Torrey Pines is making money and it subsidizes the rest of the golf system. What we're trying to do is make Balboa pay it's own way, so the system is stronger as a whole.
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People like the Lodge at Torrey Pines are re-selling those for almost double what they pay for them. They'll never formally say it's a private golf course, but as you raise the price to the local residents, you drive them off the golf course.
Torrey Pines is one of those courses because it's up against the ocean and it's so long that I have zero concerns about it being a stern enough test. Nobody has to worry about it being too easy a task.
I think Torrey Pines South is the hardest golf course I've ever played day in and day out.
People can only get to me by my Nextel, ... We need something done to benefit the Torrey Road area.
We're excited about bringing both Torrey and Bill into the Ole Miss basketball family. They're both bright young men who we feel are going to bring tremendous value into our current situation.
I love coming out here. I think Torrey Pines South is one of the hardest golf courses I've ever played, day in and day out. It's the longest I've ever played. Take away the tournament conditions if you just go play the course on any given day, it's probably the hardest course I play.
Whether or not (Torrey Pines) is a believable example, do believe me when I say today that (people) have expressed interest in buying Torrey Pines Golf Course and some of the other lands that I believe should remain in public hands. I'm just saying the potential exists.
Now, I like these changes. The reason I do is because if you look at other golf courses we play, like Torrey Pines, golf courses that are 74- or 75-hundred yards are becoming fairly customary and normal. I don't think you want to play a major championship on a golf course that is not in keeping with other courses we play on tour in terms of length.
Give credit to Torrey. They took us out of everything that we wanted to do. It was difficult to score any points. They did a good job of doing what they wanted to do, and we weren't able to counteract.
Torrey Pines is a great program, and we've been fortunate to have success against them. Today it was just a case of two good baseball teams battling it out. We got some timely hits and some outstanding pitching when we needed it. I thought we put forth a pretty good effort today.