The next stop of the PGA Tour’s West Coast swing continues to San Diego for the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, a course that has been used for previous U.S. Opens. That includes back in 2021 and in 2008, the latter of which Tiger Woods made a birdie putt to force a playoff for his eventual major victory.
Last week, Jon Rahm, who won the 2021 U.S. Open, was back in the winner’s circle in a one-shot victory over rookie Davis Thompson at The American Express in La Quinta.
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Although the red-hot Rahm won with a score of 27-under par last week, no scores are projected to reach that point at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Players will be playing on both courses – North and South – over the first two days with the third and fourth rounds taking place on the South Course.
The North Course is easier than the South Course, but both courses provide challenges as players really have to focus on landing balls on the fairway in order to aim for low scores.
One thing to note is that this is the only PGA Tour event on the schedule where first round action begins on Wednesday and cut day will be after Thursday’s second round for the second straight year.
What channel is the Farmers Insurance Open on?
The Farmers Insurance Open will be televised between CBS and the Golf Channel. In order to avoid conflict with the NFL’s Conference Championship games, the Farmers Insurance Open will start first round action on Wednesday and conclude on Saturday.
Friday will mark the debut for the 2008 Masters Champion, Trevor Immelman, as CBS Sports’ lead golf analyst in the booth alongside Jim Nantz following the retirement of Nick Faldo.
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Television schedule for the Farmers Insurance Open
| Round | Date | Time (PT) | TV |
| 1 | Wednesday Jan. 25 | 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Golf Channel |
| 2 | Thursday Jan. 26 | 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Golf Channel |
| 3 | Friday Jan. 27 | 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Golf Channel CBS |
| 4 | Saturday Jan. 28 | 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Golf Channel CBS |
Other TV coverage for the Farmers Insurance Open
In addition to CBS and the Golf Channel, the Farmers Insurance Open will also be broadcasted on ESPN+, Paramount+ and Peacock. PGA Tour Live can be exclusively found on ESPN+. In addition, the tournament will also be on the airwaves of Sirius XM.
Wednesday, Jan. 25 (Round 1)
ESPN+: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PT
Peacock: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. PT
Sirius XM: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PT
Thursday, Jan. 26 (Round 2)
ESPN+: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PT
Peacock: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. PT
Sirius XM: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PT
Friday, Jan. 27 (Round 3)
ESPN+: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PT
Peacock: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PT
Paramount+: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. PT
Sirius XM – 12:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PT
Saturday, Jan. 28 (Round 4)
ESPN+: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PT
Peacock: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. PT
Paramount+: 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. PT
Sirius XM – 12:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PT
How much are tickets for the Farmers Insurance Open?
Tickets to walk on the grounds for the Farmers Insurance Open are $80 on Wednesday and Thursday and $90 on Friday and Saturday. Ultra passes for those 21 and older start at $195 and decrease for groups of more than 25.
The Canyon Club tickets start at $365 and decrease for group of more than 25. The Canyon Club is a shared VIP hospitality area that has an all-inclusive bar with first come, first serve covered, open-air seating.
Payout for the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open
The total purse for the event is set for $8.7 million and the winner will receive $1.6 million.
Who are some of the top golfers in the Farmers Insurance Open?
In addition to Rahm, who jumped up to No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking, five of the top 10 players in the world are at Torrey Pines this week. That includes World No. 8 and 9 Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas, both of whom are playing for the first time since the Sentry Tournament of Champions at the beginning of the month.
Morikawa, who became the latest to join the Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy-led high-tech golf league, TGL, on Monday with Adam Scott, is looking to get off to a good start like he did in Hawaii and finish stronger.
In addition, after firing a final round 10-under 62 last week, World No. 6 Xander Schauffele makes a return to his hometown at Torrey Pines.
Last year’s winner, Luke List, and runner-up, Will Zalatoris are both in the field. Zalatoris, ranked No. 7 in the world, had an 8-foot birdie putt for the win 12 months ago, but the putt veered to the left.
