Editing La Jolla (section)

==Attractions and activities==
[[File:Torrey Pines Golf Course clubhouse.jpg|thumb|[[Torrey Pines Golf Course]]]]
[[File:La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art.jpg|right|thumb|Museum of Contemporary Art - La Jolla]]<!-- |200px -->

La Jolla is the location of [[Torrey Pines Golf Course]], the site each January or February of a [[PGA Tour]] event formerly known as the Buick Invitational and since 2010, called the [[Farmers Insurance Open]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.farmersinsuranceopen.com/ |title=Farmers Insurance Open website |publisher=Farmersinsuranceopen.com |access-date=June 30, 2010}}</ref> Torrey Pines also hosted the [[2008 U.S. Open (golf)|2008]] and [[2021 U.S. Open (golf)|2021 U.S. Open]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usopen.com/u-s--open-future-sites.html#!1|title=U.S. Open Future Sites|website=US Open|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref> Nearby is the de facto [[nude beach]], [[Black's Beach]], and [[Torrey Pines Gliderport]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sherman |first=Pat |url=http://www.lajollalight.com/2014/04/22/la-jolla-native-chronicles-gliderport%E2%80%99s-rich-history-in-new-book/ |title=La Jolla native chronicles Gliderport's rich history in new book |newspaper=La Jolla Light |date=April 22, 2014 |access-date=June 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812015843/http://www.lajollalight.com/2014/04/22/la-jolla-native-chronicles-gliderport%e2%80%99s-rich-history-in-new-book/ |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Downtown La Jolla is noted for jewelry stores, boutiques, upmarket restaurants and hotels. Prospect Street and Girard Avenue are also shopping and dining districts.<ref>{{Cite news|title=La Jolla |work=[[Where (magazine)|Where]] |url=http://wherela.com/sd/tours/la-jolla/ |access-date=June 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617212633/http://wherela.com/sd/tours/la-jolla/ |archive-date=June 17, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Museum of Contemporary Art, founded in 1941, is located just above the waterfront in what was originally the 1915 residence of philanthropist [[Ellen Browning Scripps]]. The museum has a permanent collection with more than 3,500 post-1950 American and European works, including paintings, works on paper, sculptures, photographic art, design objects and video works.<ref name=Schaelchlin /> The museum was renamed [[Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego]] in 1990 to recognize its regional significance.

Beaches and ocean access include [[Windansea Beach]], [[La Jolla Shores]], [[La Jolla Cove]] and [[Children's Pool Beach]]. For many years, La Jolla has been the host of a rough water swim at La Jolla Cove.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ljrws.com/site3.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826225958/http://www.ljrws.com/site3.aspx|url-status=dead|title=La Jolla Rough Water Swim|archive-date=August 26, 2009|access-date=February 12, 2022}}</ref>

In 2011, the La Jolla Community Foundation commissioned various artists to contribute to the scenery of the town, through various [[mural]]s. Some of the artists that are featured in the series are [[John Baldessari]], [[Julian Opie]], and [[Kim MacConnel]]. There are 11 murals in the series, all of which will be on display for two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lajollabluebook.com/blog/murals-of-la-jolla/|title=Murals of La Jolla |website=Lajollabluebook.com|date=May 18, 2013}}</ref>

The La Jolla Fencing Academy opened in 2017 on Villa La Jolla Drive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lajollafencingacademy.com/|title=La Jolla Fencing Academy|website=www.lajollafencingacademy.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lajollalight.com/lifestyle/sd-la-jolla-fencing-academy-opens-20170412-story.html|title=A Physical Game of Chess: La Jolla Fencing Academy opens to teach swordsmanship|date=April 12, 2017|website=La Jolla Light}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.delmartimes.net/news/sd-cm-nc-fencingacademy-20171018-htmlstory.html|title=Local's La Jolla Fencing leads to championships, college success|date=October 18, 2017|website=Del Mar Times}}</ref> Among its coaches is two-time [[World Cadets and Juniors Fencing Championships|world junior saber champion]], and 2023 US saber champion, [[Konstantin Lokhanov]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lajollafencingacademy.com/about/our-coaches|title=Our Coaches &#124; La Jolla Fencing Academy|website=www.lajollafencingacademy.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/08/sports/olympics/russia-ukraine-olympics-fencing.html|title=With War as a Backdrop, a Russian Fencing Drama Plays Out in the U.S.|first=Jeré|last=Longman|date=July 8, 2023|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>

The [[La Jolla Concours d'Elegance]] auto show is hosted at [[La Jolla Cove]] annually.<ref>{{Cite web |title=La Jolla Concours d'Elegance |url=https://www.sandiego.org/explore/events/festivals-and-street-fairs/la-jolla-concours-delegance.aspx |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=www.sandiego.org |language=en-US}}</ref>