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Farmers Insurance Open

Golf tournament in San Diego, California, United States

Field	Value
name	Farmers Insurance Open
image	Farmers Insurance Open logo.png
image_size	230
location	San Diego, California
establishment	1952
course	Torrey Pines Golf Course
(South Course)
(North Course)
par	72
yardage	7765 yd (S)
7258 yd (N)
org	Century Club of San Diego
tour	PGA Tour
format	Stroke play
purse
month_played	January/February
aggregate	266 George Burns (1987)
266 Tiger Woods (1999)
to-par	−22 as above
current_champion	USA Harris English
map	USA#USA California
map_label	Torrey Pines
map_caption	Location in the United States##Location in California
map_relief	yes
map_size	230
coordinates

(South Course) (North Course) 7258 yd (N) 266 Tiger Woods (1999) | to-par = −22 as above 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. 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 6850 yd. Singer-actor Andy Williams was the celebrity host for the first 21 editions at Torrey Pines, 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.

From 2022 until 2025, the tournament started on Wednesday and concluded on Saturday, a day prior to the conference championships of the NFL playoffs; the event traditionally marks the beginning of CBS's PGA Tour season.

The South Course has hosted the U.S. Open twice: Tiger Woods won in a playoff in 2008, and Jon Rahm birdied the final two holes to win by a stroke in 2021.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse
($)	Winner's
share ($)	Farmers Insurance Open	Buick Invitational	Buick Invitational of California	Shearson Lehman Brothers Open	Shearson Lehman Hutton Open	Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open	Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open	Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open	Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open	Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational	San Diego Open Invitational	Convair-San Diego Open	San Diego Open
2026						9,600,000	1,728,000
2025	USA Harris English	280	−8	1 stroke	USA Sam Stevens	9,300,000	1,674,000
2024	FRA Matthieu Pavon	275	−13	1 stroke	DNK Nicolai Højgaard	9,000,000	1,620,000
2023	USA Max Homa	275	−13	2 strokes	USA Keegan Bradley	8,700,000	1,566,000
2022	USA Luke List	273	−15	Playoff	USA Will Zalatoris	8,400,000	1,512,000
2021	USA Patrick Reed	274	−14	5 strokes	USA Tony Finau
NOR Viktor Hovland
SWE Henrik Norlander
USA Ryan Palmer
USA Xander Schauffele	7,500,000	1,350,000
2020	AUS Marc Leishman	273	−15	1 stroke	ESP Jon Rahm	7,500,000	1,350,000
2019	ENG Justin Rose	267	−21	2 strokes	AUS Adam Scott	7,100,000	1,278,000
2018	AUS Jason Day (2)	278	−10	Playoff	SWE Alex Norén
USA Ryan Palmer	6,900,000	1,242,000
2017	ESP Jon Rahm	275	−13	3 strokes	USA Charles Howell III
TWN Pan Cheng-tsung	6,700,000	1,206,000
2016	USA Brandt Snedeker (2)	282	−6	1 stroke	KOR K. J. Choi	6,500,000	1,170,000
2015	AUS Jason Day	279	−9	Playoff	USA Harris English
USA J. B. Holmes
USA Scott Stallings	6,300,000	1,134,000
2014	USA Scott Stallings	279	−9	1 stroke	KOR K. J. Choi
AUS Jason Day
CAN Graham DeLaet
AUS Marc Leishman
USA Pat Perez	6,100,000	1,098,000
2013	USA Tiger Woods (7)	274	−14	4 strokes	USA Brandt Snedeker
USA Josh Teater	6,100,000	1,098,000
2012	USA Brandt Snedeker	272	−16	Playoff	USA Kyle Stanley	6,000,000	1,080,000
2011	USA Bubba Watson	272	−16	1 stroke	USA Phil Mickelson	5,800,000	1,044,000
2010	USA Ben Crane	275	−13	1 stroke	AUS Marc Leishman
AUS Michael Sim
USA Brandt Snedeker	5,300,000	954,000
2009	USA Nick Watney	277	−11	1 stroke	USA John Rollins	5,300,000	954,000
2008	USA Tiger Woods (6)	269	−19	8 strokes	JPN Ryuji Imada	5,200,000	936,000
2007	USA Tiger Woods (5)	273	−15	2 strokes	USA Charles Howell III	5,200,000	936,000
2006	USA Tiger Woods (4)	278	−10	Playoff	AUS Nathan Green
ESP José María Olazábal	5,100,000	918,000
2005	USA Tiger Woods (3)	272	−16	3 strokes	ENG Luke Donald
USA Charles Howell III
USA Tom Lehman	4,800,000	864,000
2004	USA John Daly	278	−10	Playoff	ENG Luke Donald
USA Chris Riley	4,800,000	864,000
2003	USA Tiger Woods (2)	272	−16	4 strokes	SWE Carl Pettersson	4,500,000	810,000
2002	ESP José María Olazábal	275	−13	1 stroke	USA J. L. Lewis
USA Mark O'Meara	3,600,000	648,000
