U.S. Open golf to cut back on volunteers, but no decision yet on spectators
The U.S. Open has made no decisions about the number of spectators that will be allowed at Torrey Pines in June, but there will be far fewer volunteers, according to an email sent to registered marshals and volunteers that was obtained by ESPN. The U.S. Open is scheduled for June 17-20. “After careful monitoring of …
Update Regarding Fans at the U.S. Open
U.S. Open Ticket Buyers, As we continue to navigate this ever-changing environment, we wanted to provide an update on fans at the 121st U.S. Open Championship this June. We are currently working through scenarios with the City of San Diego in order to conduct the best and safest championship for everyone involved. We want you, …
Fans Update!
There is no official update on whether there will be fans at the US Open in June. San Diego Golf Reservations spoke to someone at the USGA who said the decision will most likely not be made until late April. The USGA is working with the state of California and expect to hear back in …
No Announcement On Fans At US Open
Tickets are on sale for this year’s US Open at Torrey Pines. The USGA has not announced if there will be any fans. We are all hoping for a limited amount of fans will be allowed. The USGA has said that it will refund tickets if there are no fans. Check back later for updates.
We are going to miss Tiger at the US Open in June!
Everyone in San Diego and the golf world is going to miss Tiger Woods at the US Open this year. Ever since 2008 and his amazing victory over Rocco Mediate in the Monday playoff, we have been looking forward to his return. Tiger has won at Torrey Pines a record eight times! It will not …
Tiger Woods to miss two events due to back surgery
Tiger Woods has undergone a microdiscectomy to alleviate nerve pain in his lower back and will not compete in next week’s Farmers Insurance Open or the Genesis Invitational next month. An announcement came via Woods’ Twitter account that he had “recently undergone a microdiscectomy procedure to remove a pressurized disc fragment that was pinching his …
Question and answer session with John Bodenhamer
Interesting article with John Bodenhamer, who is responsible for the course set up the 2021 US Open at Torrey Pines. We wish we had his job. Here are our suggestions for a few holes. What would you do? Hole 3 – Play it short and put the pin front left. Torrey is already 7802 yards. …
Patrick Reed wins Farmers Insurance Open
Congratulations to Patrick Reed for winning the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open! If you’d like to read more about his victory, here is a good ESPN article.
No Fans at Farmers Insurance Open
The Farmers Insurance Open is the professional PGA golf tournament taking place during the last weekend of January 2021 at the Torrey Pines Golf Course located in the La Jolla area of San Diego, California. This year is unlike any other with the absence of the spectators due to the ongoing pandemic and California’s strict …
USGA taking stock at Torrey Pines during Farmers Insurance Open as ’21 U.S. Open approaches
Here is a great article from GolfDigest about the upcoming US Open at Torrey Pines, written by long-time San Diego golf writer Tod Leonard: It doesn’t happen more than once or twice a decade, when a venue for the PGA Tour is also the site of a major championship in the same year. That’s been …
