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2019 MEDIA GUIDE Jan. 24-27, 2019 JASON DAY, 2018 FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN CHAMPION www.FarmersInsuranceOpen.com Connect with us! @FarmersInsOpen TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019 Facts & Schedule of Events ............................................2 2019 Facts & Ticket Information .............................................3 Charity Partners Summary ......................................................4 Welcome Letter .....................................................................5 Torrey Pines North hole-by-hole ..................................................7 Torrey Pines South hole-by-hole ................................................10 2018 Results ..............................................................................13 Scoring Records.........................................................................17 San Diego Champions: All-Time Results ....................................18 2018 Tournament Highlights .....................................................21 Round by Round Scoring ...........................................................23 Tournament History ...............................................................24 Top 25 All-Time Money Leaders .................................................47 Key Weather Updates ................................................................48 2019 FACTS FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Schedule of Events (subject to change) Monday - Tuesday, January 21-22 (Course Closed) Wednesday, January 23 (Preview Day) 6:30 a.m. Gates open to the public 6:40 a.m. Farmers Insurance Pro-Am, North & South Courses Parking is FREE in the Gliderport Thursday, January 24 (Opening Day) 8:00 a.m. Gates open to the public 9:00 a.m. Opening Round, North and South Courses 9:30 a.m. All hospitality venues open After Play Post Party presented by Harrah’s Resort SoCal Friday, January 25 8:00 a.m. Gates open to the public 9:00 a.m. Second Round, North and South Courses 9:30 a.m. All hospitality venues open After Play Post Party presented by Harrah’s Resort SoCal This is the 67th year a PGA TOUR event has been held in Saturday, January 26 San Diego, beginning with the San Diego Open in 1952. For 7:30 a.m. Gates open to the public 57 straight years, the Century Club of San Diego has been 8:30 a.m. Third Round, South Course the local non-profit organization for the tournament. 2019 9:30 a.m. All hospitality venues open also marks the 52nd time the event is being held at Torrey After Play Post Party presented by Harrah’s Resort SoCal Pines Golf Course and the 10th year of Farmers Insurance's sponsorship of the tournament. Sunday, January 27 2019 Farmers Insurance Open Record Purse 7:30 a.m. Gates open to the public The 2019 Farmers Insurance Open event will feature a 8:30 a.m. Final Round, South Course record purse of $7.1 million with first prize of $1,278,000. 9:30 a.m. All hospitality venues open In comparison, when the tournament was moved to Torrey After play Awards Ceremony on 18th Green, South Course Pines in 1968, the purse was $150,000 and Tom Weiskopf earned the winner’s check of $30,000. 2 2019 FACTS FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Television (all times Pacific) 2019 Ticket Information Thursday, January 24 Advanced tickets for the 2019 Farmers Insurance Open are 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Golf Channel available online at www.farmersinsuranceopen.com/tickets Friday, January 25 Grounds Ticket On-Site Prices 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Golf Channel Wednesday (Preview Day) - $25 Adult Day-Specific - $65 Saturday, January 26 Senior Day-Specific (60+) - $45 10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Golf Channel Youth Day-Specific (13-17) - $30 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CBS Kids Any Day (12 & Under) – FREE Military Any Day (with Valid ID) – FREE Military Veterans Day-Specific - $55 Sunday, January 27 10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Golf Channel 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CBS Upgraded Ticket Prices The Fringe (15th Green) Daily - $95 The Fringe (with 6 or more) Daily - $80 Charity The Fringe (15th Green) Weekly - $270 Composed of more than 50 local business leaders, the Century Club of San Diego is the 501(c)(3) organization Surf Club Daily (17th Fairway) Daily - $295 that plans and hosts San Diego’s PGA TOUR event, the Surf 6 (group of 6 or more) - $260 Farmers Insurance Open. Since 1961, the Century Club has been dedicated to utilizing the annual tournament to Trophy Club (18th Fairway) – Daily - $395 maximize support for local charities, schools, and military Trophy Club (18th Fairway) – Weekly - $1,200 families through funding and in-kind programs as well as to economically benefit the city. Website For more information about the Farmers Insurance Open, please visit www.FarmersInsuranceOpen.com. 3 CHARITY PARTNERS Committed to San Diego The Patriots’ Outpost presented by George and Betty For nearly 60 years, The Century Club of San Diego has Harbaugh Charitable Foundation: Located on the 13th been committed to making an economic and charitable green, this inclusive hospitality venue is built exclusively