Farmers Insurance Open
January 28th – 31st, 2016
Torrey Pines (South)
San Diego, Ca.
Par: 72 / Yardage:
Purse: $6.5 Million
with $1,170,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Jason Day

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 35 of the top 100 in the latest Official World rankings with 20 of the top 50 players. There are five players from the top-ten, #2 Jason Day, #4 Rickie Fowler, #7 Justin Rose, #8 Dustin Johnson and #10 Patrick Reed. The other top 50 players are #17 Hideki Matsuyama, #21 Shane Lowry, #23 Paul Casey, #24 Brandt Snedeker, #25 J.B. Holmes, #27 Jimmy Walker, #28 Marc Leishman, #31 Phil Mickelson, #33 Emiliano Grillo, #41 Bill Haas, #44 Scott Piercy, #45 Anirban Lahiri, #46 Danny Lee, #47 Robert Streb and #49 Billy Horschel.
Last year 18 top-50 players were in the field.
The field includes 12 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2016. Those players are #4 Smylie Kaufman, #7 Fabian Gomez, #9 Emiliano Grillo, #12 Brandt Snedeker, #15 Patrick Reed, #16 Alex Cejka, #17 Si Woo Kim, #19 Charles Howell III, #20 Jamie Lovemark, #22 Zac Blair, #24 Cameron Tringale and #25 Scott Piercy
The field includes 13 players in the top 25 on this year’s PGA Tour money list. Those players are #5 Smylie Kaufman, #7 Fabian Gomez, #10 Emiliano Grillo, #13 Brandt Snedeker, #14 Patrick Reed, #17 Alex Cejka, #19 Charles Howell III, #21 Jamie Lovemark #22 Si Woo Kim, #23 Cameron Tringale, #24 Zac Blair and #25 Patton Kizzire.
The field includes 6 past champions in the field this week: Jason Day – 2015, Scott Stallings – 2014, Brandt Snedeker – 2012, Ben Crane – 2010, Nick Watney – 2009 and Phil Mickelson 2001, ’00 & 1993.
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Farmers Insurance Open field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Farmers Insurance Open in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Farmers Insurance Open.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
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Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Farmers Insurance Open
Player | CareerBuilder | Abu Dhabi | Sony Open | Joburg Open | Hyundai T of C | South African Open | Nedbank Challenge | Australian PGA | Alfred Dunhill | DP World |
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Rickie Fowler (202 pts) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | 5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Fabian Gomez (192 pts) |
DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brandt Snedeker (186.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Si Woo Kim (125 pts) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | 4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Patrick Reed (120 pts) |
T56 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (20) |
Jamie Lovemark (115 pts) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Emiliano Grillo (102 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (17) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (40) |
Phil Mickelson (90 pts) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Andrew Loupe (90 pts) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Retief Goosen (80 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Zac Blair (80 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | 3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jimmy Walker (77 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Bill Haas (77 pts) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Charles Howell III (76 pts) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brian Harman (76 pts) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Scott Piercy (73 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | T24 (26) |
DNP | 20 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Smylie Kaufman (71 pts) |
T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Graham Delaet (63 pts) |
T42 (8) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Harold Varner III (60.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Greg Owen (60 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Adam Hadwin (60 pts) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | T67 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Francesco Molinari (57 pts) |
T62 (0) |
DNP | T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (40) |
Marc Leishman (56 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Seung-Yul Noh (55 pts) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Danny Lee (52 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (17) |
DNP | T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Farmers Insurance Open
Player | CareerBuilder | Abu Dhabi | Sony Open | Joburg Open | Hyundai T of C | South African Open | Nedbank Challenge | Australian PGA | Alfred Dunhill | DP World |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Allenby (-23.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Henrik Norlander (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
D.H. Lee (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tom Hoge (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Carlos Ortiz (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sam Saunders (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Hiroshi Iwata (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Carl Pettersson (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sung Kang (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Erik Compton (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Farmers Insurance Open
Best Bets:
Jason Day
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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Win | T2 | T9 | CUT | T35 | T49 |
Think he is ready to start playing at the level he was in August. Secret for him is going low on the North Course, if he does that will be hard to beat.