2001	USA Phil Mickelson (3)	269	−19	Playoff	USA Frank Lickliter
USA Davis Love III	3,500,000	630,000
2000	USA Phil Mickelson (2)	270	−18	4 strokes	JPN Shigeki Maruyama
USA Tiger Woods	3,000,000	540,000
1999	USA Tiger Woods	266	−22	2 strokes	USA Billy Ray Brown	2,700,000	486,000
1998	USA Scott Simpson	204	−12	Playoff	USA Skip Kendall	2,100,000	378,000
1997	USA Mark O'Meara	275	−13	2 strokes	USA Donnie Hammond
USA Mike Hulbert
USA Lee Janzen
USA David Ogrin
SWE Jesper Parnevik
USA Craig Stadler
USA Duffy Waldorf	1,500,000	270,000
1996	USA Davis Love III	269	−19	2 strokes	USA Phil Mickelson	1,200,000	216,000
1995	USA Peter Jacobsen	269	−19	4 strokes	USA Mark Calcavecchia
USA Mike Hulbert
USA Hal Sutton
USA Kirk Triplett	1,200,000	216,000
1994	USA Craig Stadler	268	−20	1 stroke	USA Steve Lowery	1,100,000	198,000
1993	USA Phil Mickelson	278	−10	4 strokes	USA Dave Rummells	1,000,000	180,000
1992	USA Steve Pate (2)	200	−16	1 stroke	USA Chip Beck	1,000,000	180,000
1991	USA Jay Don Blake	268	−20	2 strokes	USA Bill Sander	1,000,000	180,000
1990	USA Dan Forsman	275	−13	2 strokes	USA Tommy Armour III	900,000	162,000
1989	USA Greg Twiggs	271	−17	2 strokes	AUS Steve Elkington
USA Brad Faxon
USA Mark O'Meara
USA Mark Wiebe	700,000	126,000
1988	USA Steve Pate	269	−19	1 stroke	USA Jay Haas	650,000	117,000
1987	USA George Burns	266	−22	4 strokes	USA J. C. Snead
USA Bobby Wadkins	500,000	90,000
1986	USA Bob Tway	204	−12	Playoff	FRG Bernhard Langer	450,000	81,000
1985	USA Woody Blackburn	269	−19	Playoff	USA Ron Streck	400,000	72,000
1984	USA Gary Koch	272	−16	Playoff	USA Gary Hallberg	400,000	72,000
1983	USA Gary Hallberg	271	−17	1 stroke	USA Tom Kite	300,000	54,000
1982	USA Johnny Miller	270	−18	1 stroke	USA Jack Nicklaus	300,000	54,000
1981	USA Bruce Lietzke	278	−10	Playoff	USA Raymond Floyd
USA Tom Jenkins	250,000	45,000
1980	USA Tom Watson (2)	275	−13	Playoff	USA D. A. Weibring	250,000	45,000
1979	USA Fuzzy Zoeller	282	−6	5 strokes	USA Billy Kratzert
USA Wayne Levi
USA Artie McNickle
USA Tom Watson	250,000	45,000
1978	USA Jay Haas	278	−10	3 strokes	USA Andy Bean
USA Gene Littler
USA John Schroeder	200,000	40,000
1977	USA Tom Watson	269	−19	5 strokes	USA Larry Nelson
USA John Schroeder	180,000	36,000
1976	USA J. C. Snead (2)	272	−16	1 stroke	USA Don Bies	180,000	36,000
1975	USA J. C. Snead	279	−9	Playoff	USA Raymond Floyd
USA Bobby Nichols	170,000	34,000
1974	USA Bobby Nichols	275	−13	1 stroke	USA Rod Curl
USA Gene Littler	170,000	34,000
1973	USA Bob Dickson	278	−10	1 stroke	USA Billy Casper
AUS Bruce Crampton
USA Grier Jones
USA Phil Rodgers	170,000	34,000
1972	USA Paul Harney	275	−13	1 stroke	USA Hale Irwin	150,000	30,000
1971	USA George Archer	272	−16	3 strokes	USA Dave Eichelberger	150,000	30,000
1970	USA Pete Brown	275	−13	Playoff	ENG Tony Jacklin	150,000	30,000
1969	USA Jack Nicklaus	284	−4	1 stroke	USA Gene Littler	150,000	30,000
1968	USA Tom Weiskopf	273	−15	1 stroke	USA Al Geiberger	150,000	30,000
1967	USA Bob Goalby	269	−15	1 stroke	USA Gay Brewer	71,000	13,200
1966	USA Billy Casper	268	−16	4 strokes	USA Tommy Aaron
USA Tom Weiskopf	45,000	5,800
1965	USA Wes Ellis	267	−17	Playoff	USA Billy Casper	39,000	4,850
1964	USA Art Wall Jr.	274	−6	2 strokes	USA Tony Lema
USA Bob Rosburg	30,000	4,300
1963	ZAF Gary Player	270	−14	1 stroke	USA Tony Lema	25,000	3,500
1962	USA Tommy Jacobs	277	−7	Playoff	USA Johnny Pott	25,000	3,500
1961	USA Arnold Palmer (2)	271	−13	1 stroke	CAN Al Balding	22,500	2,800
1960	USA Mike Souchak	269	−19	1 stroke	USA Johnny Pott	22,500	2,800
1959	USA Marty Furgol	274	−14	1 stroke	USA Joe Campbell
USA Billy Casper
USA Dave Ragan
USA Mike Souchak
USA Bo Wininger	20,000	2,800
1958: No tournament
1957	USA Arnold Palmer	271	−17	1 stroke	CAN Al Balding	15,000	2,400
1956	USA Bob Rosburg	270	−18	2 strokes	USA Dick Mayer	15,000	2,400
1955	USA Tommy Bolt (2)	274	−14	2 strokes	USA Johnny Palmer	15,000	2,400
1954	USA Gene Littler (a)	274	−14	4 strokes	USA Dutch Harrison	15,000	2,400
1953	USA Tommy Bolt	274	−14	3 strokes	USA Doug Ford	10,000	2,000
1952	USA Ted Kroll	276	−12	3 strokes	USA Jimmy Demaret	10,000	2,000

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.

Sources:

Records and milestones

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

References

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