Last year’s Farmers Insurance Open came down to a final-hole birdie from Matthieu Pavon to best Nicolai Højgaard by one stroke, making Pavon the first Frenchman to win on the PGA Tour. Hopefully, things are equally entertaining (and historic) this go-around on Saturday—yes, the event runs once again from Wednesday through Saturday to avoid the NFL conference championship games—at Torrey Pines North and South.
The San Diego municipal facility will host two of the top six pros in the Official World Golf ranking: No. 4 Hideki Matsuyama and No. 6 Ludvig Åberg, along with top-flight talent like Keegan Bradley, Sahith Theegala and Sungjae Im. Matsuyama has two top-10s in his career at the Farmers Insurance Open, with a T-13 in 2023, and is coming off a win at The Sentry and a T-16 at the Sony Open in Hawaii. That’s a tidy sum of $3,732,675 in a matter of weeks.
This will be the final event of the first Aon Swing 5 stretch of the season; spots at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the next PGA Tour signature event, are still up for grabs for those not already in the field. J.J. Spaun is the leader in the clubhouse after a T-3 at The American Express with Justin Lower, Alex Smalley, Charley Hoffman and Harry Hall rounding out the rest of the top five.
This week’s winner will receive a $1.674 million first-place prize money payout from the $9.3 million overall purse and 500 FedEx Cup points.
Golf Channel will carry live coverage from Wednesday and Thursday from 3-7 p.m. ET. On Friday, Golf Channel will air coverage from 3-5 p.m. with CBS taking over from 5-8 p.m. On Saturday, Golf Channel will start the day from 2-4 p.m. and CBS will finish the tournament up from 4-8 p.m. CBS coverage also streams on Paramount+.
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Streaming Schedule
PGA Tour Live streaming coverage will occur on ESPN+ from 11:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. EDT on Wednesday and Thursday; 12 noon to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
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false Public Torrey Pines Golf Course: South La Jolla, CA 3.9 23 Panelists
- 100 Greatest Public
- Best In State
Torrey Pines sits on one of the prettiest golf course sites in America, atop coastal bluffs north of San Diego with eye-dazzling views of the Pacific. Rees Jones’ remodeling of the South Course in the early 2000s not only made the course competitive for the 2008 U.S. Open (won by Tiger Woods in a playoff over Rocco Mediate), it also brought several coastal canyons into play for everyday play, especially on the par-3 third and par-4 14th. An annual PGA Tour stop, Torrey Pines received another boost by Jones prior to hosting its second U.S. Open in 2021, this one won by Jon Rahm. View Course Tee Times (all times EST) FIRST ROUND/WEDNESDAY
South Course
First tee
11:50 a.m. — Chesson Hadley, Sam Ryder, Mac Meissner
12:01 p.m. — Doug Ghim, Taylor Montgomery, Vince Whaley
12:12 p.m. — Matt McCarty, Nick Hardy, Adam Svensson
12:23 p.m. — Jhonattan Vegas, Stephan Jaeger, Sungjae Im
12:34 p.m. — J.J. Spaun, Justin Lower, Ben Silverman
12:45 p.m. — Kevin Roy, Philip Knowles, Braden Thornberry
12:56 p.m. — Hayden Buckley, Willie Mack III, Open Qualifier #1
1:07 p.m. — Mark Hubbard, Thomas Detry, Thriston Lawrence
1:18 p.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Matti Schmid, Jacob Bridgeman
1:29 p.m. — Shane Lowry, Matthieu Pavon, Tony Finau
