2022 Farmers Insurance Open – Page 2

2022 Farmers Insurance Open Thursday tee times, TV and ESPN+ streaming info

Everything you need to know for Thursday’s second round of the Farmers Insurance Open.

The PGA Tour’s West Coast swing has moved from the Coachella desert to the San Diego coast for this week’s 2022 Farmers Insurance Open.

The North Course and South Course at famed Torrey Pines play host once again to a loaded field of the PGA Tour’s best, and it’s Billy Horschel in the lead after a first-round, 9-under 63 on the South. The bearded Michael Thompson sits second at 8 under, followed by Stephan Jaeger and Kevin Tway, T-3 at 7 under.

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for Thursday’s second round at the 2022 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. A reminder: the tournament has a Saturday finish. All times listed are Eastern.

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Tee times

Hole 1 – South Course

Tee Time	Players
12 p.m.	Jason Dufner, Patrick Rodgers, Doug Ghim
12:10 p.m.	Jonas Blixt, Scott Gutschewski, Stephan Jaeger
12:20 p.m.	Ryan Palmer, Francesco Molinari, Patton Kizzire
12:30 p.m.	Hudson Swafford, Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele
12:40 p.m.	Taylor Pendrith, David Lipsky, Austin Eckroat
12:50 p.m.	Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Dawie van der Walt, Jonathan Byrd
1 p.m.	Aaron Wise, Chesson Hadley, Matthew NeSmith
1:10 p.m.	Mackenzie Hughes, Brian Stuard, Camilo Villegas
1:20 p.m.	Sam Burns, Martin Laird, Charley Hoffman
1:30 p.m.	Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Brooks Koepka
1:40 p.m.	Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau, Rickie Fowler
1:50 p.m.	Seth Reeves, Sahith Theegala, Kamaiu Johnson
2 p.m.	Michael Gligic, Cameron Young, Kevin Yu

Hole 10 – South Course

Tee Time	Players
12 p.m.	Emiliano Grillo, Nick Watney, Trey Mullinax
12:10 p.m.	Anirban Lahiri, Maverick McNealy, Brandon Hagy
12:20 p.m.	Justin Rose, Kevin Tway, Jimmy Walker
12:30 p.m.	Billy Horschel, Matt Jones, Brandt Snedeker
12:40 p.m.	Davis Riley, Aaron Rai, Curtis Thompson
12:50 p.m.	Brett Drewitt, Austin Smotherman, Michael Block
1 p.m.	Chris Stroud, Peter Uihlein, Bronson Burgoon
1:10 p.m.	Austin Cook, Adam Hadwin, Scott Stallings
1:20 p.m.	Robert Streb, Dylan Frittelli, C.T. Pan
1:30 p.m.	Sungjae Im, Cam Davis, Michael Thompson
1:40 p.m.	James Hahn, Bill Haas, Tom Hoge
1:50 p.m.	Ben Kohles, Paul Barjon, Brandon Wu
2 p.m.	Nick Hardy, Dylan Wu, Brent Grant

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Hole 1 – North Course

Tee Time	Players
12 p.m.	Doc Redman, Harry Higgs, Hank Lebioda
12:10 p.m.	Kyle Stanley, Danny Lee, Adam Schenk
12:20 p.m.	Cameron Champ, Richy Werenski, Sung Kang
12:30 p.m.	Lanto Griffin, Martin Trainer, Scottie Scheffler
12:40 p.m.	Keegan Bradley, Cameron Tringale, Tyler McCumber
12:50 p.m.	Chad Ramey, David Skinns, Jared du Toit
1 p.m.	Brice Garnett, Luke List, Joseph Bramlett
1:10 p.m.	Kevin Streelman, Wyndham Clark, Sepp Straka
1:20 p.m.	Joel Dahmen, Si Woo Kim, Nick Taylor
1:30 p.m.	Jim Herman, J.T. Poston, Matthew Wolff
1:40 p.m.	Talor Gooch, Carlos Ortiz, Chez Reavie
1:50 p.m.	Adam Svensson, Lee Hodges, Jared Wolfe
2 p.m.	Greyson Sigg, Max McGreevy, Maxwell Sear

