PGA Tour Brunch | Farmer's Preview
PGA Tour Brunch | Preview of the 2026 Farmer's Insurance Open
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
SAN DIEGO - The 2026 Farmer’s Insurance Open at Torrey Pines field of players has had more updates than Windows ‘95. A full listing is in its usual place down below, but suffice to say, keep an eye on changes to the field.
The name (probably) etched in stone to play this weekend is that of prodigal PGA Tour son, Brooks Koepka, who is playing his first Tour event since returning (under penalty) from LIV Golf. Koepka, who finished T-4 at this event in 2021, hasn’t played on Tour since the 2022 Dell Match Play (March 2022).
As part of his return to the PGA TOUR via the Returning Member Program, Koepka was added to the field (145) so as not to take a spot from a long-term or brand new TOUR member. To round out threesomes, the field was officially expanded to 147 as of Monday, with the first two alternates at that time – Jackson Suber and Lanto Griffin added to the field. Aside from this event, Koepka is also confirmed to play at the 2026 WM Phoenix Open and the Cognizant Classic, but he’ll be shaking the nerves out this weekend.
You might note, Harris English is the defending champion at the Farmer’s. He claimed his fifth PGA TOUR title at the ‘25 Farmers Insurance Open and went on to finish the season with four Top-10s – including runner-up finishes at the PGA Championship and Open Championship – and his fourth career TOUR Championship appearance (T13).
San Diego native Xander Schauffele is the tournament fave.
The Farmer’s is one of four PGA TOUR events that is played across multiple courses (others: The American Express, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and The RSM Classic). Here, the golfers play both Torrey Pines North and South courses.
Farmer’s Insurance Open | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Torrey Pines (North and South Courses)
YARDS/PAR: 7,765 yards/Par 72 (South Course for final round)
ARCHITECT: William Bell
PRIZE Money - Purse: $9,600,000/$1,728,000
OVERVIEW: (link)
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Harris English
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @FarmersInsOpen
Farmer’s | The Basics
The Tee Times at The Farmer’s Insurance Open on Thursday - 12:10pm (ET) to 2:22pm (ET). (Last year, this tournament went Wed-to-Sat to avoid football).
Weather: Forecast is for mostly sunny skies and temps in mid-70s. Wind at 8 mph. There’s a 1% chance of rain on Thursday
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Info: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 11:00am (ET) on Thursday, January 29.
Farmer’s Field, Tee Times, Updates and Leaderboard
The Field: (link)
Updates:
Saturday, January 24
Brian Campbell (WD) - Matt Kuchar (IN)
Sunday, January 25
Jimmy Stanger (WD0 - Justin Lower (IN)
Nico Echavarria (WD) - Taylor Moore (IN)
Marcus Bryd (IN) as final unrestricted sponsor exemption
Monday, January 26
Patton Kizzire (WD) - Joel Dahmen (IN)
Michael Kim (WD) - Sam Ryder (IN)
Field adjusted to 147 players at noon on Jan. 26:
Jackson Suber (IN)
Lanto Griffin (IN)
Tee Times: (link)
Last week’s Tournament Leaderboard: (link)
The Farmer’s | 2026 Tournament Odds
Source: CBS Sportsline
Xander Schauffele +1300
Ludvig Åberg +1700
Patrick Cantlay +2000
Cameron Young +2200
Hideki Matsuyama +2500
Maverick McNealy +2700
Si Woo Kim +2700
Jason Day +2700
Chris Gotterup +2700
J.J. Spaun +2700
Ryan Gerard +3000
Harris English +3300
Taylor Pendrith +3300
Will Zalatoris +3500
Samuel Stevens +4000
Michael Thorbjornsen +4000
Matt McCarty +4000
Jake Knapp +4000
Nicolai Højgaard +4000
Keegan Bradley +4000
Wyndham Clark +4000
Adam Scott +4000
Rasmus Højgaard +4500
Patrick Rodgers +5000
Justin Rose +5000
Akshay Bhatia +5000
Pierceson Coody +5000
Max Homa +5000
Garrick Higgo +5000
Alex Noren +5000
Sahith Theegala +5000
Marco Penge +5500
Brooks Koepka +5500
Max Greyserman +5500
Davis Thompson +6000
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +7000
Johnny Keefer +7000
Andrew Novak +7500
Aaron Rai +7500
Alex Smalley +7500
Denny McCarthy +7500
Haotong Li +7500
Thorbjørn Olesen +7500
Michael Brennan +8000
Kevin Yu +8000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +8000
Mac Meissner +8000
Keith Mitchell +8000
Doug Ghim +10000
Tony Finau +10000
Adrien Dumont de Chassart +10000
Vince Whaley +10000
Lee Hodges +10000
Keita Nakajima +10000
Eric Cole +10000
Jordan Smith +10000
Ricky Castillo +10000
Richard Hoey +10000
Aldrich Potgieter +10000
Max McGreevy +10000
Jesper Svensson +10000
Tom Kim +10000
Matt Wallace +10000
S.H. Kim +10000
Kristoffer Reitan +10000
Billy Horschel +10000
TL’s Wedge for an Edge: This week, and this early in teh 2026 season, there will be some chalk in the ssuggestions with Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day, Cameron Young and San Diego collegian JJ Spaun. My reserves: Just gotta hold a spot for Brooks Koepka, (just in case), and lastly, Patrick Cantlay.
For the Tour One and Done? It’s very tempting to go with Koepka, but let’s go with the 2026 hot sticks of a seemingly healthy Jason Day.
What They’re Saying
First Look at The Farmer’s Insurance Open (PGATourCom)
Power Rankings: Tops for Torrey Pines (PGATourCom)
Farmer’s Field? You Need a Pencil (Golf Week)
How to Watch the Farmer’s on ESPN (PGATourCom)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy and Industry News
Expert Picks for the Farmer’s - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks at Torrey Pines (PGATourCom)
Outlook (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
January 28, 2007 - Tiger Woods won his 55th PGA Tour title, carding a two-stroke victory at the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines. Woods won at Torrey Pines for the third straight year and, with the win, extended his Tour winning streak to seven. (Byron Nelson won 11 straight in 1945). - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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