Tee It Up Preview – The Farmers Insurance Open
This week on Tee It Up Preview – The Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla, California at Torrey Pines.
Farmers Insurance Open
The Farmers Insurance Open is part of the “West Coast Swing” on the PGA Tour. The event has gone through multiple title sponsors, Wickes, Isuzu, Shearson Lehman Brothers, and Buick. Farmers Insurance has taken been the title sponsor of the event since 2010. From 1968-1988 the event used celebrity Andy Williams, it also used to be known as the San Diego Open from 1952-1985.
Past Multiple Winners
Tiger Woods – 7x Winner – 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013
Phil Mickelson – 3x Winner – 1993, 2000, 2001
Tommy Bolt – 2x Winner – 1953, 1955
Arnold Palmer – 2x Winner – 1957, 1961
J.C. Snead – 2x Winner – 1975, 1976
Tom Watson – 2x Winner – 1977, 1980
Steve Pate – 2x Winner – 1988, 1992
Brandy Snedeker – 2x Winner – 2012, 2016
Jason Day – 2x Winner – 2015, 2018
Torrey Pines
Torrey Pines plays host to the Farmers Insurance Open, it is located in La Jolla, California. The property features 36 holes, North and South course. The golf course is owned by the city of San Diego, California, it is a public golf course. Both courses were designed by William F. Bell. The North and South courses have both experienced a redesign, the South course in 2001 by Rees Jones and the North course in 2016 by Tom Weiskopf. The Farmers Insurance Open has been hosted at the property since the late 1960s.
Tee Times & Pairings (All Times Are EST)
12:20 p.m. — Pat Perez, Jonas Blixt, Rod Pampling (South Course – #1)
12:30 p.m. — Charles Howell III, Cameron Champ, Michael Kim (South Course – #10)
12:30 p.m. — Keegan Bradley, Grayson Murray, Russell Knox (North Course – #1)
12:30 p.m. — Brandt Snedeker, Jason Day, Jon Rahm (North Course – #10)
12:40 p.m. — Justin Rose, Billy Horschel, Jordan Spieth (North Course – #10)
1:20 p.m. — Emiliano Grillo, J.B. Holmes, Harold Varner III (North Course – #1)
1:30 p.m. — Marc Leishman, Kevin Tway, Hudson Swafford (North Course – #10)
1:30 p.m. — Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott (South Course – #1)
1:40 p.m. — Xander Schauffele, Tiger Woods, Tony Finau (South Course – #1)
1:40 p.m. — Patrick Reed, Kyle Stanley, Mackenzie Hughes (North Course – #1)
TV Guide
Thursday (1/24)
- 3:00 – 7:00 Golf Channel
Friday (1/25)
- 3:00 – 7:00 Golf Channel
Saturday (1/26)
- 1:00 – 3:00 Golf Channel
- 3:00 – 6:00 CBS
Sunday (1/27)
- 1:00 – 3:00 Golf Channel
- 3:00 – 6:00 CBS
Weather
Thursday (1/24) – 70* – Partly Cloudy – 0% Chance of Rain
Friday (1/25) – 69* – Mostly Sunny – 0% Chance of Rain
Saturday (1/26) – 71* – Partly Cloudy – 0% Chance of Rain
Sunday (1/27) – 68* – Partly Cloudy – 0% Chance of Rain
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