Tournament information | |
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Location | San Diego, California |
Established | 1952 [1] |
Course(s) | Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) (North Course) |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,765 yards (7,100 m) (S) 7,258 yards (6,637 m) (N) |
Organized by | Century Club of San Diego |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$9,000,000 |
Month played | January |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 266 George Burns (1987) 266 Tiger Woods (1999) |
To par | −22 as above |
Current champion | |
Matthieu Pavon | |
Location map | |
Location in the United States Location in California |
The Farmers Insurance Open is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held in San Diego, California, at Torrey Pines Golf Course. The tournament is held in the early part of the season known as the "West Coast Swing". It is organized by The Century Club of San Diego.
Founded in 1952 as the San Diego Open, the first two editions were played at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista. [2] [3] In 1954, the tournament was played at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club, [4] which had hosted the Crosby Pro-Am prior to World War II. [5]
Although the San Diego Open began in 1952, the PGA Tour recognizes two earlier events of the same name: Leo Diegel won both events, in December 1927 and January 1929. [6] [7] [8] An autumn event in 1956 and 1957, [9] [10] it was not held in 1958, then returned as a winter event in early 1959. [11] Since 2022, it has started on Wednesday and concluded on Saturday, a day prior to the conference championships of the NFL playoffs. [12]
The event was played at Mission Valley Country Club in 1955, [13] then went to Singing Hills Country Club in El Cajon in October 1956. [9] The tournament returned to Mission Valley C.C. in 1957, [10] where it stayed through 1963. [14] Mission Valley changed its name to Stardust Country Club in 1962 (now Riverwalk Golf Club). After one edition in 1964 at Rancho Bernardo Country Club (now Rancho Bernardo Inn) in San Diego, [15] it returned to Stardust for three years, through 1967. [16] [17] [18]
In 1968, the event began its present relationship with Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, a 36-hole public facility owned by the City of San Diego. During those early editions at Torrey Pines, the course length was under 6,850 yards (6,265 m). [19] [20] [21] Singer-actor Andy Williams was a celebrity host from 1968 through 1988. [22] [23]
Title sponsors were added in 1981, first with Wickes for two years, then three with Isuzu. Shearson Lehman Brothers became the title sponsors in 1986, replaced by Buick in 1992 and Farmers Insurance in 2010. [24]
In the current tournament set-up, players split the first 36 holes between the North and South Courses, then play the final 36 holes on the South Course. The South Course has hosted the U.S. Open twice: Tiger Woods won in a playoff in 2008, [25] and Jon Rahm won in 2021.
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) | |
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Farmers Insurance Open | ||||||||
2024 | Matthieu Pavon | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Nicolai Højgaard | 9,000,000 | 1,620,000 | |
2023 | Max Homa | 275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Keegan Bradley | 8,700,000 | 1,566,000 | |
2022 | Luke List | 273 | −15 | Playoff | Will Zalatoris | 8,400,000 | 1,512,000 | |
2021 | Patrick Reed | 274 | −14 | 5 strokes | Tony Finau Viktor Hovland Henrik Norlander Ryan Palmer Xander Schauffele | 7,500,000 | 1,350,000 | |
2020 | Marc Leishman | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Jon Rahm | 7,500,000 | 1,350,000 | |
2019 | Justin Rose | 267 | −21 | 2 strokes | Adam Scott | 7,100,000 | 1,278,000 | |
2018 | Jason Day (2) | 278 | −10 | Playoff | Alex Norén Ryan Palmer | 6,900,000 | 1,242,000 | |