1:40 p.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day, Max Homa
1:51 p.m. — Brian Campbell, Kaito Onishi, Mason Andersen
2:02 p.m. — Niklas Nørgaard, Kevin Velo, Jackson Koivun (a)
10th tee
11:50 a.m. — Nate Lashley, Victor Perez, David Skinns
12:01 p.m. — Daniel Berger, Michael Kim, Sam Stevens
12:12 p.m. — Chris Gotterup, Matt Wallace, Francesco Molinari
12:23 p.m. — K.H. Lee, Ryo Hisatsune, Frankie Capan III
12:34 p.m. — Pierceson Coody, Cristobal Del Solar, Taylor Dickson
12:45 p.m. — Matteo Manassero, Takumi Kanaya, Tim Widing
12:56 p.m. — Dylan Wu, Paul Peterson, William Mouw
1:07 p.m. — Bronson Burgoon, Joseph Bramlett, Carson Young
1:18 p.m. — Patrick Fishburn, Chan Kim, Scott Gutschewski
1:29 p.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Kurt Kitayama, Gary Woodland
1:40 p.m. — Camilo Villegas, Lee Hodges, Taylor Moore
1:51 p.m. — Jeremy Paul, Thomas Rosenmuelle, Danny Walker
2:02 p.m. — Norman Xiong, Quade Cummins, Open Qualifier #
Mark Degnan false Public Torrey Pines Golf Course: North La Jolla, CA 3.5 20 Panelists
- Best In State
Redesigned by Tom Weiskopf in 2018, Torrey Pines’ North course became friendlier for the average golfer. The number of bunkers were reduced from 60 to 42 and made easier to play out of. And the average green size was increased from 4,500 square feet to 6,000. Lastly, Weiskopf added one of his signatures: a short, drivable par 4 (the seventh)—making the companion course to the championship South course a little more fun. This may sound like a dumbing down of the architecture but it isn’t. Within the simplification is a wide variety of green configurations and contours, with slopes rising and falling, some set high and others low, and many with more internal contour than is found on most greens on the South course, including the surfaces of the cross-ravine par-3 12th and par-3 15th. The North course also boasts ocean and canyon views on par with the South, particularly the par-4 16th rising along the Pacific Ocean cliffs and brining the player in the most direct contact with the stunning panorama. Perhaps because we feel there’s a better couse hidden somewhere beneath the current South course, playing the North doesn’t feel like a step down, just a step across to the other side of one the best public golf sites in the U.S. View Course
North Course
First tee
11:50 a.m. — Charley Hoffman, Henrik Norlander, Sami Valimaki
12:01 p.m. — Chad Ramey, Garrick Higgo, Troy Merritt
12:12 p.m. — Austin Eckroat, Kevin Yu, Si Woo Kim
12:23 p.m. — Davis Riley, Peter Malnati, Jake Knapp
12:34 p.m. — David Lipsky, Harry Higgs, Will Gordon
12:45 p.m. — Ryan Gerard, John Pak, Noah Goodwin
12:56 p.m. — Trevor Cone, Steven Fisk, Cavin McCall
1:07 p.m. — Aaron Baddeley, Danny Willett, Chandler Phillips
1:18 p.m. — Trey Mullinax, Ben Griffin, Rico Hoey
1:29 p.m. — Luke List, Vincent Norrman, Zach Johnson
1:40 p.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Brandt Snedeker, Adam Schenk
1:51 p.m. — Kris Ventura, Jesper Svensson, Ricky Castillo
2:02 p.m. — Michael Thorbjornsen, Anders Albertson, Open Qualifier #3
10th tee
11:50 a.m. — Kevin Tway, Kevin Streelman, Joe Highsmith
12:01 p.m. — Joel Dahmen, Alex Smalley, Max Greyserman
12:12 p.m. — Lanto Griffin, Andrew Novak, Greyson Sigg
12:23 p.m. — Keegan Bradley, Ludvig Åberg, Sahith Theegala
12:34 p.m. — Maverick McNealy, Justin Rose, Will Zalatoris
12:45 p.m. — Max McGreevy, Antoine Rozner, Luke Clanton (a)
12:56 p.m. — Alejandro Tosti, Will Chandler, Aldrich Potgieter
