USGA announces Torrey Pines South Course confirmed for 2021 U.S. Open

SBNATION.com | By Brendan Porath @BrendanPorath

The U.S. Open is heading back to Torrey Pines. The rumors of a return to the San Diego area for the 2021 national championship took off in recent weeks, and the city of San Diego officially accepted the USGA''''''''s plan to return to the city-owned layout.

Thanks so much to the #SanDiego City Council for making 2021 at Torrey Pines a reality. We can''''''''t wait to stage @usopengolf there again!

— USGA (@USGA) March 17, 2014

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USGA wants 2021 Open at Torrey

The U.S. Open will return to Torrey Pines in 2021, pending approval from the San Diego City Council, the United States Golf Association confirmed Tuesday.

USGA spokesman Joe Goode said Tuesday that the tournament has been offered to the venue that hosted the epic 2008 U.S. Open won by Tiger Woods in a playoff over Rocco Mediate.

The San Diego Union-Tribune initially reported the news and suggested that the PGA of America''''''''s interest in bringing the PGA Championship to the course hastened the decision to get back to Southern California.

"It''''''''s a great win for San Diego," Mayor Kevin Faulconer told the newspaper. "The fact that we''''''''ve been selected again speaks volumes as to how this city came together and put on a world-class tournament in ''''''''08. It just shows, from the USGA''''''''s standpoint, that we know how to get it done."

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