At that point, the tour was in a bind to fill the field of 156 and wasn’t able to, because most of the alternates had left the area. Ryan Moore was originally listed as a replacement for Zalatoris, and then he said he couldn’t play.

Matthieu Pavon earned his first PGA Tour victory thanks to a gutsy birdie on the 72nd hole. After some bunker issues with his second shot at the par-5 18th on the South course, Pavon stuffed his approach from the thick rough to 8 feet. He then made the putt for a one-shot victory.

Renowned broadcaster, podcaster, and golf journalist Shane Bacon coined a now famous expression within the golfing lexicon: a “psycho scorecard,” which is used to describe a player’s round that is, frankly,

Why this week lines up perfectly for Ludvig Aberg Our experts are circling for another victory for this column, as Brandon Gdula had both Patrick Cantlay and Jason Day in the mix last week, and Christopher Powers had Max Greyserman.

The PGA Tour kicks off the Farmers Insurance Open on Wednesday, January 22nd, at Torrey Pines. WATCH: Farmers Insurance Open Live | Stream on ESPN+ With some of

That's why the Tour has worked with CBS since 2022 to start the Farmers Insurance a day early. Golf Channel will air the first two rounds from 3-7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday and CBS will air the third round from 5-8 p.m. on Friday and the final round from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday.

The South Course at Torrey Pines is the third-longest on Tour and our expert likes a player who is gaining strokes off the tee.

Eleven players have pulled out from this week's event since Sunday, including popular players Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris, Gary Woodland and Akshay Bhatia.

Patrick McDonald just locked in his Farmers Insurance Open 2025 best bets for this week's PGA Tour event in San Diego

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Ahead of this week’s Farmers Insurance Open, Ludvig Åberg sat down in the media center for his pre-tournament press conference and raved about San Diego being his favorite place in the world. He talked about how Torrey Pines brings him peace, too, and how it’s a golf course that suits his eye.