The Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines will be held this Wednesday through Saturday. That's because the NFL conference championship game is on Sunday, and CBS will be broadcasting the Chiefs vs. Ravens game.
Torrey Pines is known as one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world. It is also one of the most challenging courses on tour. This time I might take it to the next level.
Last year, Max Homa won for the sixth time on the PGA Tour at Torrey Pines. After Pro-Am Tuesday, he discussed the conditions on the course in what should be a very interesting weekend.
“The course is wet. The fairways here do a great job of not holding it back too much…It's always difficult here because the rough is so thick, but it's going to get even harder.”
In fact, Southern California has been hit by multiple storms in recent days. The rough is quite thick due to the wet conditions and driving precision is important.
Keegan Bradley, who finished runner-up in Homa last year, is also bracing for difficulties.
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“When you come here, it's an absolute battle. If you miss the fairway on any hole, you're in trouble. But if you hit the fairway here, especially if it's soft, you might score. , I have to hit this fairway.”
“The rough is insane. I don't know if they couldn't cut it because it was wet. It's chipped out and it's U.S. Open style rough so they're going to try to cut it,” Bradley said.
The West Coast swing is always one of my favorite parts of the season. Bradley has been playing very well, finishing T2 at the Sony Open in Hawaii two weeks ago. He hopes to avenge last year's runner-up finish and seventh PGA Tour victory.
Kendall Capps is the senior editor of SB Nation's Playing Through.For more golf coverage, follow us @_PlayingThrough On all major social media platforms.
