Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines - Tourney Notes
Each of the last four winners of this event have been from countries outside of the United States. The Farmers Insurance Open is one of three active PGA Tour events with four or more consecutive international champions (Arnold Palmer Invitational (5), Farmers Insurance Open (4), and the Valspar Championship (4).
The defending champion is Australian Marc Leishman who won on “Australia Day” in 2020 to claim his fifth career PGA Tour title.
Eight of the past Farmers Insurance Open champions are in the field this week: Phil Mickelson (1993, 2000, 2001), Nick Watney (2009), Bubba Watson (2011), Scott Stallings (2014), Brandt Snedeker (2012, 2016), Jon Rahm (2017), Jason Day (2015, 2018), and Leishman (2020).
Three-time Farmers Insurance Open winner Phil Mickelson has returned to the event for his 31st PGA Tour start at Torrey Pines.
Make note as this week’s venue, Torrey Pines (South), is scheduled to host the U.S. Open in June.
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Tournament Records and History
• 18-hole score: 61 (Mark Brooks/R2/1990, Brandt Snedeker/R1/2007)
• 36-hole score: 129 (Lennie Clements/1996, Tom Lehman/2005, Justin Rose/2019)
• 54-hole score: 198 (Woody Blackburn/1985, Tiger Woods/2008, Kyle Stanley/2012, Justin Rose/2019)
• 72-hole score: 266 (George Burns/1987, Tiger Woods/1999)
• Largest margin of victory: 8 (Tiger Woods/2008)
• Wire-to-wire winners: 3 (Ted Kroll/1952, Tommy Bolt/1953, Bolt/1955)
• Holes-in-one: 23 since 1984 (most recent was Richy Werenski/R4/on No. 8/2020)
THIS WEEK on the PGA TOUR: The Farmers Insurance Open
COURSE: Torrey Pines Golf Club, South Course, San Diego, California
ARCHITECT: William Bell
YARDS/PAR: 7,762 yards/Par 72
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $7,500,000/$1,350,000
DEFENDING Champion: Marc Leishman (2020 Leaderboard link)
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS of Event: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points/Winner Share for points: 2,989/500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedEXCup @FarmersInsOpen #SeeYouAtTorrey
TV COVERAGE: Thursday, January 28-and-Friday, January 29: 3:00pm to 7:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel. Saturday, January 30: 3:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on CBS. Sunday, January 31: 3:00pm to 6:30pm (ET) on CBS.
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Thursday, January 28-Friday, January 29 - 1:00pm to 7:00pm (ET); Saturday, January 30: 3:00pm to 6:00pm (ET). Sunday, January 31: 3:00pm to 6:30pm (ET) on Sirius XM Satellite Radio or online on PGATour.com
PGA TOUR TOURNAMENT SITE (link)
Tee Times
Kyle Stanley, Rory Sabattini and Kelly Kraft will tee-off at 9:10am (local)/12:10pm (ET) on No. 1 on the South Course at Torrey Pines while Emiliano Grillo, John Huh and Maverick McNealy tee-off at No. 10.
All Tee Times are HERE
What They’re Saying:
Farmers Insurance Open Odds (CBS Sportsline)
The Xander Schauffele Debate (Golf Digest)
Rahm: Injury Blown Out of Proportion (PGATourcom)
Rahm Healthy and at “Happy Place” (Golf Week/USA Today)
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