Hole 10 – North Course

Tee Time	Players
12 p.m.	Rory Sabbatini, Alex Noren, Henrik Norlander
12:10 p.m.	Jhonattan Vegas, Peter Malnati, John Huh
12:20 p.m.	Sebastián Muñoz, Adam Long, Kevin Chappell
12:30 p.m.	Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson
12:40 p.m.	Hayden Buckley, Taylor Moore, Callum Tarren
12:50 p.m.	Vince Whaley, Alex Smalley, Kurt Kitayama
1 p.m.	Pat Perez, J.J. Spaun, Sam Ryder
1:10 p.m.	Scott Piercy, Seung-Yul Noh, Will Zalatoris
1:20 p.m.	Hideki Matsuyama, Joaquin Niemann, Jason Day
1:30 p.m.	Phil Mickelson, Marc Leishman, Patrick Reed
1:40 p.m.	Gary Woodland, Corey Conners, Keith Mitchell
1:50 p.m.	Mito Pereira, Joshua Creel, Ryan Alford
2 p.m.	Andrew Novak, Justin Lower, Taylor Montgomery

TV, streaming, radio information

You can watch Golf Channel for free on fuboTV. ESPN+ is now the streaming home for PGA Tour Live. All times ET.

Thursday, Jan. 27

TV

Golf Channel: 3-7 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 1-7 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 12-7 p.m.
Featured Groups: Hudson Swafford, Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele; Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Brooks Koepka; Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau, Rickie Fowler.
Featured Holes: Nos. 3, 8, 11 and 16, 12:15 p.m. | Nos. 11 and 16, 3 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 28

TV

Golf Channel: 3-5 p.m.
CBS: 5-8 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 3-8 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 12:30-8 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 29

TV

Golf Channel: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
CBS: 4:30-8 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 3-8 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 12:30-8 p.m.

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Fear the beard: Unshaven Michael Thompson fires 64, trails Billy Horschel by one after first round of Farmers Insurance Open

“Turns out my wife loved the beard so I’m keeping it,” said Thompson.

SAN DIEGO – The beard works.

Michael Thompson, who makes one think of Grizzly Adams when they take a glance, began growing his now very thick beard before last year’s FedEx Cup Playoffs began in August. And no, he hasn’t thought about shaving.

“Turns out my wife loved the beard so I’m keeping it,” he said.

Although he missed the cut last week in the American Express, the two-time PGA Tour winner tied for fifth in the Sony Open in Hawaii two weeks ago and put himself into contention again Wednesday in the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

With eight birdies and zero bogeys, Thompson signed for a 64 on the North Course, which played three strokes tougher than it’s tournament companion, the South Course (which hosted the 2021 U.S. Open).

Billy Horschel, who shot 63 on the North, grabbed the first-round lead. Stephan Jaeger and Kevin Tway each shot 65 on the North. The best round on the South was a 6-under-par 66 turned in by world No. 1 Jon Rahm, who won the 2021 U.S. Open. Luke List, Peter Malnati and Cameron Tringale each shot 67 on the South.

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Defending champion Patrick Reed shot 72 on the South.

“I hit it great off the tee, put myself in really good positions, and the few times I was off, for the most part I was able to give myself a chance to save the hole, so I think that was the key,” Rahm said. “Nothing was really bad. I feel like everything was feeling good, everything was coming out and feeling the way it should and it showed in the score.”

Thompson wasn’t expecting anything to feel good heading into his round.

“I was really quite surprised with how I played today because my practice leading up into today wasn’t that great. I didn’t play great last week, but something clicked, and I made a bunch of putts and I was hitting my lines, so nothing to complain about,” Thompson said. “I really just was working with my coach, Ken Reeves. We’ve kind of simplified what I need to do in my golf swing to be able to hit it solid and hit it a little bit straighter and trying to stay focused on just those three key things that I have and work on them constantly.”

OK, but back to the beard.

“Man, I haven’t been mistaken for anybody,” he said. “It’s just more people just, they think I’m a rookie because I look so different. You know, I’ve probably gotten more comments of, ‘What hockey team do you play for?’”

Horschel, on the other hand, is clean-shaven and would not be mistake for a hockey player. But he does good work with his golf sticks. The world No. 23, who won the BMW Championship in Europe in September and was the 2014 FedEx Cup champion, is in a good position to win his seventh PGA Tour title.

He made nine birdies and felt a lot better than he has of late.

Billy Horschel hits his tee shot on the 18th hole of the North Course at Torrey Pines during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

“So I slept bad coming back from Hawaii from the Sony Open. What was that, 10 days ago? I’ve been dealing with it all last week,” Horschel said. “And my physio at home, Brian Smith, we did some work last week. Felt pretty good, flew out here Saturday. Practiced Sunday, felt OK. And then after my practice on Monday or during my practice Monday, it just felt like it was locking back up a little bit.

“We’ve been working on it for two days straight. I mean, needling, everything you can possibly think of to try to get it to loosen up. It’s more or less a trap. Not too bad, but it’s more or less a trap in the feeling I get going down my shoulder.