(Wednesday update) When these picks were done on Monday, Day was healty. In the two days since Day has come down with fly-like symptoms which is keeping him from playing in the Wednesday pro-am. He tees off at 9:20am on Thursday, so there probably not enough time for him to get proper treatment, yes he will rest on Wednesday. But if he is your main horse you may want to reconsider that choice. I am taking him out of my Draft Kings six, just think with the lack of play and this, he may not be sharp when he plays the North Course on Thursday, a course you have to shot 67 or under to have a chance at winning.
Paul Casey
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT |
Has all the stats to play well here, hits lots of greens and fairways.
Brandt Snedeker
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T19 | CUT | T2 | Win | T9 | T2 | T42 | CUT | 3 |
Know how to play well in this event, top-3 finishes in both Hyundai and Sony.
Best of the rest:
Jimmy Walker
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 | CUT | T4 | T8 | T29 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Watch him this week, think he will break out and have a great week.
Bill Haas
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T19 | T43 | T9 | T4 | T9 | T37 | T11 | T29 | T20 | CUT | T18 |
Always felt that this course is perfect for him and one he can win on.
Rickie Fowler
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T61 | CUT | T6 | T13 | T20 | T5 |
Like him on this course, just worried about the 9,000 mile journey and 11 hour time difference from Abu Dhabi.
Steve Lowry
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Played good last year, making his first start since Nedbank so he is well rested.
Justin Rose
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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CUT | T33 | T25 | T22 | T51 | CUT |
Very strange that he has never done well in this event in six starts, maybe Torrey isn’t his type of course.
Solid contenders
Phil Mickelson
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | WD | T51 | CUT | 2 | 19 | T42 | T6 | T51 | T8 | T56 | T4 |
Hearts say he will play well and contend, but reality says that he is too wild for the course and just doesn’t have the putting to do well.
Dustin Johnson
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T51 | T43 | T3 | CUT | T19 | T37 |
Also person that seems lost right now and this may not be a good course for him.
Patrick Reed
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T39 |
Didn’t play well last week, will see if he can get it back this week.
Hideki Matsuyama
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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CUT | T16 |
Has had some time off, almost won the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan the end of November.
Long shots that could come through:
Zac Blair
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T11 |
Watch him, played well at Sony and can do it again this week.
Jamie Lovemark
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T28 | CUT | T58 | T60 | T39 |
Homeboy that many thought would win this event. He is finally healthy and ready to go this week.
Nick Watney
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 | T59 | T4 | T60 | T6 | T9 | Win | CUT | T9 | T49 | CUT |
Hasn’t been a force in a while but coming back to a course he has done well on.
The Zac Blair pick surprised me some. I see he had the t11 last year but his profile doesn’t have the length that you would think necessary for this course. Obviously checks the box for accuracy and finding greens though so maybe that’s it.
I like him because he does well in scrambling (17th this year), but mostly because he played well finishing 3rd at the Sony, another tough driving course. Oh, he did miss the cut in Palm Springs last week, still like what he did in Hawaii.
Shane Lowry i presume. He played here last year and t8th i think. Love your site, think it is really informative and well worth the fee.
Are you worried about he Jason Day “flu like” sickness?
James, I agree that we should worry about Day. In these days in which he can get treatment and rest on Wednesday I wouldn’t worry, but Day plays the North Course on Thursday so he needs to go low. With his lack of play in events the last four months and this flu scare it’s putting a big time scare on me and I am taking him out of my Draft Kings six.
Sal – how much of an advantage is it to play the easier NC on the first day as opposed to playing the more challenging SC? I would think it would be an advantage to play the NC on the first day and be able to shoot a low number.
Is there a way to search this in your data base – NC vs SC or is it categorized all as one course Torrey Pines?
In the past it’s been big, but for some reason in the first round it’s been smaller. It will be interesting to see what happens in the future because starting next week the North Course will have a total makeup.
Still it’s not made to be tough like the South Course. Lot’s of seniors and regular golfers love the North Course because it’s not as demanding as the South Course.
Good move pulling Day out of you DK6!