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.

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Why this week lines up perfectly for Ludvig Aberg Our experts are circling for another victory for this column, as Brandon Gdula had both Patrick Cantlay and Jason Day in the mix last week, and Christopher Powers had Max Greyserman.

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

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.

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.

The South Course at Torrey Pines is the third-longest on Tour and our expert likes a player who is gaining strokes off the tee.

The Farmers has a Wednesday-to-Saturday format to avoid a head-to-head TV ratings battle with the NFL on Sunday.

In the opening round of the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open, Ludvig Åberg carded a 9-under par round of 63 and has the early lead in Torrey Pines.

European Ryder Cup hero Ludvig Aberg races to the front in round one of the Farmers Insurance Open and sets some new personal records on the PGA Tour.