1:07 p.m. — Beau Hossler, Eric Cole, Zac Blair
1:18 p.m. — Ryan Palmer, Wesley Bryan, Jackson Suber
1:29 p.m. — Aaron Rai, Harry Hall, Harris English
1:40 p.m. — Rafael Campos, Taylor Pendrith, Andrew Putnam
1:51 p.m. — S.H. Kim, Isaiah Salinda, Rikuya Hoshino
2:02 p.m. — Hayden Springer, Matthew Riedel, Open Qualifier #4
SECOND ROUND/THURSDAY
South Course
First tee
11:50 a.m. — Beau Hossler, Eric Cole, Zac Blair
12:01 p.m. — Ryan Palmer, Wesley Bryan, Jackson Suber
12:12 p.m. — Aaron Rai, Harry Hall, Harris English
12:23 p.m. — Rafael Campos, Taylor Pendrith, Andrew Putnam
12:34 p.m. — S.H. Kim, Isaiah Salinda, Rikuya Hoshino
12:45 p.m. — Hayden Springer, Matthew Riedel, Open Qualifier #4
12:56 p.m. — Kevin Tway, Kevin Streelman, Joe Highsmith
1:07 p.m. — Joel Dahmen, Alex Smalley, Max Greyserman
1:18 p.m. — Lanto Griffin, Andrew Novak, Greyson Sigg
1:29 p.m. — Keegan Bradley, Ludvig Åberg, Sahith Theegala
1:40 p.m. — Maverick McNealy, Justin Rose, Will Zalatoris
1:51 p.m. — Max McGreevy, Antoine Rozner, Luke Clanton (a)
2:02 p.m. — Alejandro Tosti, Will Chandler, Aldrich Potgieter
10th tee
11:50 a.m. — Aaron Baddeley, Danny Willett, Chandler Phillips
12:01 p.m. — Trey Mullinax, Ben Griffin, Rico Hoey
12:12 p.m. — Luke List, Vincent Norrman, Zach Johnson
12:23 p.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Brandt Snedeker, Adam Schenk
12:34 p.m. — Kris Ventura, Jesper Svensson, Ricky Castillo
12:45 p.m. — Michael Thorbjornsen, Anders Albertson, Open Qualifier #3
12:56 p.m. — Charley Hoffman, Henrik Norlander, Sami Valimaki
1:07 p.m. — Chad Ramey, Garrick Higgo, Troy Merritt
1:18 p.m. — Austin Eckroat, Kevin Yu, Si Woo Kim
1:29 p.m. — Davis Riley, Peter Malnati, Jake Knapp
1:40 p.m. — David Lipsky, Harry Higgs, Will Gordon
1:51 p.m. — Ryan Gerard, John Pak, Noah Goodwin
2:02 p.m. — Trevor Cone, Steven Fisk, Cavin McCall
North Course
First Tee
11:50 a.m. — Bronson Burgoon, Joseph Bramlett, Carson Young
12:01 p.m. — Patrick Fishburn, Chan Kim, Scott Gutschewski
12:12 p.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Kurt Kitayama, Gary Woodland
12:23 p.m. — Camilo Villegas, Lee Hodges, Taylor Moore
12:34 p.m. — Jeremy Paul, Thomas Rosenmuelle, Danny Walker
12:45 p.m. — Norman Xiong, Quade Cummins, Open Qualifier #2
12:56 p.m. — Nate Lashley, Victor Perez, David Skinns
1:07 p.m. — Daniel Berger, Michael Kim, Sam Stevens
1:18 p.m. — Chris Gotterup, Matt Wallace, Francesco Molinari
1:29 p.m. — K.H. Lee, Ryo Hisatsune, Frankie Capan III
1:40 p.m. — Pierceson Coody, Cristobal Del Solar, Taylor Dickson
1:51 p.m. — Matteo Manassero, Takumi Kanaya, Tim Widing
2:02 p.m. — Dylan Wu, Paul Peterson, William Mouw
10th tee
11:50 a.m. — Mark Hubbard, Thomas Detry, Thriston Lawrence
12:01 p.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Matti Schmid, Jacob Bridgeman
12:12 p.m. — Shane Lowry, Matthieu Pavon, Tony Finau
12:23 p.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day, Max Homa
12:34 p.m. — Brian Campbell, Kaito Onishi, Mason Andersen
12:45 p.m. — Niklas Nørgaard, Kevin Velo, Jackson Koivun (a)
12:56 p.m. — Chesson Hadley, Sam Ryder, Mac Meissner
1:07 p.m. — Doug Ghim, Taylor Montgomery, Vince Whaley
1:18 p.m. — Matt McCarty, Nick Hardy, Adam Svensson
1:29 p.m. — Jhonattan Vegas, Stephan Jaeger, Sungjae Im
1:40 p.m. — J.J. Spaun, Justin Lower, Ben Silverman
1:51 p.m. — Kevin Roy, Philip Knowles, Braden Thornberry
2:02 p.m. — Hayden Buckley, Willie Mack III, Open Qualifier #1
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