Think of Torrey Pines as a soap-opera starlet who one day gets tapped to star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio on the big screen. Before she's ready for her prime-time close-up, she figures she could use a nip here and a tuck there. The trick is to improve things without ending up looking like Joan Rivers.
That's why 10 years ago, when the City of San Diego got wind that the USGA was seeking Joe Six-Pack sites to host its most prestigious event, the power brokers in town called on architect/plastic surgeon Rees Jones, the best touch-up man in the business, to fix a few blemishes on Torrey's South Course.
Jones lengthened and strengthened the layout in time for the 2002 Buick Invitational "dry run" on the PGA Tour. Indeed, scores skyrocketed and players whined — the new configuration was just what the USGA had ordered. We asked Jones and Top 100 Teacher and CBS golf analyst Peter Kostis to analyze the changes made to five pivotal holes that the world's best will attack this month.
Credit: Miller Brown
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