Farmers Insurance Open Odds
Jan. 25-31
Century Club of Farmers Insurance Open
La Jolla, Calif.
This PGA event brings the best players in golf to the shores of the Pacific Ocean in San Diego every winter. The Century Club of Farmers Insurance Open is one of the first events of the PGA season, and the venue is one of the finest golf courses in the world.
The tournament, formerly the Buick Invitational, will be called the Farmers Insurance Open when it begins Jan. 25. The third largest auto insurer in California, replaces General Motors Co.’s Buick, which dropped its sponsorship after filing for bankruptcy last year. The event has been played in San Diego since 1952. From 1989 through 2009, it was known as the Buick Invitational. In 2010, Farmers Insurance came on board as sponsor, It would have been called the San Diego Open had a title sponsor not been found. The tournament, which has a $5.3 million purse, was won last year by Nick Watney.
More than just a golf tournament in lavish La Jolla, the Century Club of San Diego Invitational is a highlight of the annual PGA Tour schedule. The best of the best will be the center of the attention, as the biggest names in golf shoot for a coveted early-season win.
PGA Torrey Pines Golf Courses:
Torrey Pines Golf Course, a 36-hole municipal facility north of San Diego in the suburb of La Jolla, is the current site of the PGA Tour. Torrey Pines has hosted the tournament every year since 1968, with rounds split between its North Course and South Course (the South Course always hosts the final round).
2010 Farmers Insurance Open Schedule
Monday, January 25 (Admission Free)
- Practice rounds for PGA TOUR Players
- Sycuan Resort Pro-Am, South Course, starting at 10:30 a.m.
- Parking is free at the Glider Port Parking area on Monday
Tuesday, January 26
- Practice rounds for PGA TOUR Players
- 12:00 p.m. Military Appreciation Luncheon (by invitation only)
- 3:30 p.m. Junior Clinic, #4 North Course
- Parking is free at the Glider Port Parking area on Tuesday
Wednesday, January 27
- Allianz Global Investors Wednesday Pro-Am, North and South Courses, starting at 6:42 a.m.
- Parking is free at the Glider Port Parking area on Wednesday
Thursday, January 28
- Opening Round of the 2010 San Diego Open, North and South Courses, starting at 8:30 a.m.
- Opening Ceremonies, 1st Tee South Course, starting at 7:30 a.m.
- The Golf Ball, Stingaree (Downtown San Diego), starting at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 29
- Second Round of the Tournament, North and South Courses, starting at 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, January 30
- Third Round of the Tournament, South Course, starting at 8:30 a.m.
- Military Appreciation Tournament, North Course, starting at 8:00 a.m.
Sunday, January 31
- Final Round of the Tournament, South Course, starting at 8:30 a.m.
- Awards Ceremony on the 18th Green
- Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito Golf Tournament, North Course, starting at 8:00 a.m.
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2010 Farmers Insurance Results
SAN DIEGO — Ben Crane is patient. He is, after all, well known in golf circles for, to be kind, his very deliberate pace of play. So it comes as no surprise that through 98 winlessp PGA Tourp events and a drought of nearly five years, he methodically kept plugging away and never lost faith.
His wait lasted 18 more holes Sunday and one final 2-foot putt.
With a 2-under-par 70 on the demanding South Course overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Crane finished at 13-under 275 to win the Farmers Insurance Open by one stroke over Brandt Snedeker, Michael Sim and Marc Leishman. Breaking from the pack with birdie putts of 2, 22, 46 and 48 feet in his first 11 holes, then holding on after missing two short par putts in his last six holes, Crane earned his third PGA Tour win.
Buick Open 2009 Results
Watney wins Buick Invitational 2009
Nick Watney won the Buick Open Invitational when he was three shots behind with five holes to play.
First came a mini-collapse by John Rollins, a combination of bad swings and bad breaks.
Then it was a 40-foot birdie putt across the 16th green by Watney, who remembered the severity of the slope at the back of the green from when he three-putted at the U.S. Open last summer at Torrey Pines.
Watney never took the lead until the final shot of the tournament, a 2½-foot birdie putt to complete a five-shot comeback for his second career victory.
Watney, who appeared to be along for the ride for most of the final round, birdied two of his last three holes and didn't drop a shot over the final 11 holes in closing with a 4-under 68 for a one-shot victory.
Buick Open 2008 Results
Tiger Woods joined some elite company Sunday Jan 27, even though he might as well have been playing alone.
He thrilled the gallery with an improbable flop shot from the muck of trampled grass behind the ninth green to save par. He sent Torrey Pines into delirium with a 60-foot birdie putt that started in one direction and slid into the cup from the other. He made three consecutive bogeys on the back nine, a rarity for him when he's in the lead.
Woods finished at 19-under 269 to win the Buick Invitational for the fourth consecutive year. Woods is the only player to own such a streak at two events, having also won four in a row at Bay Hill. |
