The PGA Tour will remain on the West Coast for the second California tournament of the 2024 season as Torrey Pines hosts the Farmers Insurance Open.
This is the third full-field event of the year and the only tournament held Wednesday through Saturday. That's mainly because CBS will broadcast the AFC Championship on Sunday.
This week also marks the second consecutive event where players will take on multiple courses at Torrey Pines North and South.
Here's everything you need to know about this year's fourth PGA Tour event.
Farmer insurance open information:
where: Torrey Pines Golf Course (North & South Course, par 72, 7,765 yards)
when: January 24th to 27th
wallet: $9,000,000 / 1st place: $1,620,000
FedEx Cup Points: 500
Defending champion: Max Homa
How to check if Farmers Insurance is open:
Fans can watch the match this week on Golf Channel and CBS, with the former hosting all four rounds. The first round begins Wednesday, with the tour still in California, three hours behind the East Coast.
Here is the complete network coverage schedule:
Wednesday, January 24th: 3-7pm ET (Golf Channel)
Thursday, January 25th: 3-7pm ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, January 26th: 3-5pm ET (Golf Channel). 5:00pm to 8:00pm ET (CBS)
Saturday, January 27th: 2-4pm ET (Golf Channel). 4-8pm ET (CBS)
How to stream the Farmers Insurance Open:
Peacock and ESPN+ will offer streams of the Farmers Insurance Open, and ESPN+ will have exclusive coverage of all four rounds.
ESPN+ has four main streams. The first contains the main feed and coverage of the featured groups.
Main feed coverage will begin at approximately 11:45 a.m. ET on all four days and end at approximately 3 p.m. Featured Groups begins at 3 p.m. and runs until 7 p.m.
On Stream 2, the service will feature key group broadcasts on Thursdays and Fridays from 1:30pm to 3pm ET and Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 3pm ET. The stream also features group broadcasts on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3-7pm ET, Fridays from 3-8pm, and Sundays from 2-8pm ET.
Stream 3 will feature the group from noon to 3 p.m. and the hall from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET. In the fourth stream, he will hold holes throughout the four days from noon to 8pm ET.
Peacock will simulcast all four days of the tournament.Reports can be streamed peacock here.
The Farmers Insurance Open Featured/Marquee Group and Hall:
Wednesday:
marquee group
1:40 p.m. ET — Tony Finau, Max Homa, Xander Schauffele (South Course, 1st tee)
Featured groups
12:12 p.m. ET — Collin Morikawa, Sahis Segala, Patrick Cantlay (North Course, 10th tee)
12:23pm ET — Ludwig Oberg, Justin Rose, Hideki Matsuyama (North Course, 10th tee)
Featured holes: All South Course: 3rd par 3. 8th par 3. Par 3 11th.Par 3 16th
Thursday:
Marquee group:
12:23 PM ET — Tony Finau, Max Homa, Xander Schauffele (Nord Course, 10th tee)
Featured groups:
12:34pm ET — Keegan Bradley, Jason Day, Minwoo Lee (North Course, 10th tee)
1:18 p.m. ET — Collin Morikawa, Sahis Segala, Patrick Cantlay (South Course, 1st tee)
Farmers Insurance Open Preview:
Max Homa returns to Torrey Pines as the second reigning champion looking to defend his title.
Homa has emerged on a strong note after winning the Nedbank Golf Challenge in November this year. This week will be his sixth title defense, and he has a fight to make it happen.
This week is huge for Aon Next 10 and Aon Next 5 players who haven't yet qualified for the signature event.
The five players (previously non-exempt) with the most FedEx Cup points during the Sony Open, American Express and this week will qualify for next week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. obtain.
Michael Kim, who attended Torrey Pines High School, is sixth in the Aon Swing 5 rankings following a T6 finish at the American Express last week. Kim will make her eighth start at Torrey Pines and will look to advance to Pebble Beach.
Xander Schauffele's best result at the tournament was a T2 finish in 2021 after missing the cut in four of his first five starts. Now that he feels better about the course, this week could be his moment to win again on the PGA Tour. Last week, he posted a top-10 finish and challenged the top group, but he ran out of holes.
Keegan Bradley is a player to watch who finished second to Homa last year. He lost in a playoff to Grayson Murray at the Sony Open in Hawaii two weeks ago. Don't count out New Englanders either.
Last week's winner, amateur Nick Dunlap, was expected to play in the event, but surprisingly withdrew on Monday.
Collin Morikawa is also from Southern California and began the 2024 season in Sentry's T5. He finished solo in third place at this event last year, and Torrey Pines suits his game well.
