PGA Tour Brunch | Farmers Ins Open
@PGATourBrunch and @DigSportsDesk Preview the Farmers at Torrey Pines
TORREY PINES - The PGA Tour, CBS Sports, Farmers Insurance and the Century Club have shifted to a Saturday final round that will result in Friday and Saturday evening viewing on the East Coast with finish times of 8 p.m. (ET) both days on CBS. The scheduled Saturday finish is the first on the Tour since the 1996 Waste Management Phoenix Open, when Phil Mickelson defeated Justin Leonard in a sudden-death playoff. The adjustment is largely to avoid the AFC/NFC football doubleheader on Sunday.
This year’s Farmers Insurance Open will be headlined by World No. 1 Jon Rahm. When Rahm captured the 2017 Farmers for his first career PGA TOUR title, he became the first player to win his maiden Tour event since Jay Don Blake in 1991. Rahm has enjoyed additional success at Torrey Pines, having finished runner-up at the event in 2020, T-7 last year (2021) and most recently as winner of the 2021 U.S. Open last summer on the South Course.
Olympic Gold Medalist and San Diego native Xander Schauffele finished T-2 at the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open, his best finish in six starts and just the second time he made the cut at the event. The San Diego State University standout joins Rahm as the only players in the field this week that earned Top-10 finishes at both the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open and 2021 U.S. Open.
Charlie Hoffman and Chris Stroud WD from tournament on Tuesday.
Each of the last three winners of the Farmers Insurance Open have opened the event on the North Course (Patrick Reed/2021, Marc Leishman/2020, Justin Rose/2019). The Torrey Pines South Course ranked the fourth toughest course last season with the Average Score to Par: +1.340.
Preview | Farmers Insurance Open
COURSE: Torrey Pines (South) and (North)
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: The tournament starts a day early which means today’s coverage is from 12:30pm to 4:30pm (ET) on Golf Channel. Thursday TV broadcast from 3:00pm to 7:00pm (ET)
Friday 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), tossing local and nightly newscasts for a loop! Final Round TVis 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 today and Thursday with Main Feed, Featured Hole and Featured Groups from 12:00pm to 7:00pm (ET). Friday and 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 Thursday’s broadcasts from 1:00pm to 7:00pm (ET). Friday and Saturday 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)
Farmers Insurance Open - Tee Times and The Field:
Tee Times: (link)
The Field - (link)
Updates to Field:
K.H. Lee/WD Monday - (Jared Wolfe comes off sponsor exemption list to replace Lee)
Austin Eckroat/IN Monday - (sponsor exemption replacement for Wolfe)
Charley Hoffman/WD Tuesday - Mark Hubbard/IN
Chris Stroud/WD Tuesday - Jim Knous/IN
Odds for the Farmers Insurance Open:
(Odds by CBS Sportsline)
Jon Rahm +750
Justin Thomas +1200
Xander Schauffele +1600
Hideki Matsuyama +1800
Dustin Johnson +1800
Bryson DeChambeau +1800
Daniel Berger +2000
Sam Burns +2500
Tony Finau +2800
Sungjae Im +2800
Scottie Scheffler +2800
Will Zalatoris +3000
Jordan Spieth +3000
Brooks Koepka +3300
Marc Leishman +3500
Patrick Reed +4000
Corey Conners +4000
Talor Gooch +5000
Si-Woo Kim +5000
Matthew Wolff +6000
MacKenzie Hughes +6600
Joaquin Niemann +6600
Justin Rose +6600
Lanto Griffin +6600
Ryan Palmer +6600
Maverick McNealy +6600
Keegan Bradley +6600
Max Homa +6600
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +6600
Billy Horschel +6600
Jason Day +8000
Aaron Wise +8000
Rickie Fowler +8000
Tom Hoge +8000
Luke List +8000
Cam Davis +9000
Cameron Tringale +9000
Keith Mitchell +9000
Alex Noren +9000
Francesco Molinari +9000
Brandt Snedeker +10000
Mito Pereira +10000
Joel Dahmen +12500
Hudson Swafford +12500
Adam Hadwin +12500
Jhonattan Vegas +12500
Phil Mickelson +12500
Matt Jones +12500
Cameron Champ +12500
Joseph Bramlett +12500
Aaron Rai +12500
Carlos Ortiz +12500
Gary Woodland +12500
Kyoung-Hoon Lee +15000
Michael Thompson +15000
Patton Kizzire +15000
Emiliano Grillo +15000
Doug Ghim +15000
Chez Reavie +15000
Sebastian Munoz +15000
Alex Smalley +15000
Taylor Moore +15000
Henrik Norlander +15000
Adam Svensson +15000
Wyndham Clark +15000
Kevin Streelman +15000
Patrick Rodgers +15000
Davis Riley +17500
Kyle Stanley +20000
Hayden Buckley +20000
Harry Higgs +20000
Stephan Jaeger +20000
Lee Hodges +20000
C.T. Pan +20000
Scott Piercy +20000
Vincent Whaley +20000
Rory Sabbatini +20000
Danny Lee +20000
Dylan Frittelli +20000
J.J. Spaun +20000
Adam Long +20000
What They’re Saying:
DJ, Justin and Rory All Looking for New Levels (ESPNCom)
Reed Says 2021 Farmers Win was Legit (ESPNCom)
Power Rankings for the Farmers (PGATourCom)
Five Things to Know About Torrey Pines (PGATourCom)
How to Watch Farmers Insurance Open - (ESPN)
FedExCup Standings (PGATourCom)
#Sports Gambling and Golf Daily Fantasy News
Experts Picks at Farmers (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks at Farmers (PGATourCom)
Horses for the Course (PGATourCom)
Seven Selections for Farmers (Action Network)
On This Day in Golf History:
January 26, 1975 - Gene Littler won the 26th title of his career at the Bing Crosby National Pro Am at Pebble Beach, shooting a final round (73) to defeat runner-up Hubert Green by four shots. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