“I don’t really take a lot of medicine and somehow he said, ‘Hey, I think we just need to take some ibuprofen and to reduce this inflammation.’ Took that late yesterday morning and it made a world of difference last night.”

Horschel was understandably concerned heading into the round, but the back never tightened up.

“Hopefully we got through the tough of it and now we’re on the downhill side and I don’t have to worry about it anymore,” he said. “I didn’t know if I was even going to tee it up today when I woke up. Even when I was hitting balls I still wasn’t sure whether I was going to tee it up.”

He was rewarded for getting to the first tee.

“I hit it really good,” he said. “I think the longest putt I made was probably on my second hole, I made it from about 25 feet. Everything else was, you know, inside 10 feet, inside 15 feet. Hit some really good iron shots, which I haven’t done well the last couple years. My iron game’s really been holding me back, so it was nice to see some of the work, like I said, we did last week come to fruition this week.”

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With a little bundle of joy to turn to, Rickie Fowler gets back on track with 66 in Farmers Insurance Open

“It doesn’t matter what happens out here, win, lose, whatever, you feel the same when you go home.”

SAN DIEGO – In times of struggle, Rickie Fowler turns to an ideal cure-all.

A little bundle of joy named Maya.

That would be Fowler’s newborn daughter, who is on the second week of her first PGA Tour road trip. Last week, she was the perfect remedy for Fowler, who missed the cut in the annual birdie-fest known as the American Express.

Now, it should be noted that Fowler and his optimistic ways have always weathered lean times, but his daughter now adds an extra layer of relief.

And there have been plenty of lean times since the start of 2020 for Fowler, 33. The winner of five PGA Tour titles, including the 2015 Players Championship, and two on the DP World Tour hasn’t won since the 2019 Waste Management Phoenix Open and has just four-tops 10s in his last 43 starts. Once ranked as high as No. 5 in the world, he’s fallen to 101^st.

But Fowler keeps working, keeps moving forward, keeps seeing light at the end of the tunnel. And now, he gets to see his wife, Allison, and Maya, who was born November 18.

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“It doesn’t matter what happens out here, win, lose, whatever, you feel the same when you go home. See a little smile from her, it doesn’t matter what happened previous to that,” Fowler said Wednesday after his first-round, 6-under-par 66 on the North Course at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open. “For the most part I feel like I’m very patient. My wife says I’m maybe the most impatient with her, I’m patient with everyone else. So I’m sorry to her about that.

“I’m just right now enjoying life. Obviously in a really good place to get to play golf for a living. There are rough days in the office out here, but when you kind of put things into perspective and look at the big picture, it’s all right.”

It was better than all right on Wednesday. After a slow start, he birdied six of his last 14 holes and trails pace-setter Michael Thompson, who shot 64 on the North, which played three strokes easier than the South. The best round on the South (with players still on the course) was a 67 turned in by Luke List.

“Definitely pleased,” Fowler said. “I would say I struggled to get out of the gate a little bit. Did a good job of kind of focusing on the things that we’re working on, being deliberate swing‑wise and staying patient out there.

“I feel like I did a good job mentally. Just continue to move forward out there. The North Course is one that you should play a little bit better on, but it’s also one that can jump up and bite you pretty quickly if you’re out of position.”

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He was out of position more than a few times last week in the American Express. But three days of good work after missing the cut got his swing back in the right positions. Fowler and swing coach John Tillery have been working on Fowler being more deliberate with his swing.

“I felt like I was swinging at about 60 percent and took about three hours to get to the top of my backswing,” Fowler joked. “That would roughly be the feelings of it. Just tried to be a lot more deliberate, not trying to rush things. I got a little quick on a couple transitions out there, lost a couple to the right, but other than that I felt like I did a good job.”

And he’s doing a better job on the greens.

“Trying to trust a little bit more stuff on the greens,” he said. “Putting, sometimes when I’m looking up at the hole you can kind of start working one way or the other because it looks or feels a certain way, so trying to trust the line a little bit more and roll than versus letting my eyes dictate what it may feel like once you’re over the ball.

“Produced a lot of good shots today. Last week I drove it fairly well. I had a couple that were a little offline, but for the most part it was my iron play that really kind of killed me. And a place like that out in the desert, it’s not really good to be putting for par; you’ve got to be making birdies out there. I think we turned it around all right and off to a little better start this week.”

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‘It should be remembered as a victory:’ Patrick Reed says controversial drop shouldn’t overshadow Farmers Insurance Open win

“At the end of the day the rules officials said we did nothing wrong.”

SAN DIEGO, Cali. – Patrick Reed knew the question was coming.

