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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 […]

Prize money payouts and FedExCup points breakdowns for winner Justin Rose and the rest of the players who made the cut at the 2019 Farmers Insurance Open: Finish Player FedEx Earnings ($) 1 Justin Rose 500 1,278,000 2 Adam Scott 300 766,800 3 Talor Gooch 163 411,800 3 Hideki Matsuyama 163 411,800 5 Jason Day 100 […]

SAN DIEGO – Gareth Lord shouldn’t have been working this week at the Farmers Insurance Open. He recently had surgery on his left shoulder and figured he’d be on the disabled list until at least the end of March. But when Justin Rose’s longtime caddie, Mark Fulcher, underwent heart surgery on Jan. 17 in New […]

SAN DIEGO – It was a big weekend, the world over, for the growing movement of leaving the flag in while putting. With noted flagstick proponent Bryson DeChambeau cruising to victory in Dubai, Adam Scott left the pin in almost exclusively during the Farmers Insurance Open. The Aussie has struggled mightily on the greens since […]

SAN DIEGO – Shaking up the schedule has paid off so far for Rory McIlroy. Weeks after the Ulsterman tied for fourth in his Kapalua debut, he once again found his footing quickly in his first visit to the Farmers Insurance Open. Matching rounds of 3-under 69 over the weekend on the South Course helped […]

SAN DIEGO – Justin Rose didn’t have much time to celebrate his victory on Sunday at the Farmers Insurance Open with a flight waiting to take him to Saudi Arabia via London for next week’s Saudi International on the European Tour. Rose, who said he would arrive in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday morning, said the […]

Haotong Li was penalized two strokes for having his caddie assist in lining up his putt on the final hole of the Dubai Desert Classic. The penalty dropped him from T-3 to T-12 and cost him around $100,000 in prize money. Fellow players jumped to Li’s defense on social media, criticizing the ruling.

Top-ranked Justin Rose strengthened his lead in the Official World Ranking following his victory at the Farmers Insurance Open. Rose became the first world No. 1 to win a Tour event at Torrey Pines since Tiger Woods in 2008. Even though he padded his advantage over No. 2 Brooks Koepka, there could be a scenario […]

In the wake of a controversial ruling that cost Haotong Li about $100,000 in earnings, the R&A released a statement Monday to confirm that the Rules of Golf were correctly applied at the Dubai Desert Classic. On Sunday, as Li sized up a short birdie putt on the 72nd hole, his caddie appeared to help […]