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PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: The American Express (Sepp Straka)
THIS WEEK: Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego, Jan. 22-25
Courses: Torrey Pines Golf Course, South (Par 72, 7,765 Yards); Torrey Pines Golf Course, North (Par 72, 7,258 Yards)
Purse: $9.3M (Winner: $1.674M)
Defending Champion: Matthieu Pavon
FedEx Cup chief: Hideki Matsuyama
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Wednesday-Thursday: 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Friday: 3-5 p.m. (GC), 5-8 p.m. (CBS); Saturday: 2-4 p.m. (GC), 4-8 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN): Wednesday-Thursday: 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m. ET; Friday-Saturday: 12-8 p.m.
X: @FarmersInsOpen
NOTES: This is the one PGA Tour occasion contested Wednesday-Saturday, in order to not battle with the NFL’s convention championship video games on Sunday. Torrey Pines reportedly will play host to subsequent month’s Genesis Invitational, which is being moved from Riviera Country Club because of the wildfires within the Los Angeles space. … This can also be the ultimate occasion for gamers to earn spots in subsequent week’s designated occasion on the ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am through the Aon Swing 5. The prime 5 presently are J.J. Spaun, Justin Lower, Alex Smalley, Charley Hoffman and Harry Hall. They are adopted by Mark Hubbard, Patrick Fishburn, Adam Schenk and Jackson Suber. … World No. 2 Xander Schauffele withdrew final week as a result of an undisclosed medical cause, however the subject does embrace 17 of the highest 50 gamers within the Official World Golf Ranking. … Pavon can be defending his maiden win on tour, happening to turn into the lone rookie to qualify for the Tour Championship final season. … Luke Clanton and Jackson Koivun, the highest two ranked amateurs on the planet, are within the subject on sponsor exemptions. Clanton has 4 top-10s in eight profession PGA Tour begins. … Tiger Woods (1999) shares the event scoring file of 266 with George Burns (1987).
BEST BETS: Ludvig Aberg (900 at DraftKings) enters the week ranked No. 6 following a T5 to start the yr at The Sentry and completed T9 in his first Farmers look final yr. … Matsuyama (1100) is the highest-ranked participant within the subject at No. 4. He adopted up his win at The Sentry with a T18 on the Sony Open. … Sungjae Im (1800) missed the minimize right here final yr, however completed T4 and T6 the earlier two. … Keegan Bradley (2200) has been in sturdy kind with three different top-15 finishes in 4 begins since profitable the BMW Championship final August. … Jason Day (2500) is a two-time winner at Torrey Pines (2015, ’18) to go together with a T2 in 2014 and a T3 two years in the past. … Austin Eckroat (6000) gives intriguing longshot odds for a participant with two wins prior to now 11 months. He is coming off a missed minimize in Honolulu and completed T37 right here final yr after lacking the minimize in ’23.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, Calif., Jan. 30-Feb. 2
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Ernie Els)
THIS WEEK: Off.
Charles Schwab Cup chief: Els
HOW TO FOLLOW
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Trophy Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco, Feb. 6-8
LPGA TOUR
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Tournament of Champions, Orlando, Fla., Jan. 30-Feb. 2
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 6-8
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