
One of Torrey Pines Golf Course’s most iconic trees, seeded at the 15th hole, collapsed during a fierce winter storm Jan. 31. The winds, which reached gusts of up to 60 miles an hour, blew down the massive eucalyptus after the golf course had been closed for the day. Farmers Insurance Open play was suspended Jan. 31 in the face of the storm, which leveled dozens of trees and power poles and tore away rooftops across California. Several Torrey pines were damaged as well. The Torrey pine, an endangered species, grows up to 56 feet and only on the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and one of the Channel Islands.








