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Jun 15, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; Rory McIlroy (left) plays a shot on the 14th hole as caddie Harry Diamond (right) looks on during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
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Jun 15, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; Rory McIlroy (left) plays a shot on the 14th hole as caddie Harry Diamond (right) looks on during a practice round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
The PGA Tour’s west coast swing continues with the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Among familiar names, Rickie Fowler skipped the tournament, and so has Justin Thomas. Tiger Woods, who stomped the greens of Torrey Pines for the better part of the 2000s—Woods won the Farmers Insurance Open three consecutive times between 2006 and 2008—will also give this a miss.
Surprisingly, Nick Dunlap, who recently bagged his first PGA Tour victory at the American Express, a first for an amateur since Phil Mickelson won at the Northern Telecom Open in 1991, dropped out of the field as well. Nevertheless, the full field boasts 12 major champions and 12 of the top 30 from OWGR, including the defending champion, Max Homa.
Stars to watch out for at the Farmers Insurance Open
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Xander Schauffele, after bagging two top-ten finishes in his many outings, comes to Torrey Pines looking for his first victory this season. The World No. 5 will wake up at 1.40 p.m. ET. His best buddy on and off the course, Patrick Cantlay, will move to the 10th tee at 12.12 PM ET. Cantlay, after starting this year with a stellar performance in Hawaii, slipped to 52nd place in the recently concluded American Express.
Joining his Ryder Cup teammates will be Collin Morikawa in his first outing after the Sentry, where the 26-year-old grabbed fifth place on the leaderboard. The six-time PGA Tour winner will tee up at 12.12. PM ET. This year’s Ryder Cup hero and last year’s champion, Max Homa, will step on the greens at 1.40 PM ET. At the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open, the 33-year-old triumphed over Keegan Bradley for a two-shot victory to net his sixth PGA Tour title.
Bradley, 37, will also return to Torrey Pines this year. 2022 champion Luke List is in the 152-man field as well. Former world No. 1 Jason Day and British Pro Justin Rose are also two of the past champions to return this year. Check the tee times and pairings for the first round of the event.
Round One Tee times and pairings
The Farmers Insurance Open tees off on Wednesday to avoid a clash with NFL Conference Championship games between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions. This is the third time Farmers Insurance Open went through a schedule change to avoid a clash with the football behemoth. The North and South will host the first two rounds alternatively, while the final two rounds will move to the South Course exclusively.
1st tee:
| Time | Players |
| 11:50 AM ET | Charley Hoffman, Ryan Fox, Roger Sloan, Matthew NeSmith, Justin Lower, Greyson Sigg |
| 12:01 PM ET | Matti Schmid, Ryan Moore, Callum Tarren, Dylan Wu, Maverick McNealy, Martin Laird |
| 12:12 PM ET | Joseph Bramlett, Michael Kim, Carson Young, Ben Martin, Hayden Buckley, Stephan Jaeger |
| 12:23 PM ET | Stewart Cink, Ryan Brehm, J.J. Spaun, Daniel Berger, Francesco Molinari, Adam Schenk |
| 12:34 PM ET | Scott Stallings, Mackenzie Hughes, Seamus Power, Keith Mitchell, Matt Wallace, Lee Hodges |
| 12:45 PM ET | Kevin Dougherty, Joe Highsmith, Chandler Phillips, Jimmy Stanger, Taiga Semikawa, Parker Coody |
| 12:56 PM ET | Tom Whitney, Ryo Hisatsune, Victor Perez, McClure Meissner, Chan Kim |
| 1:07 PM ET | Zac Blair, Robby Shelton, Patrick Rodgers, Sam Stevens, Kevin Streelman, Eric Cole |
| 1:18 PM ET | Beau Hossler, Garrick Higgo, Doug Ghim, Justin Suh, David Lipsky, Nick Watney |
| 1:29 PM ET | Aaron Rai, Sungjae Im, Taylor Montgomery, Luke List, Akshay Bhatia, Ben Kohles |
| 1:40 PM ET | Max Homa, K.H. Lee, Tony Finau, Billy Horschel, Emiliano Grillo, Xander Schauffele |
| 1:51 PM ET | Keegan Bradley, Adrien Dumont De Chassart, Alejandro Tosti, Jason Day, Max Greyserman, Min Woo Lee |
| 2:02 PM ET | Robert MacIntyre, Rafael Campos, Cameron Sisk, Chris Gotterup, William Furr |
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10th tee:
| Time | Players |
| 11:50 AM ET | Andrew Novak, Will Gordon, Mark Hubbard, Ben Taylor, Vince Whaley, Nicolai Hojgaard |
| 12:01 PM ET | Carl Yuan, Austin Eckroat, Taylor Pendrith, Tyson Alexander, Scott Gutschewski, Lanto Griffin |
| 12:12 PM ET | Sahith Theegala, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Adrian Meronk, Peter Malnati, Josh Teater |
| 12:23 PM ET | Justin Rose, Brandt Snedeker, Taylor Moore, Ludvig Aberg, Adam Svensson, Hideki Matsuyama |
| 12:34 PM ET | Will Zalatoris, Shane Lowry, Chez Reavie, Cameron Champ, Sepp Straka, Harris English |
| 12:45 PM ET | Sami Valimaki, Jacob Bridgeman, Norman Xiong, Marcus Byrd, Blaine Hale, David Skinns |
| 12:56 PM ET | Trace Crowe, Patrick Fishburn, Raul Pereda, Richard Hoey, Harrison Endycott |
| 1:07 PM ET | Tyler Duncan, Harry Hall, Kevin Yu, S.H. Kim, Troy Merritt, Thomas Detry |
| 1:18 PM ET | Chesson Hadley, Sam Ryder, Davis Thompson, Aaron Baddeley, Nate Lashley, Jhonattan Vegas |
| 1:29 PM ET | Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Paul Barjon, Hayden Springer, Ben Griffin, Alex Smalley, Ben Silverman |
| 1:40 PM ET | Nick Hardy, Gary Woodland, Vincent Norrman, Nicolas Echavarria, Chad Ramey, J.B. Holmes |
| 1:51 PM ET | Michael Block, Joel Dahmen, Davis Riley, Jake Knapp, Matthieu Pavon, Tom Hoge |
| 2:02 PM ET | Pierceson Coody, Ryan McCormick, Alexander Björk, Bronson Burgoon, Nicholas Lindheim |
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You can catch the action live on the Golf Channel from Wednesday to Saturday. Whereas, CBS will broadcast the final two rounds. On the other hand, you can stream the event live on ESPN+ with a subscription.
