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Farmers Insurance Open

Tournament information
Location	San Diego, California
Established	1952
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
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The Farmers Insurance Open is an annual professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held in San Diego, California. Founded in 1952, the tournament has been held at Torrey Pines Golf Course, a 36-hole municipal facility in La Jolla, since 1968. The tournament is held in the early part of the season known as the "West Coast Swing".

The tournament is organized by the Century Club of San Diego. In the current format, players split the first 36 holes between the North and South Course, 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, and Jon Rahm won in 2021.

History

Founded in 1952 as the San Diego Open, the first two editions were played at San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista. In 1954, the tournament was played at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club, which had hosted the Crosby Pro-Am prior to World War II.

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. An autumn event in 1956 and 1957, it was not held in 1958, then returned as a winter event in early 1959.

The event was played at Mission Valley Country Club in 1955, then went to Singing Hills Country Club in El Cajon in October 1956. The tournament returned to Mission Valley C.C. in 1957, where it stayed through 1963. 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, it returned to Stardust for three years, through 1967.

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). Singer-actor Andy Williams was a celebrity host from 1968 through 1988.

Title sponsors were first added in 1955, with Convair added to the name for two years. In 1981, Wickes was the title sponsor for two years, followed by three with Isuzu. Shearson Lehman Brothers became the title sponsors in 1986, replaced by Buick in 1992 and Farmers Insurance in 2010.

Since 2022, it has started on Wednesday and concluded on Saturday, a day prior to the conference championships of the NFL playoffs.

The South Course has hosted the U.S. Open twice: Tiger Woods won in a playoff in 2008, and Jon Rahm won in 2021.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse ($)	Winner's share ($)
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	−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	−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	−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:

Records and trivia

• Tournament course record:
  • Torrey Pines, North Course - 61, Mark Brooks, 1990, and Brandt Snedeker, 2007;
  • Torrey Pines, South Course - 62, Tiger Woods, 1999
• Tiger Woods is the only seven-time winner of the tournament, and Phil Mickelson the only other to win more than twice.
• Hall of Famer and San Diego native Gene Littler is the only amateur winner, achieving the feat in 1954, and awarded a five-piece tea set. Subsequently, as a professional, Littler was a runner-up three times (1969, 1974, 1978).
• A memorable year in the tournament's history was 1982, when Johnny Miller outdueled Jack Nicklaus to win by one stroke.
• Tiger Woods (2005–08) won four straight years, then won his fifth consecutive Torrey Pines tournament at the 2008 U.S. Open on the South Course that June.
  • J. C. Snead (1975–76) and Phil Mickelson (2000–01) won in consecutive years.
• Heavyweight boxer Joe Louis was invited to play in the San Diego Open in 1952 on a sponsor's exemption;
  • Louis became the first African American ever to play in this PGA Tour event.

Notes

1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

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