Torrey Pines’ South Course has the potential to play as one of the five longest U.S. Open courses ever, depending on how the seaside track in San Diego is set up each day this week.
Erin Hills, host site of the 2017 U.S. Open, holds the top four spots among the longest courses, as measured each day. The longest that Wisconsin layout played was 7,845 yards for the first round in 2017.
Torrey Pines South is listed on the card at 7,652 yards for this week’s U.S. Open. The U.S. Golf Association plans to adjust that yardage daily, and it’s entirely possibly the South could move into the top five for a round this week. The course plays to a par of 71. For a closer look at each hole, check out the yardage book for Torrey Pines South.
The South played at 7,603 yards in the second round in 2008, the year Tiger Woods held off Rocco Mediate in a playoff. That still ranks as the seventh-longest U.S. Open setup. It also ranks No. 10, playing at 7,476 yards in the first round in 2008.
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Here are the longest daily setups ever at the U.S. Open, as provided by the USGA:
- 7,845 yards, Erin Hills, first round, Erin, Wisconsin, 2017
- 7,839 yards, Erin Hills, second round, Erin, Wisconsin 2017
- 7,818 yards, Erin Hills, third round, Erin, Wisconsin, 2017
- 7,721 yards, Erin Hills, fourth round, Erin, Wisconsin, 2017
- 7,695 yards, Chambers Bay, second round, University Place, Washington., 2015
- 7,637 yards, Chambers Bay, third round, University Place, Washington, 2015
- 7,603 yards, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), second round, San Diego, 2008
- 7,514 yards, Congressional C.C. (Blue Course), first round, Bethesda, Maryland, 2011
- 7,497 yards, Chambers Bay, first round, University Place, Washington, 2015
- 7,476 yards, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), first round, San Diego, 2008
