Farmers Insurance Open

Template:Short description Template:Infobox golf tournament 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,<ref name="Guide07" /> 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.<ref name=tktso>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=bstft>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1954, the tournament was played at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club,<ref name=lbpwsd>Template:Cite news</ref> which had hosted the Crosby Pro-Am prior to World War II.<ref name=jdawcg>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref name="PGAwinners" /><ref name="diwopt">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="ldwsdo">Template:Cite news</ref> An autumn event in 1956 and 1957,<ref name="rwgt">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="pwgty">Template:Cite news</ref> it was not held in 1958, then returned as a winter event in early 1959.<ref name="mafuwn">Template:Cite news</ref>

The event was played at Mission Valley Country Club in 1955,<ref name=botsfr>Template:Cite news</ref> then went to Singing Hills Country Club in El Cajon in October 1956.<ref name=rwgt/> The tournament returned to Mission Valley C.C. in 1957,<ref name=pwgty/> where it stayed through 1963.<ref name=plclp>Template:Cite news</ref> 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,<ref name=wwospn >Template:Cite news</ref> it returned to Stardust for three years, through 1967.<ref name=elbtcp>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=slmcsp>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=eldrt>Template:Cite news</ref>

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 Template:Convert.<ref name=trishld>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=llasgld>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=nkgnctl>Template:Cite news</ref> Singer-actor Andy Williams was the celebrity host for the first 21 editions at Torrey Pines, through 1988.<ref name="copwo">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="keybird">Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Since 2022, it has started on Wednesday and concluded on Saturday, a day prior to the conference championships of the NFL playoffs;<ref name="debwedsat">Template:Cite news</ref> 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,<ref name="Guide07">Template:Cite book</ref> 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
2025	Template:Flagicon Harris English	280	−8	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Sam Stevens	9,300,000	1,674,000
2024	Template:Flagicon Matthieu Pavon	275	−13	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Nicolai Højgaard	9,000,000	1,620,000
2023	Template:Flagicon Max Homa	275	−13	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Keegan Bradley	8,700,000	1,566,000
2022	Template:Flagicon Luke List	273	−15	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Will Zalatoris	8,400,000	1,512,000
2021	Template:Flagicon Patrick Reed	274	−14	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Tony Finau Template:Flagicon Viktor Hovland Template:Flagicon Henrik Norlander Template:Flagicon Ryan Palmer Template:Flagicon Xander Schauffele	7,500,000	1,350,000
2020	Template:Flagicon Marc Leishman	273	−15	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Jon Rahm	7,500,000	1,350,000
2019	Template:Flagicon Justin Rose	267	−21	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Adam Scott	7,100,000	1,278,000
2018	Template:Flagicon Jason Day (2)	278	−10	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Alex Norén Template:Flagicon Ryan Palmer	6,900,000	1,242,000
2017	Template:Flagicon Jon Rahm	275	−13	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Charles Howell III Template:Flagicon Pan Cheng-tsung	6,700,000	1,206,000
2016	Template:Flagicon Brandt Snedeker (2)	282	−6	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon K. J. Choi	6,500,000	1,170,000
2015	Template:Flagicon Jason Day	279	−9	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Harris English Template:Flagicon J. B. Holmes Template:Flagicon Scott Stallings	6,300,000	1,134,000
2014	Template:Flagicon Scott Stallings	279	−9	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon K. J. Choi Template:Flagicon Jason Day Template:Flagicon Graham DeLaet Template:Flagicon Marc Leishman Template:Flagicon Pat Perez	6,100,000	1,098,000
2013	Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (7)	274	−14	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Brandt Snedeker Template:Flagicon Josh Teater	6,100,000	1,098,000
2012	Template:Flagicon Brandt Snedeker	272	−16	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Kyle Stanley	6,000,000	1,080,000
2011	Template:Flagicon Bubba Watson	272	−16	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson	5,800,000	1,044,000
2010	Template:Flagicon Ben Crane	275	−13	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Marc Leishman Template:Flagicon Michael Sim Template:Flagicon Brandt Snedeker	5,300,000	954,000
Buick Invitational
2009	Template:Flagicon Nick Watney	277	−11	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon John Rollins	5,300,000	954,000
2008	Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (6)	269	−19	8 strokes	Template:Flagicon Ryuji Imada	5,200,000	936,000
2007	Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (5)	273	−15	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Charles Howell III	5,200,000	936,000
2006	Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (4)	278	−10	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Nathan Green Template:Flagicon José María Olazábal	5,100,000	918,000
2005	Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (3)	272	−16	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Luke Donald Template:Flagicon Charles Howell III Template:Flagicon Tom Lehman	4,800,000	864,000
2004	Template:Flagicon John Daly	278	−10	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Luke Donald Template:Flagicon Chris Riley	4,800,000	864,000
2003	Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (2)	272	−16	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Carl Pettersson	4,500,000	810,000
2002	Template:Flagicon José María Olazábal	275	−13	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon J. L. Lewis Template:Flagicon Mark O'Meara	3,600,000	648,000
2001	Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson (3)	269	−19	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Frank Lickliter Template:Flagicon Davis Love III	3,500,000	630,000
2000	Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson (2)	270	−18	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Shigeki Maruyama Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods	3,000,000	540,000
1999	Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods	266	−22	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Billy Ray Brown	2,700,000	486,000
1998	Template:Flagicon Scott Simpson	204Template:Efn	−12	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Skip Kendall	2,100,000	378,000
1997	Template:Flagicon Mark O'Meara	275	−13	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Donnie Hammond Template:Flagicon Mike Hulbert Template:Flagicon Lee Janzen Template:Flagicon David Ogrin Template:Flagicon Jesper Parnevik Template:Flagicon Craig Stadler Template:Flagicon Duffy Waldorf	1,500,000	270,000