5 players who can hoist the Farmers Insurance Open trophy on Saturday
Collin Morikawa
Collin Morikawa is playing for the first time since his collapse at the Sentry Tournament of Champions a few weeks ago. Last time Morikawa played at Torrey Pines was the 2021 U.S. Open – as the reigning champion – and tied for seventh.
His only past Farmers Insurance Open appearance was in 2020 when he finished 21st overall by finishing with a score of 6-under 282 that was limited by a 2-over 74 in the third round.
Being able to go against the best elevates one’s play and after playing the Sentry Tournament of Champions, this week will motivate Morikawa even more.
Xander Schauffele
Despite having the back injury, Xander Schauffele’s performance last week showed how well he was not only able to rebound, but contend.
Although the San Diego State alum missed the cut in four of his first five starts at the Farmers Insurance Open, he placed second in 2021 and seventh during the U.S. Open a few months later.
With the way Schauffele played last week, he has the opportunity to be at or near the top this week.
Tony Finau
Tony Finau enters this week after posting a score of -21 at The American Express a few days ago. Now making the two-hour trip from PGA West to Torrey Pines, Finau is looking to take that momentum to the Farmers Insurance Open.
Finau, who ranks No. 10 in the FedEx Cup standings, has finished inside the top-6 in four of the last six Farmers Insurance Opens, highlighted by his second-place finish with Schauffele in 2021.
Two years ago, Finau was on track to win, but was hurt by a 2-over 74 in the third round to end his chances of winning.
Will Zalatoris
This is one of the many tournaments from last season that Will Zalatoris wants back.
The vengeance to get into the winner’s circle after coming up a couple of inches short of the win last year showed the ability to be at the top as he would eventually do all season long before his first PGA Tour win at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August.
In three appearances at the Farmers Insurance Open, Zalatoris missed the cut in 2018 and finished seventh in 2021 before last year.
Jon Rahm
It is becoming a no-brainer as Rahm has now won four times in last six starts worldwide, including last week’s American Express victory.
In addition to Rahm being the 2021 U.S. Open champ on this course, he also won this event in 2017. Rahm has played this event six times and has also finished second, third, fifth and seventh.
Rahm is looking to win his third straight start this week. Since 1997 there have 18 such instances of a player winning three consecutive starts. Tiger Woods has 14 of those three-event win streaks.
Farmers Insurance Open pairings
Round 1 tee times (Wednesday; all times PT)
Torrey Pines South Course
9:00 a.m.
Tee #1: Adam Schenk, Doug Ghim, Stephan Jaeger | Tee #10: Rory Sabbatini, Arjun Atwal, Austin Smotherland
9:10 a.m.
Tee #1: Dylan Frittelli, Beau Hossler, Hank Lebioda | Tee #10: Kevin Tway, Matthew NeSmith, Lee Hodges
9:20 a.m.
Tee #1: Trey Mullinax, Cam Davis, Michael Thompson | Tee #10: Ryan Brehm, Cameron Champ, Harris English
9:30 a.m.
Tee #1: Jonathan Byrd, Kelly Kraft, Taylor Moore | Tee #10: Martin Laird, Tyler Duncan, Scott Stallings
9:40 a.m.
Tee #1: Nick Hardy, Dean Burmester, Sam Stevens | Tee #10: Carl Yuan, Kyle Westmoreland, Augusto Nunez
9:50 a.m.
Tee #1: Ben Griffin, Austin Eckroat, Vincent Normann | Tee #10: Andrew Novak, Harry Hall, Trevor Werbylo
10:00 a.m.
Tee #1: Kevin Yu, Eric Cole, Taiga Semikawa | Tee #10: Robby Selton, Zechang Dou, Caleb Surratt
10:10 a.m.
Tee #1: David Lingmerth, Cameron Percy, Alex Smalley | Tee #10: Jason Dufner, Adam Hadwin, Ben Crane
10:20 a.m.