He knew he’d have to address his controversial drop from an embedded lie in the third round of last year’s Farmers Insurance Open, especially given his checkered past that included his complaints about not playing with Jordan Spieth in the 2018 Ryder Cup and his incident in a bunker in the 2019 Hero World Challenge when he improved his lie before hitting his shot, a two-stroke penalty later assessed.

So, back to the South Course in the third round last year. Reed had taken his golf ball out of the embedded lie in the rough left of the fairway on the 10^th hole before calling for an official to get relief. Video of the incident was not kind, and social media lit up and afterward, Xander Schauffele said of the matter, “The talk amongst the boys isn’t great, I guess.”

PGA Tour rules officials said Reed did nothing wrong and no penalty was issued. Reed went on to roll to a 5-shot victory at 14 under, but the episode overshadowed his triumph.

Patrick Reed Farmers Insurance Open — Patrick Reed poses with the winner’s trophy following the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – South Course. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)

“It should be remembered as a victory,” Reed said Tuesday ahead of his title defense beginning Wednesday. “At the end of the day the rules officials said we did nothing wrong. When you have rules officials that come out and say that, as well, as you sit there and they’re able to go by the book and go by the rules and you don’t do anything wrong with that and there’s no real discussion about it, you go out there and play the best I can and do everything I’m supposed to and win the golf tournament.”

That’s how World No. 1 Jon Rahm sees it.

“We’re talking about one instance. He did win by five, right?” Rahm said. “So he played better than everybody else by quite a bit. Talking about an instance where only he knows what happened. I’m in no room to judge. As far as I’m concerned, he is the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open champion and he did it by five.

“It was great playing the whole week.”

When asked if the noise that follows him around will darken his legacy, Reed, 31, said he can just be who he is and keep moving on.

“The only thing I can do is keep on moving forward, keep trying to get the best I can on the golf course and handle myself how I feel like I’m supposed to off the golf course, whether it’s with my peers, whether it’s at home, whether it’s out on the road or anything like that,” he said. “As long as I feel like I’m doing the right things, all of it will take care of itself.”

Following the win, Reed’s year went off the rails. He didn’t add to his PGA Tour victory haul of nine and had just six more top 10s in 29 starts in 2021. After reaching No. 9 in the world early in 2021, he slipped to his present ranking of 26^th.

He battled pneumonia in the summer and wasn’t selected to the Ryder Cup as a captain’s pick. He also was working on swing changes.

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“I really think the biggest thing is anytime you can win on the PGA Tour throughout a year, it’s a good year,” Reed said. “Obviously to be a little bit more consistent, have more chances to win than one, that’s what turns it into a great year. I felt like last year was a good year for me. I didn’t feel it was my best, but really allowed me to sit down and kind of reflect on the things I did well.

“There are also things I need to change, and I feel like making that swing change and working with David Leadbetter and really locking in on that golf swing is something I need to do for the long term, and I feel like it’s going to pay dividends later on. I’m really looking forward to this year, especially coming on right now where I start feeling a little bit more comfortable with things that we’re working on.

“With that being said, just the confidence is through the roof because of that.”

And he’s in a good place. He’s finished in ties for 13^th and sixth and won last year in his most recent three starts in the Farmers.

“I love this golf course,” he said. “It’s one of those golf courses where you really have to think your way around this place. It’s not just set up and hit driver and just attack. You actually have to have a pretty good game plan going into this place. I feel like I do better at harder golf courses and places you have to think around because it gets me more involved and more engaged in the golf shots.”

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2022 Farmers Insurance Open fantasy golf power rankings, odds and picks

The field at Torrey Pines is loaded and ready to take on one of the toughest tests in golf.

In most minds, this is the week the golf season starts. The PGA Tour is back at Torrey Pines, a venue that saw two champions last season. Patrick Reed won the Farmers Insurance Open, while Jon Rahm took home the U.S. Open trophy in June.

The aforementioned World No. 1 enters the week as the betting favorite sitting at +650. Justin Thomas, who we haven’t seen since the Sentry Tournament of Champions, follows behind at +1300.

The field will play both the North and South courses in the first two rounds before both weekend rounds will take place on the South Course.

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Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds a full list. Listed in no particular order.

Fantasy golf top 10

Jon Rahm (+650)

It’s no secret this place means a lot to Rahm. First major win, first PGA Tour win, among other things. Coming off a decent week in the desert where he wasn’t too happy about the setup, he’ll get the challenge he’s begging for this week at Torrey.

Will Zalatoris (+3000)

Zalatoris played well at the Farmers last year finishing tied for 7th. He tends to step up his game at tougher golf courses, and his ball-striking ability should keep him in the hunt despite his moody putter.

