At that point, the tour was in a bind to fill the field of 156 and wasn’t able to, because most of the alternates had left the area. Ryan Moore was originally listed as a replacement for Zalatoris, and then he said he couldn’t play.

Max Homa's sixth and most recent PGA Tour victory came at the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open. His bid for a second title in three years started well enough with a tee shot into the fairway at the par-4 first on the South Course.

Renowned broadcaster, podcaster, and golf journalist Shane Bacon coined a now famous expression within the golfing lexicon: a “psycho scorecard,” which is used to describe a player’s round that is, frankly,

That's why the Tour has worked with CBS since 2022 to start the Farmers Insurance a day early. Golf Channel will air the first two rounds from 3-7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday and CBS will air the third round from 5-8 p.m. on Friday and the final round from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday.

Eleven players have pulled out from this week's event since Sunday, including popular players Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris, Gary Woodland and Akshay Bhatia.

Matthieu Pavon earned his first PGA Tour victory thanks to a gutsy birdie on the 72nd hole. After some bunker issues with his second shot at the par-5 18th on the South course, Pavon stuffed his approach from the thick rough to 8 feet. He then made the putt for a one-shot victory.

Torrey Pines in San Diego is once again the host for the Farmers Insurance Open. Both the North and South courses will be used over the first two days, then the action switches to just the South for the final two rounds.

Åberg took a first-round lead on the PGA Tour for the first time after posting the best opening-round score of his short career. The 25-year-old Swede capitalized on playing the easier North Course at Torrey Pines, hitting 16 of 18 greens in regulation while making eight birdies and an eagle on the coastal links.

Ludvig Åberg shot a 9-under 63 -- the lowest opening-round score of his career -- to lead the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines by two strokes.

That leaves Vegas, a four-time Tour winner, wrestling with a confounding blur of pride and despair. “Oh God, it’s been very rough for so many years,” said Vegas, who shot a solid 2-under Wednesday on the bully South Course in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.