Tee #1: Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose, Taylor Montgomery | Tee #10: Martin Trainer, Camilo Villegas, Callum Tarren
10:30 a.m.
Tee #1: Si Woo Kim, Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im | Tee #10: Scott Piercy, Jimmy Walker, Kevin Streelman
10:40 a.m.
Tee #1: Jon Rahm, Tony Finau, Justin Thomas | Tee #10: Patton Kizzire, Kurt Kitayama, Justin Lower
10:50 a.m.
Tee #1: Ryan Armour, Emiliano Grillo, Danny Lee | Tee #10: Joseph Bramlett, Michael Gligic, Patrick Welch
11:00 a.m.
Tee #1: Davis Thompson, Scott Harrington, Cole Hammer | Tee #10: Tano Goya, Carson Young, Spencer Levin
Torrey Pines North Course
9:00 a.m.
Tee #1: Ryan Palmer, Aaron Baddeley, Scott Brown | Tee #10: William McGirt, Bill Haas, Ben Martin
9:10 a.m.
Tee #1: James Hahn, Sean O’Hair, Maverick McNealy | Tee #10: Brendan Steele, Sam Ryder, Zac Blair
9:20 a.m.
Tee #1: Sebastian Munoz, J.B. Holmes, Sahith Theegala | Tee #10: Adam Svensson, Luke List, Jason Day
9:30 a.m.
Tee #1: Henrik Norlander, Doc Redman, Hayden Buckley | Tee #10: Max Homa, Will Zalatoris, Collin Morikawa
9:40 a.m.
Tee #1: S.H. Kim, Kevin Roy, Keita Nakajima | Tee #10: Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Hideki Matsuyama
9:50 a.m.
Tee #1: Anders Albertson, Harrison Endycott, Michael Block | Tee #10: Kyle Stanley, Davis Riley, Justin Suh
10:00 a.m.
Tee #1: Will Gordon, Brandon Matthews, Robert Garrigus | Tee #10: Dylan Wu, Philip Knowles, Trevor Cone
10:10 a.m.
Tee #1: Adam Long, Byeong Hun An, Patrick Rodgers | Tee #10: Michael Kim, Peter Malnati, Nick Watney
10:20 a.m.
Tee #1: Jhonattan Vegas, Charley Hoffman, Taylor Pendrith | Tee #10: Satoshi Kodaira, Brice Garnett, Brian Stuard
10:30 a.m.
Tee #1: Garrick Higgo, Robert Streb, Lanto Griffin | Tee #10: Jim Herman, Richy Werenski, Gary Woodland
10:40 a.m.
Tee #1: Austin Cook, Cody Gribble, S.Y. Noh | Tee #10: Wyndham Clark, Aaron Rai, Thomas Detry
10:50 a.m.
Tee #1: Matti Schmid, Brent Grant, Joey Vrzich | Tee #10: Ben Taylor, Tyson Alexander, Paul Haley II
11:00 a.m.
Tee #1: MJ Daffue, Erik Barnes, Harrison Kingsley | Tee #10: Harry Higgs, Nico Echavarria, Michael Herrera
Round 2 tee times (Thursday; all times PT)
Torrey Pines South Course
9:00 a.m.
Tee #1: Michael Kim, Peter Malnati, Nick Watney | Tee #10: Adam Long, Byeong Hun An, Patrick Rodgers
9:10 a.m.
Tee #1: Satoshi Kodaira, Brice Garnett, Brian Stuard | Tee #10: Jhonattan Vegas, Charley Hoffman, Taylor Pendrith
9:20 a.m.
Tee #1: Jim Herman, Richy Werenski, Gary Woodland | Tee #10: Garrick Higgo, Robert Streb, Lanto Griffin
9:30 a.m.
