January 23, 2004

By: Wayne Guest
Website: http://www.1st-in-golf.com

Torrey Pines Golf Course to host the 2008 U.S. Open Golf Tournament

On October 4, the United States Golf Association awarded the 2008 U.S. Open Golf Tournament to Torrey Pines Golf Course. It will be the first time the Open has been played at Torrey Pines and USGA tournament coordinators estimate the South Course at Torrey Pines could hold as many as 40,000 fans per day.

Event organizers and officials estimate having the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines will rank as one of the area's most lucrative sporting events ever, bringing millions of dollars to the local economy. They also feel that play on a municipal golf course makes a strong statement about the game of golf in America, with Torrey Pines serving as an example of a quality course that makes for an invitation to the public to both see and play the game. Also see: fitness for golf.

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