Tournament Preview - Farmers Insurance Open

Tournament Preview - Farmers Insurance Open

From La Quinta to La Jolla, the Tour moves to Torrey Pines South Course this week. We start on a Wednesday, hence the Tuesday night preview email. Jon Rahm is the favorite at +450 and honestly, I don't see how he doesn't win if he keeps playing like he has. Some big names are in this tournament, like Tony Finau, Willy Z, Justin Thomas, Collin, Hideki, and Xander. PS Collin just signed with TGL. In non-PGA Tour news, the LIV tour released its 2023 schedule. You can find it here. Who knows how true this is but this tweet was buzzing for a bit. Back to the Farmers, the purse is $8.7m and the winner gets $1.56m. The marquee group to follow tomorrow on ESPN+ is Rahm, Thomas, and Finau teeing off at 10:40am PST. Should be some good scores this week, but Torrey also holds up and has a few tricks up its sleeves, like the rough. Let's tee off!

Weather

Weather shouldn't be a factor - San Diego is typically in the mid-40s to mid-60s range this time of year. Wind should be strong for Round 1 but should calm down later this week.

Pretty strong field with Jon Rahm, Max Homa, Hideki, Jason Day, Justin Thomas, last year's winner Luke List, Xander, and Willy Z. Full field is here. Tee times start at 9:00am PST / 12:00pm EST.

• Previous Winners in this week's field:

  • Luke List - 2022

  • Justin Rose - 2019

  • Jason Day - 2018, 2015

  • Jon Rahm - 2017

• Notable previous winners absent (cough cough LIV for some):

  • Patrick Reed - 2021 (LIV)

  • Marc Leishman - 2020 (LIV)

  • Brandt Snedeker - 2016, 2012

The tournament socials can be found here for Twitter, Instagram, and their own website. Feel free to give them a follow!

ESPN Plus starting at 12:00pm through 7:00pm ESTGolf Channel starting at 3:00pm through 7:00pm EST

• Torrey Pines has two courses - South and North. The South Course is featured this week and is typically known as the championship course. Both courses are open to public, as Torrey Pines is run by the city of San Diego.

• William P. Bell was the architect for all 36 and the courses opened for play in 1957.

• Golf rates are great for citizens of city of San Diego - ranging from $30-$62 for the North Course and $40-$67 for the South Course. For the rest of us, the non-resident rate ranges from $84-$176 for North and $135-$278 for South.

Betting Odds provided by Bovada.lv at this link (not sponsored)Some notable players to consider:

• Jon Rahm +450 - previous winner and on a hot streak

• Justin Rose +5500 - previous winner

• Luke List +11000 - long shot but last year's winner

Enjoy the golf!

May your rounds be filled with #oneputts.