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SAN DIEGO – For a player who has endured his share of putting issues, it turns out all Adam Scott needed was a flagstick to aim at. For the third consecutive day, the Australian finished his round at the Farmers Insurance Open with positive strokes gained: putting. For the week, he has picked up 2.88 […]

SAN DIEGO – When Doug Ghim was mapping out his schedule for this season on the Web.com Tour, he had the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, which ended Wednesday, penciled into his calendar. Those plans, however, were altered dramatically when he received a sponsor exemption into the Farmers Insurance Open. “This whole week has been crazy. I […]

SAN DIEGO – Jon Rahm knows exactly what it takes to chase down a leader at Torrey Pines. This was the site of his breakthrough victory two years ago, when the Spaniard fired a back-nine 30 to erase a three-shot deficit and earn his first career PGA Tour title. It’s a place that harbors special […]

European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley said he had no second thoughts about bringing a tour event to Saudi Arabia. Pelley and tour officials have come under scrutiny after they decided to go ahead with the Saudi International in the wake of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last fall. Turkish media reported that Khashoggi, […]

Haotong Li became the first high-profile player to run afoul of the new rule that bans a caddie from assisting in lining up a shot. The defending champion at the Dubai Desert Classic, Li was in position for another high finish when officials determined that Li’s caddie stood on a direct line behind his ball […]

Adam Scott already had his work cut out for him Sunday at the Farmers Insurance Open trying to chase down Justin Rose, but it could’ve been worse if not for a single folding chair. On the par-4 fourth hole, the 2013 Masters champ pulled his drive well left and his ball was headed off a […]

Bryson DeChambeau rolled to a seven-shot win at the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday, but the runaway victory was anything but easy. DeChambeau’s quirky habits and relentless grind are translating into victories at a remarkable rate – with this being his fourth win in his last nine worldwide starts – and there may be no better look […]

A star-studded field, plenty of firepower in the final groups and a worthy challenge in Torrey Pines’ South Course. The stage was set for world No. 1 Justin Rose, and he delivered. How Rose got the job done Sunday, along with other need-to-know happenings from the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open: Leaderboard: Justin […]

SAN DIEGO – It was either too little, too late, or a nice way to end an otherwise average week. Here are some thoughts and observations after one last trip around Torrey Pines with Tiger Woods, who rallied to shoot a final-round, 5-under 67 Sunday at the Farmers Insurance Open: • The main thought after […]

SAN DIEGO – All right, so it’s not quite as polarizing as the blue or gold dress debate from a few years back. But opinions were divided, both on-site and on social media, about what color shirt Tiger Woods wore during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open. Woods’ Sunday wardrobe has been one […]