Farmers Insurance Open blown into Monday by rain, wind
The Farmers Insurance Open will be decided on Monday after fierce winds and driving rains forced several delays in the scheduled Sunday final round.
Play resumes at 8 a.m. Pacific time on Torrey Pines’ South Course, which was playing to a stroke average for the Sunday field of approximately 78, or 6 over par.
Brandt Snedeker, who began the final round six shots back of 54-hole co-leaders Scott Brown and K.J. Choi, who has never failed to close such a lead on the PGA Tour, shot an incredible round of 3-under 69, playing 11 groups behind the threesome that included the co-leaders. Snedeker, who won here in 2012 after a Kyle Stanley meltdown on the 72nd hole, is the only player under par for the final round.
Snedeker’s 6-under 282 total, however, leaves him a shot behind Jimmy Walker, who is the leader by a shot through 10 holes of his final round.
Choi is also tied with Snedeker at 6 under, while they’re a shot clear of Kevin Streelman and Freddie Jacobson.
Brown, despite playing 6-over golf through 10 holes, has only dropped from a share of first to tied seventh with Jonas Blixt.
Similar winds as Sunday are expected for the Monday finale, with gusts reaching up to 45 mph. There is no chance of rain, so the tournament should be completed. However, with continued poor conditions expected, Snedeker is happy to stick around on Monday and see if he could become a two-time champion of this event.
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