Xander Schauffele (+1500)

The San Diego native has had an up and down relationship with this event but played well at both Torrey Pines events last year: T-2 at the Farmers, T-7 at the U.S. Open. His last start on Tour was the Sentry TOC where he finished solo 12th.

Tony Finau (+2000)

Finau is second to only Rahm in cumulative scoring at the Farmers since 2017 (Rahm -51, Finau -46). His worst finish at the Farmers is T-24 (2015) and has since signed for four T-6 performances or better.

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Maverick McNealy

McNealy is off to a great start this season with five finishes of T-27 or better. He doesn’t have a long resume at the Farmers Insurance Open, however, he’s two for three making the weekend including a top-20 finish in 2020 (T-29 in 2018).

Bryson DeChambeau (+2000)

Bryson DeChambeau hits his tee shot on the third hole during the second round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions golf tournament at Kapalua Resort – The Plantation Course. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

The longest player on Earth at one of the longest, toughest courses on the PGA Tour schedule? This pick speaks for itself. And if you forgot, DeChambeau was leading the U.S. Open on Sunday before shooting 1,000 on the back-nine.

Luke List (+8000)

His last four starts at the Farmers, starting in 2018: T-12, T-40, T-36, and T-10. In his last seven starts on Tour: five starts of T-22 or better. AKA: He’s playing really good golf and is headed to a venue where he feels comfortable.

Ryan Palmer (+7000)

He missed the cut at the US Open last year, but at the Farmers, Palmer has finished T-21 or better in four consecutive starts (including 2 runner-ups).

Sungjae Im (+3000)

Im played well in the desert, eventually tying for 11th. He doesn’t have a statement finish at Torrey but has made the cut in all four appearances at the venue.

Marc Leishman (+3000)

The Aussie loves him some Torrey Pines. He won the event in 2020, finished in the top 20 last season, and had a top 10 back in 2018. Leishman already has three top 10s this season.

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After long break, Dustin Johnson is refreshed, eager to put frustrating 2021 behind him

“Each day I see it’s getting a little bit better, a little bit more consistency. That’s what I wanted.”

SAN DIEGO, Cali. – There are breaks and then there are Dustin Johnson breaks.

Johnson said he needed to hit the reset button after a frustrating 2021 campaign, so he basically took the last four months of last year off and got away from golf. Since the first week of last September, he played in one PGA Tour event – a tie for 48^th in the CJ Cup in mid-October. And at home, he said he only played a couple of rounds with his buddies.

“It’s been a while,” Johnson said Tuesday when he sat down in the media center ahead of Wednesday’s start of the Farmers Insurance Open.

He’s been away so long that when he stepped up to the tee of the first hole on the North Course for a practice round on Sunday, he was taken aback.

“I’m like, ‘Whoa, this fairway’s narrow,’” he said. “I’ve been playing at home in Florida, the fairway’s a little bit wider. A little like I was hitting down a hallway.”

CJ Cup 2021 — Dustin Johnson of the United States plays during a practice round prior to THE CJ CUP at The Summit Club on October 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Still, Johnson wouldn’t have changed a thing to last year’s itinerary. He spent most of the time at home with his family, went fishing a lot. Took a couple of trips. Anything, he said, but golf.

“I was frustrated with everything, so a break was what I needed,” Johnson, 37, said. “And one thing that I was really frustrated with was with my driver and we got a new driver this year, the new (TaylorMade) Stealth driver, and I really like it.

“I just needed a reset with my mind, body, everything. Just like I said, I was really frustrated with how I played last year.”

Especially after what he did in 2020. He won four PGA Tour titles – he has 24 now – and the November Masters, his second major. He also finished runner-up four times, was third once. He was clearly the No. 1 player in the world.

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And then in February, he won the Saudi International.

After that? Frustration set in, his driver and putter went cold, and he had nearly as many missed cuts – four – as top 10s – five – in 18 starts. Missed the cut in the Masters as the defending champion, missed the cut in the PGA Championship. Fell off his perch atop the world rankings and is now No. 4.

No one, including Johnson, saw that stretch coming, especially for a guy who had won 15 times since the calendar turned to 2016.

“It was frustrating to me just because I just wasn’t consistent,” Johnson said. “Obviously I put a lot of good rounds together, but I just couldn’t put four rounds together. It felt like when I was hitting the driver good, I wasn’t hitting my irons very well. If I was hitting my irons well, I wasn’t driving it good. Just nothing was matching up. It just gets frustrating when you do it for eight months straight.”

But he’s refreshed and ready to go despite his checkered past at Torrey Pines – nine starts in the Farmers, one top 10. He also tied for 19^th in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines last year.

