It's just wonderful living in Arizona, as we have almost every climate within a 6 hour drive. With that, we took advantage of having the beach and a beautiful golf course in one package. For the kids spring break we spent a few days in La Jolla, California at the Torrey Pines Golf Course (home of the Buick Open and the 2008 U.S. Open).
The first day we spent exploring the Village of La Jolla. A very cute downtown, but the kids were more interested in the waves crashing on the rocks. They spent a lot of time getting eachothers pictures of the wave crashing behind them. There was also a cave in the rocks the kids walked through and they thought the seals and pelicans on the rocks were pretty cool.
The second day was spent entirely on the golf course. The kids played the north course at Torrey Pines first and then played the south course. A total of 36 holes in one day, minus one hole that was closed on the south course, so 35 holes. They did great!! Jack thought the south course had a lot of sand traps and rough. Alisa mentioned that the rough (thicker grass) at Torrey Pines was a lot harder than the rough in Arizona. She had to add two clubs to get the same distance as in Arizona rough. Another interesting point is the Marshals at Torrey Pines actually wanted you to drive down the fairway because they were very proud of their rough. They said that the North course gets 80-90 thousand rounds a year and the South course gets 70-80 thousand rounds a year; so, if everyone drove on the rough it woudn't be so "nice".
We also looked around at UC San Diego, which is just down the road from Torrey Pines.
The third day Jack played another 18 holes on the north course, shooting an impressive 3 over par. Jack said that "the Torrey Pines north course is his favorite course" he has ever played. While Jack played the north course, Alisa and mom explored some of the hiking trails by Torrey Pines. Just gorgeous.
The next great course the kids get to play is Troon North (rated one of the top 25 courses in the U.S.) for the Desert Junior Tour championship, May 3rd. Alisa is currently in 1st place for girls 8-11 years old. Jack is playing the boys 10-11 years old and is in 3rd place. They have a month to prepare. Anyone is welcome to watch the kids play, so hopefully we'll see ya there!!!