Last year, Homa won with a total of 13 under par. While there will be plenty of birdies, Torrey's North and South courses at the Pines will challenge the player more than fans have seen in his first three weeks of the season.
American Express Tea Time Round 1 (ET):
south course
1st hole:
11:50 a.m. — Charlie Hoffman, Roger Sloan, Grayson Sigg
12:01pm — Martin Laird, Dylan Wu, Matty Schmidt
12:12 p.m. — Ben Martin, Stefan Jaeger, Hayden Buckley
12:23 p.m. — Ryan Brehm, Francesco Molinari, Adam Schenck
12:34pm — Matt Wallace, Sheamus Power, Scott Stallings
12:45 pm — Joe Highsmith, Kevin Dougherty, Taiga Semikawa
12:56 p.m. — Chan Kim, Tom Whitney, Mac Meisner
1:07 p.m. — Patrick Rogers, Zach Blair, Robbie Shelton
1:18 pm — Garrick Higgo, Nick Watney, David Lipsky
1:29 pm — Luke List, Askshay Bhatia, Sungjae Im
1:40 p.m. — Tony Finau, Max Homa, Xander Schauffele
1:51 pm — Keegan Bradley, Jason Day, Minwoo Lee
2:02 PM — Robert McIntyre, Rafael Campos, Open Qualifier (#3)
10th hole
11:50 a.m. — Will Gordon, Vince Whaley, Nicolai Hojgaard
12:01 p.m. — Lant Griffin, Taylor Pendrith, Austin Eckrot
12:12 p.m. — Peter Malnati, Josh Teter, Adrian Melonk
12:23 p.m. — Taylor Moore, Adam Svenson, Brandt Snedeker
12:34 p.m. — Will Zalatoris, Chez Levy, Cameron Champ
12:45 p.m. — David Skins, Jacob Bridgman, Norman Xiong
12:56pm — Trace Crowe, Patrick Fishburne, Open Qualifier (#4)
1:07 p.m. — Tyler Duncan, SH Kim, Harry Hall
1:18 p.m. — Nate Lashley, Jonathan Vegas, Davis Thompson
1:29 p.m. — Christian Bezuidenhout, Alex Smalley, Ben Griffin
1:40 p.m. — Nick Hardy, Chad Ramey, Gary Woodland
1:51 pm — Davis Riley, Tom Hoge, Joel Dahmen
2:02 pm — Pierceson Coody, Alexander Bjork, Ryan McCormick
north course
1st hole:
11:50 a.m. — Matt Nesmith, Justin Lower, Ryan Fox
12:01pm — Ryan Moore, Maverick McNeely, Callum Talen
12:12 p.m. — Michael Kim, Joseph Bramlett, Carson Young
12:23 p.m. — JJ Spaun, Stewart Cink, Daniel Berger
12:34 p.m. — Lee Hodges, Mackenzie Hughes, Keith Mitchell
12:45 p.m. — Jimmy Stanger, Chandler Phillips, Parker Coody
12:56 PM — Victor Perez, Ryo Hisatsune, Open Qualifier (#2)
1:07 pm — Kevin Streelman, Eric Cole, Sam Stevens
1:18 p.m. — Bo Hossler, Doug Ghim, Justin Hsu
1:29 pm — Aaron Rye, Taylor Montgomery, Ben Coles
1:40 p.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Billy Horschel, KH Lee
1:51 pm — Alejandro Tosti, Max Glaserman, Adrian Dumont de Chassard
2:02 pm — Chris Gottapp, Wilson Farr, Cameron Sisk
10th hole
11:50 a.m. — Mark Hubbard, Ben Taylor, Andrew Novak
12:01 p.m. — Scott Gaszewski, Carl Yuan, Tyson Alexander
12:12 p.m. — Collin Morikawa, Sahis Segala, Patrick Cantlay
12:23 p.m. — Ludwig Oberg, Justin Rose, Hideki Matsuyama
12:34 p.m. — Sepp Straka, Harris English, Shane Lowry
12:45 p.m. — Sami Valimaki, Blaine Hale Jr., Marcus Byrd
12:56 p.m. — Harrison Endicott, Rico Hoey, Raul Pereda
1:07 p.m. — Troy Merritt, Thomas Detrie, Kevin Yu.
1:18 p.m. — Aaron Baddeley, Cheson Hadley, Sam Ryder
1:29 pm — Ben Silverman, Paul Version, Hayden Springer
1:40 p.m. — Vinette Norman, Nico Echavarria, JB Holmes
1:51 pm — Matthew Pavon, Jake Knapp, Michael Brock
2:02 PM — Bronson Burgoon, Nicholas Lindheim, Open Qualifier (#1)
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