“The courses are in great shape. Obviously game’s coming along. I’m hitting it a little better than I thought I might, but obviously still got a lot of work to do to get back to where I want to be,” he said.

But he’s happy with the work he’s put into his new driver. He said he knew right away the change would work out.

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“Once I hit the new driver, everything was good,” he said. “It was just something. I don’t know if it was the weighting or whatever it was. Just really struggled to get one that I really liked or that produced the shots that I wanted to hit last year.”

His first shots of 2021 come Wednesday.

“Last week I started hitting balls again. It’s been pretty good,” he said. “The progression’s been nice. Each day I see it’s getting a little bit better, a little bit more consistency. That’s what I wanted.

“Whether I play well or not, I couldn’t tell you, but I feel like the game is there. It’s a great test of golf so for me I’m excited to see where the game’s at.”

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Swear words aside, world No. 1 Jon Rahm doesn’t back off on criticism of PGA Tour setup last week

“If I knew somebody was recording, I wouldn’t say it the way I did,” said Rahm, who stood by his opinion.

SAN DIEGO – Jon Rahm stood his ground.

Last week en route to finishing in a tie for 14^th in the American Express, the world No. 1 was caught on video voicing his extreme displeasure with the course setup in what is annually a birdie-fest in the Palm Springs area, one he captured in 2018.

As he walked from a green to a tee at the Nicklaus Course at PGA West during the second round, Rahm, who wears his emotions on his golf sleeve and has improved his ability to reign in his temperament that has gotten the better of himself a few times over the years, went off with an eight-word out burst with two expletives that made the video go viral.

“Piece of (blank) (blank) setup. Putting-contest week,” he said.

Rahm isn’t too happy with the easy conditions at the AmEx 😳 pic.twitter.com/mkj0gOqZgo

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Ahead of Wednesday’s start of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, Rahm didn’t offer up a straight-out apology. Yes, he admitted Tuesday his language should have been different. But he’s not apologizing for his take on the setup.

“If I knew somebody was recording, I wouldn’t say it the way I did, but I was just thinking out loud and letting some frustration out because that’s what I felt, right?” Rahm said. “I mean, the video’s pretty self-explanatory. I mean, we’re the PGA Tour, we’re the best golfers on the planet and we’re playing a golf course where missing the fairway means absolutely nothing.

“There were times where missing the fairway by an inch was worse than missing the fairway by 20 yards, that to me is a mistake. I also understand we’re in the desert, you can’t overseed the entire golf course and things like that can’t happen, but yeah, we played a lot of golf with zero rough.

“No matter where you hit it, you’re going to be able to hit it on the green and it becomes a putting contest, who can make the putts. That’s about it, there’s no premium for anything else.

“I can tell you right now with the way I struck the ball last week and the way I putted, if it was in, let’s say, major championship conditions, I probably wouldn’t have made the cut, let alone finish 14th, or I shouldn’t have, I believe. I just think it was a bit too easy for the best players in the world.

“That’s just my opinion.”

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Rahm won’t be disappointed in this week’s setup at Torrey Pines. There will be rough on both the South and North courses, there will be a premium put on every club in the bag, there will be a challenge.

In other words, it’s right up Rahm’s alley.

The South Course, after all, hosted last year’s U.S. Open, which Rahm won by one with birdies on the 71^st and 72^nd holes. He also won his first PGA Tour title in the Farmers in 2017 and has five top 10s in all in six starts at Torrey Pines.

Rahm also got engaged to his wife, Kelley, on the hiking trails near Torrey Pines.

“It is a golf course that I love, it’s a city that I love. Obviously have great memories all throughout my career here, my latest win being here as well,” he said. “Just very excited to be here. It’s one of those weeks that I look forward to every year. Looks like the weather’s going to be great as it almost always is in San Diego and hopefully I can put in another strong performance like I have in the past.”

Odds are he will. Rahm, 27, has won in Ireland, Spain, Dubai, California, Illinois and Ohio the past three years. He has six PGA Tour titles, another six on the DP world Tour. He’s been the No. 1 player in the world since July.

“Feeling confident, feeling comfortable,” he said. “Last week was not my best week, didn’t feel good swing-wise. Putting felt about as bad as it can feel and I somehow still managed to sneak in a top 15, so that gives me a lot of confidence knowing what I’m working on is going on the right track and when I’m having a bad week I can still post a score.

“Hopefully I can tidy up a couple details in the next few weeks, but hopefully I can start playing well this week.”

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2022 Farmers Insurance Open Wednesday tee times, TV and ESPN+ streaming info

Everything you need to know for Wednesday’s first round of the Farmers Insurance Open.