2017 | Jon Rahm | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes | Charles Howell III Pan Cheng-tsung | 6,700,000 | 1,206,000 | |
2016 | Brandt Snedeker (2) | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke | K. J. Choi | 6,500,000 | 1,170,000 | |
2015 | Jason Day | 279 | −9 | Playoff | Harris English J. B. Holmes Scott Stallings | 6,300,000 | 1,134,000 | |
2014 | Scott Stallings | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | K. J. Choi Jason Day Graham DeLaet Marc Leishman Pat Perez | 6,100,000 | 1,098,000 | |
2013 | Tiger Woods (7) | 274 | −14 | 4 strokes | Brandt Snedeker Josh Teater | 6,100,000 | 1,098,000 | |
2012 | Brandt Snedeker | 272 | −16 | Playoff | Kyle Stanley | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
2011 | Bubba Watson | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Phil Mickelson | 5,800,000 | 1,044,000 | |
2010 | Ben Crane | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Marc Leishman Michael Sim Brandt Snedeker | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | |
Buick Invitational | ||||||||
2009 | Nick Watney | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | John Rollins | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | |
2008 | Tiger Woods (6) | 269 | −19 | 8 strokes | Ryuji Imada | 5,200,000 | 936,000 | |
2007 | Tiger Woods (5) | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Charles Howell III | 5,200,000 | 936,000 | |
2006 | Tiger Woods (4) | 278 | −10 | Playoff | Nathan Green José María Olazábal | 5,100,000 | 918,000 | |
2005 | Tiger Woods (3) | 272 | −16 | 3 strokes | Luke Donald Charles Howell III Tom Lehman | 4,800,000 | 864,000 | |
2004 | John Daly | 278 | −10 | Playoff | Luke Donald Chris Riley | 4,800,000 | 864,000 | |
2003 | Tiger Woods (2) | 272 | −16 | 4 strokes | Carl Pettersson | 4,500,000 | 810,000 | |
2002 | José María Olazábal | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | J. L. Lewis Mark O'Meara | 3,600,000 | 648,000 | |
2001 | Phil Mickelson (3) | 269 | −19 | Playoff | Frank Lickliter Davis Love III | 3,500,000 | 630,000 | |
2000 | Phil Mickelson (2) | 270 | −18 | 4 strokes | Shigeki Maruyama Tiger Woods | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
1999 | Tiger Woods | 266 | −22 | 2 strokes | Billy Ray Brown | 2,700,000 | 486,000 | |
1998 | Scott Simpson | 204 [lower-alpha 1] | −12 | Playoff | Skip Kendall | 2,100,000 | 378,000 | |
1997 | Mark O'Meara | 275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Donnie Hammond Mike Hulbert Lee Janzen David Ogrin Jesper Parnevik Craig Stadler Duffy Waldorf | 1,500,000 | 270,000 | |
1996 | Davis Love III | 269 | −19 | 2 strokes | Phil Mickelson | 1,200,000 | 216,000 | |
Buick Invitational of California | ||||||||
1995 | Peter Jacobsen | 269 | −19 | 4 strokes | Mark Calcavecchia Mike Hulbert Hal Sutton Kirk Triplett | 1,200,000 | 216,000 | |
1994 | Craig Stadler | 268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Steve Lowery | 1,100,000 | 198,000 | |
1993 | Phil Mickelson | 278 | −10 | 4 strokes | Dave Rummells | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
1992 | Steve Pate (2) | 200 [lower-alpha 1] | −16 | 1 stroke | Chip Beck | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
Shearson Lehman Brothers Open | ||||||||
1991 | Jay Don Blake | 268 | −20 | 2 strokes | Bill Sander | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | |
Shearson Lehman Hutton Open | ||||||||
1990 | Dan Forsman | 275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Tommy Armour III | 900,000 | 162,000 | |
1989 | Greg Twiggs | 271 | −17 | 2 strokes | Steve Elkington Brad Faxon Mark O'Meara Mark Wiebe | 700,000 | 126,000 | |
Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open | ||||||||
1988 | Steve Pate | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | Jay Haas | 650,000 | 117,000 | |
Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open | ||||||||