Tee #1: Wyndham Clark, Aaron Rai, Thomas Detry | Tee #10: Austin Cook, Cody Gribble, S.Y. Noh
9:40 a.m.
Tee #1: Ben Taylor, Tyson Alexander, Paul Haley II | Tee #10: Matti Schmid, Brent Grant, Joey Vrzich
9:50 a.m.
Tee #1: Harry Higgs, Nico Echavarria, Michael Herrera | Tee #10: MJ Daffue Erik Barnes, Harrison Kingsley
10:00 a.m.
Tee #1: William McGirt, Bill Haas, Ben Martin | Tee #10: Ryan Palmer, Aaron Baddeley, Scott Brown
10:10 a.m.
Tee #1: Brendan Steele, Sam Ryder, Zac Blair | Tee #10: James Hahn, Sean O’Hair, Maverick McNealy
10:20 a.m.
Tee #1: Adam Svensson, Luke List, Jason Day | Tee #10: Sebastian Munoz, J.B. Holmes, Sahith Theegala
10:30 a.m.
Tee #1: Max Homa, Will Zalatoris, Collin Morikawa | Tee #10: Henrik Norlander, Doc Redman, Hayden Buckley
10:40 a.m.
Tee #1: Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Hideki Matsuyama | Tee #10: S.H. Kim, Kevin Roy, Keita Nakajima
10:50 a.m.
Tee #1: Kyle Stanley, Davis Riley, Justin Suh | Tee #10: Anders Albertson, Harrison Endycott, Michael Block
11:00 a.m.
Tee #1: Dylan Wu, Philip Knowles, Trevor Cone | Tee #10: Will Gordon, Brandon Matthews, Robert Garrigus
Torrey Pines North Course
9:00 a.m.
Tee #1: Jason Dufner, Adam Hadwin, Ben Crane | Tee #10: David Lingmerth, Cameron Percy, Alex Smalley
9:10 a.m.
Tee #1: Martin Trainer, Camilo Villegas, Callum Tarren | Tee #10: Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose, Taylor Montgomery
9:20 a.m.
Tee #1: Scott Piercy, Jimmy Walker, Kevin Streelman | Tee #10: Si Woo Kim, Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im
9:30 a.m.
Tee #1: Patton Kizzire, Kurt Kitayama, Justin Lower | Tee #10: Jon Rahm, Tony Finau, Justin Thomas
9:40 a.m.
Tee #1: Joseph Bramlett, Michael Gligic, Patrick Welch | Tee #10: Ryan Armour, Emiliano Grillo, Danny Lee
9:50 a.m.
Tee #1: Tano Goya, Carson Young, Spencer Levin | Tee #10: Davis Thompson, Scott Harrington, Cole Hammer
10:00 a.m.
Tee #1: Rory Sabbatini, Arjun Atwal, Austin Smotherland | Tee #10: Adam Schenk, Doug Ghim, Stephan Jaeger
10:10 a.m.
Tee #1: Kevin way, Matthew NeSmith, Lee Hodges | Tee #10: Dylan Fritelli, Beau Hossler, Hank Lebioda
10:20 a.m.
Tee #1: Ryan Brehm, Cameron Champ, Harris English | Tee #10: Trey Mullinax, Cam Davis, Michael Thompson
10:30 a.m.
Tee #1: Martin Laird, Tyler Duncan, Scott Stallings | Tee #10: Jonathan Byrd, Kelly Kraft, Taylor Moore
10:40 a.m.
Tee #1: Carl Yuan, Kyle Westmoreland, Augusto Nunez | Tee #10: Nick Hardy, Dean Burmester, Sam Stevens
10:50 a.m.
Tee #1: Andrew Novak, Harry Hall, Trevor Werbylo | Tee #10: Ben Griffin, Austin Eckroat, Vincent Normann
11:00 a.m.
Tee #1: Robby Shelton, Zecheng Dou, Caleb Surratt | Tee #10: Kevin Yu, Eric Cole, Taiga Semikawa