The PGA Tour’s West Coast swing moves from the Coachella desert to the San Diego coast for this week’s 2022 Farmers Insurance Open.

The North Course and South Course at famed Torrey Pines play host once again to a loaded field of the PGA Tour’s best, including defending champion Patrick Reed and world No. 1 Jon Rahm, winner of the 2017 Farmers and last summer’s U.S. Open on the South Course at Torrey.

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the opening round of play at the 2022 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. All times listed are Eastern.

Farmers: Yardage book

Tee times

Hole 1 – South Course

Tee Time	Players
12 p.m.	Pat Perez, J.J. Spaun, Sam Ryder
12:10 p.m.	Scott Piercy, Seung-Yul Noh, Will Zalatoris
12:20 p.m.	Hideki Matsuyama, Joaquin Niemann, Jason Day
12:30 p.m.	Phil Mickelson, Marc Leishman, Patrick Reed
12:40 p.m.	Gary Woodland, Corey Conners, Keith Mitchell
12:50 p.m.	Mito Pereira, Joshua Creel, Ryan Alford
1 p.m.	Andrew Novak, Justin Lower, Taylor Montgomery
1:10 p.m.	Rory Sabbatini, Alex Noren, Henrik Norlander Henrik Norlander
1:20 p.m.	Jhonattan Vegas, Peter Malnati, John Huh
1:30 p.m.	Sebastián Muñoz, Adam Long, Kevin Chappell
1:40 p.m.	Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson
1:50 p.m.	Hayden Buckley, Taylor Moore, Callum Tarren
2 p.m.	Vince Whaley, Alex Smalley, Kurt Kitayama

Hole 10 – South Course

Tee Time	Players
12 p.m.	Brice Garnett, Luke List, Joseph Bramlett
12:10 p.m.	Kevin Streelman, Wyndham Clark, Sepp Straka
12:20 p.m.	Joel Dahmen, Si Woo Kim, Nick Taylor
12:30 p.m.	Jim Herman, J.T. Poston, Matthew Wolff
12:40 p.m.	Talor Gooch, Carlos Ortiz, Chez Reavie
12:50 p.m.	Adam Svensson, Lee Hodges, Jared Wolfe
1 p.m.	Greyson Sigg, Max McGreevy, Maxwell Sear
1:10 p.m.	Doc Redman, Harry Higgs, Hank Lebioda
1:20 p.m.	Kyle Stanley, Danny Lee, Adam Schenk
1:30 p.m.	Cameron Champ, Richy Werenski, Sung Kang
1:40 p.m.	Lanto Griffin, Martin Trainer, Scottie Scheffler
1:50 p.m.	Keegan Bradley, Cameron Tringale, Tyler McCumber
2 p.m.	Chad Ramey, David Skinns, Jared du Toit

Hole 1 – North Course

Tee Time	Players
12 p.m.	Chris Stroud, Peter Uihlein, Bronson Burgoon
12:10 p.m.	Austin Cook, Adam Hadwin, Scott Stallings
12:20 p.m.	Robert Streb, Dylan Frittelli, C.T. Pan
12:30 p.m.	Sungjae Im, Cam Davis, Michael Thompson
12:40 p.m.	James Hahn, Bill Haas, Tom Hoge
12:50 p.m.	Ben Kohles, Paul Barjon, Brandon Wu
1 p.m.	Nick Hardy, Dylan Wu, Brent Grant
1:10 p.m.	Emiliano Grillo, Nick Watney, Trey Mullinax
1:20 p.m.	Anirban Lahiri, Maverick McNealy, Brandon Hagy
1:30 p.m.	Justin Rose, Kevin Tway, Jimmy Walker
1:40 p.m.	Billy Horschel, Matt Jones, Brandt Snedeker
1:50 p.m.	Davis Riley, Aaron Rai, Curtis Thompson
2 p.m.	Brett Drewitt, Austin Smotherman, Michael Block

Hole 10 – North Course

Tee Time	Players
12 p.m.	Aaron Wise, Chesson Hadley, Matthew NeSmith
12:10 p.m.	Mackenzie Hughes, Brian Stuard, Camilo Villegas
12:20 p.m.	Sam Burns, Martin Laird, Charley Hoffman
12:30 p.m.	Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Brooks Koepka
12:40 p.m.	Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau, Rickie Fowler
12:50 p.m.	Seth Reeves, Sahith Theegala, Kamaiu Johnson
1 p.m.	Michael Gligic, Cameron Young, Kevin Yu
1:10 p.m.	Jason Dufner, Patrick Rodgers, Doug Ghim
1:20 p.m.	Jonas Blixt, Scott Gutschewski, Stephan Jaeger
1:30 p.m.	Ryan Palmer, Francesco Molinari, Patton Kizzire
1:40 p.m.	Hudson Swafford, Tony Finau, Xander Schauffele
1:50 p.m.	Taylor Pendrith, David Lipsky, Austin Eckroat
2 p.m.	Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Dawie van der Walt, Jonathan Byrd

TV, streaming, radio information

You can watch Golf Channel for free on fuboTV. ESPN+ is now the streaming home for PGA Tour Live. All times ET.