impact in the San Diego community by hosting its annual for the enjoyment of Active Duty and Reserve Military and PGA TOUR event. their dependents. The tournament’s core charitable programs include: Charity Ticket Packages: Each year, The Century Club donates more than 100 ticket packages to local Champions for Youth: Provides fundraising, resources organizations to assist with incremental fundraising and awareness for 10 selected San Diego at-risk and through charity event auctions and raffles. underserved youth charities. To learn more about all charitable programs, visit Support Our San Diego: Participating organizations www.farmersinsuranceopen.com/community. sell tickets to the public for the Farmers Insurance Open at a special discounted rate and receive more than 70 percent of their ticket sales. Military Ticket Program presented by GovX: Active Duty, Reserve and Retired military men and women and their dependents receive up to 4 complimentary tickets to spend time with family and friends at the Farmers Insurance Open. 4 WELCOME 2019 FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Rickie Fowler proud to have the Gilbert family here this week to enjoy the Farmers Insurance® and Rickie Fowler continue to tournament and spend some time with Fowler. showcase their relationship across national advertising Earlier this week, Fowler and Farmers hosted their ninth campaigns, community events, and employee engagement annual youth golf event on the range at Torrey Pines. events. Students from Pro Kids | The First Tee of San Diego and On the course, Fowler remains one of the top players in Champions for Youth organizations took part in a variety of the world. During the 2017-18 PGA TOUR season, Fowler challenges with Fowler, his caddie Joe Skovron, and other started 20 events, making 17 cuts including six top-10s. TOUR players. Fowler once again qualified for the TOUR Championship Fowler continues to be integrated into Farmers' “We and finished 17th in the season-long FedExCup Standings. Know from Experience” advertising campaign through In addition, Fowler qualified for his fourth U.S. Ryder Cup national TV spots and digital campaigns. This week, the team. new commercial, “Sand Trap Scavengers,” will air during Farmers® and Fowler continue to work together to have Golf Channel and CBS broadcasts, marking the fourth an impact on communities. Last March, Fowler joined commercial that has featured Fowler. In addition, Fowler will Farmers employees and SBP to help rebuilding efforts in provide an inside look at how he prepares for the Farmers Houston following Hurricane Harvey. Fowler spent the Insurance Open (and other events) in “Getting Farmers day helping paint walls inside the Gilbert family’s home Insurance Open Ready,” a creative and entertaining look and quickly bonded with their young son, Justin. We’re at how preparing for everything can help you know how to handle almost anything. 5 WELCOME(cont.) 2019 FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Disaster Recovery The Farmers Mobile Claims Centers (MCCs) represent Disaster recovery is a core component of Farmers® who we are and enable us to react quickly and connect business and community efforts. When disasters strike in with communities when disaster strikes. This week, we communities nationwide, Farmers employees are on-site are proud to have one of our MCCs serve as player scoring to help support impacted communities by providing water, off the 9th green of the South Course and unveil the food, telephones, internet and other helpful services to next generation of our mobile claims units, which will be customers and non-customers. Additionally, Farmers available across from 16 tee for tournament attendees continues to explore new and innovative ways to leverage to tour and experience the latest in Farmers catastrophe technology to help expedite its disaster response efforts response innovation. and serve customers in their time of greatest need. 6 HOLE-BY-HOLE TORREY PINES NORTH COURSE The following is a suggested way to play each hole on the Hole 4 This par-4 is one of the more breathtaking holes on North Course at Torrey Pines from a PGA professional’s the outward nine. It features a panoramic, ocean-backdrop perspective. view from the tee and borders the picturesque Torrey Pines State Reserve on the left. The synchronous combination of Hole 1 Open the round on the new North Course with a difficulty and aesthetics is accented by trees and a large, straightforward par-4 outlined by a bunker on the left-hand free-flowing Weiskopf signature bunker on the corner of this side and a large eucalyptus tree on the right. The expansive downhill dogleg-left tee shot. Two more bunkers on either green is protected by front bunkers on either side. side of the large, semi-blind green make par a good score on this hole. Hole 5 A birdie or eagle opportunity awaits players on the easiest and shortest of all par-5s on the North Course. On this slight dogleg-left that usually plays downwind, players will want to avoid the bunkers to the right in order to reach the green in two. The second shot is slightly uphill to a large, contoured green. Only one small greenside bunker on the left makes this hole attack-worthy, but pay attention to the pin location on this challenging, tiered green.