1996	Template:Flagicon Davis Love III	269	−19	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson	1,200,000	216,000
Buick Invitational of California
1995	Template:Flagicon Peter Jacobsen	269	−19	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Mark Calcavecchia Template:Flagicon Mike Hulbert Template:Flagicon Hal Sutton Template:Flagicon Kirk Triplett	1,200,000	216,000
1994	Template:Flagicon Craig Stadler	268	−20	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Steve Lowery	1,100,000	198,000
1993	Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson	278	−10	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Dave Rummells	1,000,000	180,000
1992	Template:Flagicon Steve Pate (2)	200Template:Efn	−16	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Chip Beck	1,000,000	180,000
Shearson Lehman Brothers Open
1991	Template:Flagicon Jay Don Blake	268	−20	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Bill Sander	1,000,000	180,000
Shearson Lehman Hutton Open
1990	Template:Flagicon Dan Forsman	275	−13	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Tommy Armour III	900,000	162,000
1989	Template:Flagicon Greg Twiggs	271	−17	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Steve Elkington Template:Flagicon Brad Faxon Template:Flagicon Mark O'Meara Template:Flagicon Mark Wiebe	700,000	126,000
Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open
1988	Template:Flagicon Steve Pate	269	−19	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Jay Haas	650,000	117,000
Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open
1987	Template:Flagicon George Burns	266	−22	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon J. C. Snead Template:Flagicon Bobby Wadkins	500,000	90,000
1986	Template:Flagicon Bob Tway	204Template:Efn	−12	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Bernhard Langer	450,000	81,000
Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open
1985	Template:Flagicon Woody Blackburn	269	−19	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Ron Streck	400,000	72,000
1984	Template:Flagicon Gary Koch	272	−16	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Gary Hallberg	400,000	72,000
1983	Template:Flagicon Gary Hallberg	271	−17	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Tom Kite	300,000	54,000
Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open
1982	Template:Flagicon Johnny Miller	270	−18	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus	300,000	54,000
1981	Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke	278	−10	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd Template:Flagicon Tom Jenkins	250,000	45,000
Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational
1980	Template:Flagicon Tom Watson (2)	275	−13	Playoff	Template:Flagicon D. A. Weibring	250,000	45,000
1979	Template:Flagicon Fuzzy Zoeller	282	−6	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Billy Kratzert Template:Flagicon Wayne Levi Template:Flagicon Artie McNickle Template:Flagicon Tom Watson	250,000	45,000
1978	Template:Flagicon Jay Haas	278	−10	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Andy Bean Template:Flagicon Gene Littler Template:Flagicon John Schroeder	200,000	40,000
1977	Template:Flagicon Tom Watson	269	−19	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Larry Nelson Template:Flagicon John Schroeder	180,000	36,000
1976	Template:Flagicon J. C. Snead (2)	272	−16	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Don Bies	180,000	36,000
1975	Template:Flagicon J. C. Snead	279	−9	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd Template:Flagicon Bobby Nichols	170,000	34,000
1974	Template:Flagicon Bobby Nichols	275	−13	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Rod Curl Template:Flagicon Gene Littler	170,000	34,000
1973	Template:Flagicon Bob Dickson	278	−10	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Billy Casper Template:Flagicon Bruce Crampton Template:Flagicon Grier Jones Template:Flagicon Phil Rodgers	170,000	34,000
1972	Template:Flagicon Paul Harney	275	−13	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin	150,000	30,000
1971	Template:Flagicon George Archer	272	−16	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Dave Eichelberger	150,000	30,000
1970	Template:Flagicon Pete Brown	275	−13	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Tony Jacklin	150,000	30,000
1969	Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus	284	−4	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Gene Littler	150,000	30,000
1968	Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf	273	−15	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Al Geiberger	150,000	30,000
San Diego Open Invitational
1967	Template:Flagicon Bob Goalby	269	−15	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Gay Brewer	71,000	13,200
1966	Template:Flagicon Billy Casper	268	−16	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Tommy Aaron Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf	45,000	5,800
1965	Template:Flagicon Wes Ellis	267	−17	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Billy Casper	39,000	4,850
1964	Template:Flagicon Art Wall Jr.	274	−6	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Tony Lema Template:Flagicon Bob Rosburg	30,000	4,300
1963	Template:Flagicon Gary Player	270	−14	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Tony Lema	25,000	3,500
1962	Template:Flagicon Tommy Jacobs	277	−7	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Johnny Pott	25,000	3,500
1961	Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer (2)	271	−13	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Al Balding	22,500	2,800
1960	Template:Flagicon Mike Souchak	269	−19	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Johnny Pott	22,500	2,800
1959	Template:Flagicon Marty Furgol	274	−14	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Joe Campbell Template:Flagicon Billy Casper Template:Flagicon Dave Ragan Template:Flagicon Mike Souchak Template:Flagicon Bo Wininger	20,000	2,800
1958: No tournament
1957	Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer	271	−17	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Al Balding	15,000	2,400
Convair-San Diego Open
1956	Template:Flagicon Bob Rosburg	270	−18	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Dick Mayer	15,000	2,400
1955	Template:Flagicon Tommy Bolt (2)	274	−14	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Johnny Palmer	15,000	2,400
San Diego Open
1954	Template:Flagicon Gene Littler (a)	274	−14	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Dutch Harrison	15,000	2,400
1953	Template:Flagicon Tommy Bolt	274	−14	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Doug Ford	10,000	2,000
1952	Template:Flagicon Ted Kroll	276	−12	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Demaret	10,000	2,000

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
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Records and trivia

• 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.<ref name=lbpwsd54>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name=mwbooorn>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 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.<ref name=lja132>Template:Cite news</ref>

External links

• Template:Official website
• Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site