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 […]
Steaking a Claim at the La Jolla Strip Club
One of the better dining experiences I’ve had in some time came Wednesday night in a most unexpected fashion — while searching for a place to watch the San Diego State-BYU basketball game. After spending the day at Torrey Pines for the Farmers Insurance Open, I joined a couple friends at the La Jolla Hilton […]
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 […]
Pop Goes the Meal
Pop up restaurants are here today and gone tomorrow. That’s because these eateries are designed for a limited run that allows chefs to flex their creative muscles and push the culinary envelope. Did you see last week’s ‘restaurant wars’ episode of Top Chef All Stars? The cheftestants were challenged to create a pop-up restaurant and 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 […]
5 to Try: Beer+Food = Beerfood
If you haven’t heard, San Diego brewers are pretty much kicking Heineken these days in the craft beer scene as they continue to pump out award-winning brews and take home coveted titles like “World’s Best.” Our beer is so tasty, that local restaurants and brewpubs have joined in on the fun and are rounding out […]
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 […]