In shooting a 7-under 65, he becomes just the 12th player since 1980 and the first since 2019 to hit all 18 greens in regulation on the South Course
SAN DIEGO (KUSI/FOX5) — San Diego Native Cavin McCall grew up going to tournaments and cheering on Tiger Woods at the Torrey Pines golf course. When he got to Christian high school, he started playing there at least once a month, and has been now doing so for the past almost 20 years.
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Sixteen withdrawals? Missing stars? What’s going on at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, this week’s PGA Tour event.
The Genesis Invitational, which is hosted by Tiger Woods, is among the PGA Tour’s eight “signature” events, with limited fields of the tour’s top players and increased prize money. Its $20 million payout is more than double the $9.3 million being offered this year at the Farmers.
When he first volunteered for the PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines four decades ago, Tony Perez was sent out to the South Course’s ninth hole. “I started measuring the distances of the drives,” Perez said.
Wildfires in the Los Angeles area forced a relocation of this year’s Genesis to Torrey Pines, which is hosting a Tour event this week.
Farmers Insurance Open kicks off Wednesday morning at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla with a purse of $9.3 million up for grabs over the four-day event.
That leaves Vegas, a four-time Tour winner, wrestling with a confounding blur of pride and despair. “Oh God, it’s been very rough for so many years,” said Vegas, who shot a solid 2-under Wednesday on the bully South Course in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
The Farmers Insurance Open starts on a Wednesday and ends on a Saturday to avoid a final-round conflict with the NFL's conference championship games.
Ludvig Aberg and Lanto Griffin shared the lead Thursday at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open after stubborn winds interrupted play.