How to actually get a tee time at Torrey Pines if you don't live in San Diego
Non-residents book 8 to 90 days out on the City's foreUP site, with a $50-per-player booking fee on top of greens fees ($258 weekday on the South Course in 2026). Or show up and join the standby waitlist.
- South, non-resident
- $258 / $322
- North, non-resident
- $163 / $204
- Booking fee
- $50 per player
- Booking window
- 8–90 days
Weekday / weekend, 2026
Weekday / weekend, 2026
Non-resident advance bookings
Online only, via foreUP
The short version
- Torrey Pines is a City of San Diego municipal course, so locals pay a fraction of what visitors pay.
- Non-residents can book 8 to 90 days ahead online through the City's foreUP system, with a $50 booking fee per player.
- Tee times inside 7 days are released at 7 p.m. and also carry the $50 fee.
- No reservation? Join the virtual standby waitlist when you arrive; waits can run hours.
- Third-party packages through torreypines.com add a coordination fee.
Torrey Pines hosted the U.S. Open in 2008 and 2021, hosts the PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open every winter, and is owned by the City of San Diego, which means anyone can play it. Getting a tee time is the hard part. Here's how the system works in 2026.
2026 greens fees (City of San Diego, effective January 1, 2026)
| Rate | Weekday | Weekend |
|---|---|---|
| South, non-resident | $258 | $322 |
| South, non-resident twilight | $156 | $194 |
| South, resident (with Golf ID) | $73 | $90 |
| North, non-resident | $163 | $204 |
| North, non-resident twilight | $97 | $123 |
| North, resident (with Golf ID) | $51 | $68 |
Add $48 for a cart or $15 for a pull cart. San Diego residents pay $25 a year for a Resident Golf ID card to unlock the lower rates.
Three ways in for visitors
- 01
Book 8–90 days out on foreUP
The City's official booking site is the only online channel. Each player pays a $50 non-resident booking fee, and you can hold at most two reservations of up to eight players per day.
- 02
Grab a late release
Tee times for the coming week (0–7 days) open at 7 p.m. and also carry the $50 fee. Cancellations pop up here.
- 03
Walk up and go standby
Check in at the starter and join the virtual waitlist. Singles fill gaps fastest; groups can wait two to five hours or more.
South vs. North
| South Course | North Course | |
|---|---|---|
| Claim to fame | U.S. Open host (2008, 2021) | Redesigned by Tom Weiskopf in 2016 |
| Views | The famous cliff-top holes | Ocean views on many holes |
| Non-resident weekday | $258 | $163 |
| Booking | Hardest to get | Easier to get on |
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SOURCES
Everything above traces back to one of these. Follow them — if one has changed and we haven't, that's our mistake, not yours.
City of San Diego · Effective January 1, 2026
Greens fees, cart fees, booking fee
City of San Diego Parks & Recreation · Checked October 6, 2026
Booking window, release times, standby