans began crowding the ropes adjacent to the green and then along both sides of the fairway. By the time […]
Picture Perfect Day at Torrey Pines
Watching the world’s best golfers is what draws fans to the Torrey Pines Golf Course for the Farmers Insurance Open. The wide assortment of promotional booths, sponsor tents and other activities at the entrances and along some of the fairways is a pleasant surprise that makes the experience even more memorable. The Kodak booth and […]
Sea of Spectators See What It’s All About
Fans packed the stands behind the 15th green on the South Course at Torrey Pines and lined the ropes that fence off the green and fairway as the group that included Tiger Woods, Rocco Mediate and Anthony Kim approached during Friday’s second round of the Farmers Insurance Open. One young man, probably one of the […]
For Openers, Torrey Pines is Spectacular
Mark Twain once referred to golf as “a good walk spoiled.” Tell that to the thousands of fans who thoroughly enjoyed themselves Thursday walking the grounds of the North and South courses at Torrey Pines for the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open. Spectacular was more like it. The weather was magnificent, the scenery […]
Tiger is the Talk of Torrey Pines
The last time Tiger Woods walked the grounds of the Torrey Pines Golf Course was during his 2008 U.S. Open playoff victory. It was just Woods, Rocco Mediate and about 30,000 fans who made the surroundings seem more like a rock concert than a golf tournament. Woods returned Wednesday morning — and so did the […]
Practice Makes Perfect Day at Torrey Pines
Ben Crane, defending champion of the Farmers Insurance Open, was seemingly everywhere Tuesday at Torrey Pines. Crane joined many of his peers in the morning on the driving range, then he stroked a few putts on the practice green before heading out at noon for a few practice holes on the South Course. Later, Crane made his […]
Torrey Pines Tees It Up
Monday is always very casual the week of the Farmers Insurance Open at the Torrey Pines Golf Course as final preparations are made for the PGA event. Last-minute touches on the tee boxes, firming up the fairways and grooming the greens is done by the grounds crew. Sponsor booths, souvenir and refreshment stands are loaded […]
Tiger Woods Returns To Torrey Pines
As expected, Tiger Woods will open the 2011 season at Torrey Pines in next week’s Farmers Insurance Open. Tiger made it official this morning with a Tweet — and a roar — writing on his Twitter account: “I’ve been working hard on my game, it’s game time hooah!!” Woods returns to Torrey Pines for the […]