1987 | George Burns | 266 | −22 | 4 strokes | J. C. Snead Bobby Wadkins | 500,000 | 90,000 | |
1986 | Bob Tway | 204 [lower-alpha 1] | −12 | Playoff | Bernhard Langer | 450,000 | 81,000 | |
Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open | ||||||||
1985 | Woody Blackburn | 269 | −19 | Playoff | Ron Streck | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
1984 | Gary Koch | 272 | −16 | Playoff | Gary Hallberg | 400,000 | 72,000 | |
1983 | Gary Hallberg | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Tom Kite | 300,000 | 54,000 | |
Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open | ||||||||
1982 | Johnny Miller | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Jack Nicklaus | 300,000 | 54,000 | |
1981 | Bruce Lietzke | 278 | −10 | Playoff | Raymond Floyd Tom Jenkins | 250,000 | 45,000 | |
Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational | ||||||||
1980 | Tom Watson (2) | 275 | −13 | Playoff | D. A. Weibring | 250,000 | 45,000 | |
1979 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 282 | −6 | 5 strokes | Billy Kratzert Wayne Levi Artie McNickle Tom Watson | 250,000 | 45,000 | |
1978 | Jay Haas | 278 | −10 | 3 strokes | Andy Bean Gene Littler John Schroeder | 200,000 | 40,000 | |
1977 | Tom Watson | 269 | −19 | 5 strokes | Larry Nelson John Schroeder | 180,000 | 36,000 | |
1976 | J. C. Snead (2) | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Don Bies | 180,000 | 36,000 | |
1975 | J. C. Snead | 279 | −9 | Playoff | Raymond Floyd Bobby Nichols | 170,000 | 34,000 | |
1974 | Bobby Nichols | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Rod Curl Gene Littler | 170,000 | 34,000 | |
1973 | Bob Dickson | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Billy Casper Bruce Crampton Grier Jones Phil Rodgers | 170,000 | 34,000 | |
1972 | Paul Harney | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Hale Irwin | 150,000 | 30,000 | |
1971 | George Archer | 272 | −16 | 3 strokes | Dave Eichelberger | 150,000 | 30,000 | |
1970 | Pete Brown | 275 | −13 | Playoff | Tony Jacklin | 150,000 | 30,000 | |
1969 | Jack Nicklaus | 284 | −4 | 1 stroke | Gene Littler | 150,000 | 30,000 | |
1968 | Tom Weiskopf | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Al Geiberger | 150,000 | 30,000 | |
San Diego Open Invitational | ||||||||
1967 | Bob Goalby | 269 | −15 | 1 stroke | Gay Brewer | 71,000 | 13,200 | |
1966 | Billy Casper | 268 | −16 | 4 strokes | Tommy Aaron Tom Weiskopf | 45,000 | 5,800 | |
1965 | Wes Ellis | 267 | −17 | Playoff | Billy Casper | 39,000 | 4,850 | |
1964 | Art Wall Jr. | 274 | −6 | 2 strokes | Tony Lema Bob Rosburg | 30,000 | 4,300 | |
1963 | Gary Player | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | Tony Lema | 25,000 | 3,500 | |
1962 | Tommy Jacobs | 277 | −7 | Playoff | Johnny Pott | 25,000 | 3,500 | |
1961 | Arnold Palmer (2) | 271 | −13 | 1 stroke | Al Balding | 22,500 | 2,800 | |
1960 | Mike Souchak | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | Johnny Pott | 22,500 | 2,800 | |
1959 | Marty Furgol | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Joe Campbell Billy Casper Dave Ragan Mike Souchak Bo Wininger | 20,000 | 2,800 | |
1958: No tournament | ||||||||
1957 | Arnold Palmer | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Al Balding | 15,000 | 2,400 | |
Convair-San Diego Open | ||||||||
1956 | Bob Rosburg | 270 | −18 | 2 strokes | Dick Mayer | 15,000 | 2,400 | |
1955 | Tommy Bolt (2) | 274 | −14 | 2 strokes | Johnny Palmer | 15,000 | 2,400 | |
San Diego Open | ||||||||
1954 | Gene Littler (a) | 274 | −14 | 4 strokes | Dutch Harrison | 15,000 | 2,400 | |
1953 | Tommy Bolt | 274 | −14 | 3 strokes | Doug Ford | 10,000 | 2,000 | |
1952 | Ted Kroll | 276 | −12 | 3 strokes | Jimmy Demaret | 10,000 | 2,000 |
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Sources: [6] [26]
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