Blog #306 Farmers Insurance Open January29 February 1, 2026

Blog #306 Farmers Insurance Open January29 February 1, 2026

ROUND 1 50 of the top scoring golfers played on the South Course, 4 on the North.

1 Justin RoseNC-10 62 Low RD bogie free, 5 birdies back 9 including17 for lead.Finish W-23

2 Justin LowerNC-9 63 One bogie, 2 eagles, 6 birdies. OWGR 173. Finish 30 3 Max GraysermanNC-8 64 Nine birdies but bogies 18th. Finish Cut

5 Seamus PowerNC-7 65 Only bogie on 4, then finishes with 3 birdies 16,17,18. Finish11

14 Jason DayNC-5 67 One bogie 6 birdies. Finish 38

23 Will ZalatorisNC-4 68 One bogie 5 birdies. Finish Cut

23 Si Woo KimSC-4 68 3 bogies 5 birdies 1 eagle 9 pars. Finish 2

55 Joel DahmenSC-70 1 bogie 1 birdie 1 eagle, missed top 100 in 2025. Finish 7

101 Brooks KpepkaSC+1 73 Two bogies and only birdie on 18. Finish 56

101 Harris EnglishSC+1 73 Three bogies 2 birdies, last years winner with-8. Finish 22

101 X SchauffeleSC+3 73 Bogies 3 of 1st 7 holes, back 9 1 bogie 2 birdies. Finish Cut

143 Ludvig AbergSC+6 78 Nine bogies, then in RD2 four more bogies. Last year he led after RD 1 at-9, but became ill after RD3 and withdrew, seemed to bother him all year. Finish Cut

ROUND 2 Top players from RD1 playing (SC) South Course just as well as North.

1 J RoseSC-17 65 One eagle 1 bogie 6 birdies, sets 36 hole course record.

2 S PowerSC-13 66 Starts on 10 with 3 birdies, eagles his 18th hole with long putt.

3 J DahmenNC-11 63 Low RD 1 bogie 4 birdies 3 eagles, 4 in 2 RDs.

5 SW KimNC-10 66 One bogie 7 birdies. Led last week after RD3, faded on RD4 to finish18th.

58 H EnglishNC-3 68 Starts on 10 -3 front 9 then bogies 2&4 but birdies 5,6&7 to make cut.

58 B KoepkaNC-3 68 Starts on 10 Eagles 17 bogies #2 with 3 birdies to make cut.

Cut M GreysermanSC 78 No birdies 6 bogies horrible RD drops him from #3 to cut.

ROUND 3 Rose extends lead to 6, nobody challenged him.

1 J Rose-20 Starts with 4 birdies on 1st 7 holes, 3 bogies on back 9 after only 1first 2 RDs.

2 J Dahmen-15 68 Finishes strong with birdies on 16&18.

3 SW Kim-13 69 After DB on 12, 4 birdies on last 5 holes.

6 S Power-11 To many bogies (5) 3 straight 14,15&16.

20 H English-8 67 Strong RDs 3&4 gets him to better score he won with last year.

61 B Koepka-2 73 Played ok and made cut but very rusty, missed about 7 short putts.

FINAL ROUND

1 Justin Rose-23 70 Goes wire to wire leading all 72 holes, outstanding putting+. $1.7M

2 Roy Hisatsune-16 Only 23 years old, takes over 2nd place with 4 birdies on front 9. $726K

2 SW Kim-16 69 Bogie free until #17 to give up sole position of 2nd. $726K

4 Pierceson Coody-16 65 Low RD, birdies 4 of last 6 holes to tie for 2nd. $726K

PLAYERS WHO PLAYED BETTER THAN EXPECTED & DISAPPOINTMENTS

Justin Ross Seems to always play and -23 a course record. He was outstanding and at 46 he is always a threat. He proved that last year when he came close to defeating Rory McIlroy in a playoff at the Masters and enabled McIlroy to win the career Grand Slam. Opening odds 50/1.

Joel Dahmen Only made the tournament as an alternate, did not finish in the FedX top 100 in 2025 (122). He is playing on conditional status after losing his full tour card. He and Harry Higgs are 2 fan favorites and are remembered for taking off their shirts at the famous 16th hole in the 2022 Waste Management Phoenix open. He will be in the field next week on a Sponsors Exemption. Faded in RD4 when 5 strokes behind Rose to finish 7th.

Seamus Power Like Dahmen he was in the tournament for 1st 2 RDs but faded in RD3&4.

He has 2 PGA wins, the last The Butterfield Championship in 2023, when the Irish singing group (Dropkick Murphy’s) made a song in his honor. Has back issues and like Dahman conditional status (117) for 2026 that gives him limited privileges due to injury.

Si Woo Kim I hammered him for fading from #1 to#18 last week, but a real good tournament.

Coody 2nd, Theegala 7th, Jake Knapp 5th, Keith Mitchell & Matsuyama 11th.

Disappointments: Schauffler, Aberg, Young, Cantlay, Bradley, Spahn all picked in top 10.