Wednesday, Jan. 26

TV

Golf Channel: 12:30-4:30 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 1-7 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 12-7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 27

TV

Golf Channel: 3-7 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 1-7 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 12-7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 28

TV

Golf Channel: 3-5 p.m.
CBS: 5-8 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 3-8 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 12:30-8 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 29

TV

Golf Channel: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
CBS: 4:30-8 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 3-8 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 12:30-8 p.m.

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‘It’s interesting for all of us:’ PGA Tour players gear up for quick turnaround with Wednesday start at Farmers Insurance Open

“It’s a lot of fun, but those are still long weeks,” said Will Zalatoris.

SAN DIEGO – As buddies trips go, this three-week blitz through some of California’s finest golf real estate ranks right up there.

Seven days in the Pam Springs area playing three courses, followed by six days in San Diego playing two courses overlooking the Pacific, then seven days in Pebble Beach playing three courses hugging the sea.

As for specifics, the courses on the trip are the La Quinta Country Club, Nicklaus Tournament Course and the Stadium Course at PGA West; the North and South at Torrey Pines; and Spyglass, Monterey Peninsula Country Club and Pebble Beach.

Or, to be even more specific, the layouts for the American Express, Farmers Insurance Open and the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Not a bad itinerary for some of the game’s best in the world. Then again, it’s not all peaches and cream, for there are challenges for the players who will play in all three events. Especially with the NFL juggernaut responsible for this week’s Farmers Insurance Open ending on Saturday, as to not have its final round run up against the conference championship games on Sunday.

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It makes for a quick turnaround for the 56 players who finished off last week by playing in Sunday’s final round of the American Express. The Wednesday start will come quickly, and prep time and recovery time will be reduced.

“It’s interesting for all of us,” Day said of the early start.

Day, who finished in a tie for 49^th on Sunday, won the Farmers in 2015 and 2018. He had little experience playing the three courses used last week but has plenty of experience playing Torrey Pines and the three tracks in Pebble Beach.

“The veteran guys definitely have an advantage,” Day said. “But it’s not easy. Last week, there were 5½-, 6-hour rounds. It’s a mental grind, stopping and starting. It will be like that next week. And eight courses in three weeks? That’s tricky.”

Day continued: “The good thing about the Saturday finish is you get an extra day for Pebble next week. For guys who haven’t played there much, that’s big.”

Will Zalatoris tied for sixth on Sunday. He finished his round about 3 p.m. on the west coast, took off from the desert around 5, got to San Diego at 7:15.

He was at Torrey Pines Monday at 7:30 a.m. and played nine holes on the North.

“This is the week I’m really going to try and conserve energy,” he said. “Next week, I’ve played two of the three courses two dozen times and I’ve played Monterey Peninsula a couple times, so I’ve played all the courses. It’s not like I’ll see anything new.”

And Zalatoris has dealt with short weeks before. When the Korn Ferry Tour returned after the COVID-19 layoff, there were two back-to-back weeks where the first tournament ended on Sunday and the next tournament started on Wednesday.

“I’m 25, so I’m not going to be complaining about energy,” he said. “But I don’t want to make the mistake where I overwork today and tomorrow. Especially after playing with the ams last week and next week, 5½-hour rounds. It’s a lot of fun, but those are still long weeks.”

Rookie Davis Riley dealt with those short weeks on the Korn Ferry Tour, too, and he won twice on the tour in 2020. He’s still learning to ropes inside and outside the gallery ropes of the PGA Tour.

He has never played at Torrey Pines, has played just once in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and spent a week earlier this year practicing on the three courses used last week. He said his biggest ally during the three weeks is his veteran caddie, Lance Bennett.

“He has seen a lot of the courses and he knows them so well,” Riley said. “That is so important when you go to different arenas, go to new places. It can be challenging. But Lance helps me out there, too, telling me where to stay, where to eat, what holes you have to see and play. A lot of little things can be a lot to jungle. Setting up a hotel takes energy. Lots of little things.

“It’s really time management; for me, it’s how efficient can you be. Definitely a lot of early nights for me. I haven’t seen 9:30 (p.m.) the past couple of weeks.”

Might not see 9:30 this and next week, too.

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