GOLF
In San Diego, golf is a year-round experience, with enough variety in the sunshine, winds and temperature to keep conditions interesting. With over 70 courses scattered throughout the county, golfers can play desert, mountain and coastal links, all with distinctive challenges. Numerous courses are designed by a Who’ s Who of golf luminaries, including Tom Fazio, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, Gary Roger Baird and Ted Robinson Jr. It’ s no wonder San Diego is called“ The Sweet Spot for Golf.”
\ RESORT COURSES Several San Diego resorts offer some of the nation’ s top-rated courses for planners wanting to dazzle delegates with golf-themed events. Set against spectacular oceanfront vistas and majestic mountain views, many courses are complemented by expansive meeting facilities, fine restaurants and world-class spas to create your best experience ever. Your attendees’ competitive spirit will go into overdrive as they make their way across signature holes on award-winning courses in the most picturesque of settings. Many courses offer state-of-the-art golf clinics and performance labs for the less proficient, and there are plenty of nearby driving ranges to practice swings during breaks from business.
GOLF EVENTS The Torrey Pines Golf Course, perched dramatically atop the sea bluffs north of La Jolla, has hosted two editions of the prestigious U. S. Open. An annual PGA Tour event has been held at the renowned course since 1968— returning as The Sentry in 2027— and it remains one of the most coveted places to play golf in Southern California. Imagine the excitement of watching the best golfers on the planet compete beneath San Diego’ s sunny skies! San Diego hosts a variety of pro and amateur tournaments along with popular golf industry shows throughout the year.
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