For many, this week is the unofficial start of the golf season.
The PGA Tour is back at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California, for the 2024 Farmers Insurance Open. The property’s North and South courses will be used for the first two rounds before the final 36 are played on the South Course on Friday and Saturday — yes, there’s a Saturday finish this week.
Defending champion Max Homa is back to defend his title and is joined in the field by Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Aberg, Tony Finau and Jason Day.
We haven’t seen Homa since he tied for 14th at the 2024 opener in Maui.
Golf course
Torrey Pines (North) | Par 72 | 7,258 yards
Torrey Pines (South) | Par 72 | 7,765 yards
The third green on the South Course at Torrey Pines for the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
Betting preview
Xander Schauffele tees off on one of the Pete Dye Stadium Course during the final round of The American Express at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.
Xander Schauffele (12/1): T-3
Sungjae Im (20/1): T-25
J.T. Poston (30/1): T-11
Jason Day (35/1): T-34
Another close call with Schauffele tying for third. Credit to you if you bet Nick Dunlap to win outright last week at the AmEx, I don’t feel too bad about missing that one. What a win for the kid.
| Player | Odds | Player | Odds |
| Xander Schauffele | (+900) | Keegan Bradley | (+3000) |
| Patrick Cantlay | (+1100) | Eric Cole | (+3500) |
| Collin Morikawa | (+1100) | Nicolai Hojgaard | (+4000) |
| Max Homa | (+1200) | Sepp Straka | (+4500) |
| Min Woo Lee | (+2000) | Harris English | (+4500) |
| Ludvig Aberg | (+2000) | Will Zalatoris | (+5000) |
| Tony Finau | (+2200) | Beau Hossler | (+5000) |
| Sungjae Im | (+2200) | Adrian Meronk | (+5000) |
| Jason Day | (+2500) | Patrick Rodgers | (+6000) |
| Sahith Theegala | (+3000) | Hideki Matsuyama | (+6000) |
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