TORREY PINES - A day removed from his 30th birthday, Adam Schenk birdied eight straight holes (Nos. 4-11) en route to a career-low 10-under (62). His eight birds marked the event’s longest birdie streak since 2003 and is one shy of the PGA Tour record.
World No. 1 and 2017 Farmers Insurance Open champion Jon Rahm birdied three of his first four and three of his last four holes to shoot 7-under (65) while 2017 FedExCup Champion Justin Thomas fired a bogey-free 9-under (63) in his bid for a third consecutive Top-5 finish this season.
In search of his second Tour title (2015 Sanderson Farms Championship), Peter Malnati is the only player bogey-free through 36 holes. He is two back.
After opening in 9-under (63) on the North Course, Billy Horschel dropped back to T-12 with a 1-over (73) in round two.
Farmers Insurance Open | Leaderboard After 36 Holes:
Adam Schenk - 69-62—131 (-13) - SC-NC
Jon Rahm - 66-65—131 (-13) SC-NC
Justin Thomas - 68-63—131 (-13) SC-NC
Cameron Tringale - 67-65—132 (-12) SC-NC
Peter Malnati - 67-66—133 (-11) SC-NC
Full Leaderboard: (link)
Farmers Insurance | The Basics with Tee-Times:
Today’s third round will tee-off at 9:30am (local)/12:30 (ET) through leader tee-offs at 11:40am/local/2:40pm (ET), using just South course and going both No. 1 and No. 10.
Tee-times - (PGATourCom)
Weather: Coudy/mostly cloudy skies with temperatures ranging from 59-69 degrees. Winds about 4-7 mph with low humidity (25%) and no chance of rain.
Satuday’s PGA Tour Brunch for the Final Round will post by Noon (ET).
Farmers Insurance Open | Overview
COURSE: Torrey Pines (South)
ARCHITECT: William Bell
YARDS/PAR: 7,765 yards/Par 72
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $8,400,000/$1,512,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Patrick Reed
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points / to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @FarmersInsOpen
OFFICIAL SITE: (Farmer's Insurance Open )
TV COVERAGE: Today’s third round coverage runs from 3:00pm to 5:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and continues with CBS picking up the tournament from 5:00pm to 8:00pm (ET). Final Round TV is Saturday: 2:30pm to 4:30pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 4:30pm to 8pm (ET) on CBS.
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Streaming coverage will be featured on ESPN-Plus with Main Feed, Featured Hole and Featured Groups from 12:00pm to 8:00pm (ET). Saturday ESPN+ Streaming from 12:00pm to 8pm (ET).
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live radio coverage of the The Farmers with today’s and Saturday’s coverage on Sirius XM Radio runs from 3:00pm to 8:00pm (ET). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATour(dot)com.
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
What They’re Saying:
Rahm Into Farmers Insurance Open Lead (ESPN/AP)
Rahm, Thomas and Schenk Share Lead at Torrey Pines - (PGATourCom)
Mickelson, Koepka, DeChambeau Miss the Cut - (Golf Week/USA Today)
How to Watch Farmers Insurance Open - Thur-Sat - (ESPNCom)
Farmers Insurance Open Friday Tee-Times and Info (Golf Week/USA Today)
On This Day in Golf History:
January 28, 1979 - Fuzzy Zoeller endured extreme weather conditions to win his first PGA TOUR title at the Andy Williams San Diego Open. As winds were gusting up to 50mph, he shot a final round (72) at Torrey Pines to win the tournament by five shots. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
