"It's probably not as fun to play day in and day out as it was, but that's what you have to have to be able to host a U.S. Open."

Thanks to reader David for catching this from Phil Mickelson's gathering with the media Wednesday:

Q. Can you talk about your feelings having the U.S. Open here in San Diego and some of the changes that are going to be made to the course?

PHIL MICKELSON: Well, I love that we're hosting the U.S. Open. I think that San Diego has needed that, or I think it'll just really do a lot for the game of golf in the area. So I'm so excited that it did get the U.S. Open. The golf course is very difficult to play. It's probably not as fun to play day in and day out as it was, but that's what you have to have to be able to host a U.S. Open. It's one of the hardest golf courses I've ever seen day in and day out, 7,600 yards at sea level, it's just very difficult.

Ruin a servicable municipal golf course for one week of play. And why is that again? Oh right, red numbers are embarrassing. What a shame.

Comments

[jneu]

I would not say they've ruined a serviceable muni. From the pro tees, Torrey South is a monster; from the middle tees, however, it's vastly more enjoyable than, say, Bethpage Black, where the Open renovation made the course significantly harder for everybody, eliminating options on shots into the greens. For day in, day out play, I'd play Torrey happily, and wouldn't worry about the extra 1000 yards that have nothing to do with my double-digit game.

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