The Farmers 159


                      This Week The Farmer’s Insurance Open

 

 

Held at Torrey Pines – The South Course

Par 72  7765 yards

 

 

San Diego

 

 

The Defending Champion is Matthieu Pavon

 

 

 

 

 

In the TH Last Year the Farmer’s Winner was Scrums

 

 

Again?

 

 

We join the West Coast swing.  Played at the iconic Torrey Pines golf resort, which has been the venue for two U.S. Opens . . . you remember . . . Tiger won on a broken leg.  (He loves this course, besides the Open he won this event 7 times . . .  four in a row.)

 

 

 

 

This was first played in 1952 as the San Diego Open and was held at the San Diego Country Club.  Although not affected by the L.A. Fires this year . . . expect coverage, ribbons and donations.

 

 

 

 

The first champion was Ted Kroll.  This was Ted’s first of eight wins on the PGA tour.  It netted him a winners check of $2,000.  A hero in WWII, he received three purple hearts for wounds received in battle.  He was leading money winner on the tour in 1956 and played on three Ryder Cups . . . his record was 3-1.

 

 

 

 

FUN FACT: Our Champion, Matthieu Pavon’s father . . .  was a professional footballer.

 

Four and an Alt

Wednesday Start !!!  Get those picks in !!!

 

 

SlingerPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4AlternateTOTAL
ScrumsAbergRaiMatsuyamaFinauDAY
MetroAbergDayMatsuyama SnedekerFINAU
MaxImDayMatsuyamaHomaRAI
PhilFinauImBradleyZalatorisABERG
WendyAbergDayMatsuyamaLowryBRADLEY
JJMatsuyamaDayHomaFinauABERG
DebAbergImMatsuyamaHomaDAY
EMCGreysermanPendrithBradleyPavonVEGAS
TafAbergNørgaardMatsuyamaLowryLAWRENCE
Hedge
MX2BradleyDayAbergFinauCOLE

 

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