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Feb 21, 2021; Pacific Palisades, California, USA; Max Homa reacts following his playoff victory against Tony Finau in the final round of The Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports/REUTERS
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Feb 21, 2021; Pacific Palisades, California, USA; Max Homa reacts following his playoff victory against Tony Finau in the final round of The Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports/REUTERS
PGA Tour continues with its West Coast swing at the Farmers Insurance Open. The San Diego event, hosted in Torrey Pines, will kickstart on Wednesday, to avoid a clash with the NFL Playoff. Defending Champion Max Homa returns along with six other past champions of the event.
The $9M purse event will be played in two championship courses. This year’s winner will grab a seven-figure paycheck, whereas the following 21 will pocket six-figure paychecks. Before the Farmers Insurance Open kickstarts on January 24, here is the full purse size and prize money breakdown.
How much will each player earn at Torrey Pines?
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The total purse of $9M is a $300,000 bump over the last year’s purse size. Homa, pocketed $1,566,000 last year. But this year’s champion will take home $1,620,000. That’s also $108,000 more than what Christiaan Bezuidenhout received at the American Express. The $9M purse also puts DP World Tour’s Ras Al Khaimah Championship’s $2.5M in the shade. Check out the prize money breakdown of the event.
| Pos. | Amount | 2 Tied | 3 Tied |
| 1 | $1,620,000.00 | $1,300,500.00 | $1,074,000.00 |
| 2 | $981,000.00 | $801,000.00 | $681,000.00 |
| 3 | $621,000.00 | $531,000.00 | $477,000.00 |
| 4 | $441,000.00 | $405,000.00 | $378,750.00 |
| 5 | $369,000.00 | $347,625.00 | $333,000.00 |
| 6 | $326,250.00 | $315,000.00 | $303,750.00 |
| 7 | $303,750.00 | $292,500.00 | $282,750.00 |
| 8 | $281,250.00 | $272,250.00 | $263,250.00 |
| 9 | $263,250.00 | $254,250.00 | $245,250.00 |
| 10 | $245,250.00 | $236,250.00 | $227,250.00 |
| 11 | $227,250.00 | $218,250.00 | $209,250.00 |
| 12 | $209,250.00 | $200,250.00 | $191,250.00 |
| 13 | $191,250.00 | $182,250.00 | $176,250.00 |
| 14 | $173,250.00 | $168,750.00 | $164,250.00 |
| 15 | $164,250.00 | $159,750.00 | $155,250.00 |
| 16 | $155,250.00 | $150,750.00 | $146,250.00 |
| 17 | $146,250.00 | $141,750.00 | $137,250.00 |
| 18 | $137,250.00 | $132,750.00 | $128,250.00 |
| 19 | $128,250.00 | $123,750.00 | $119,250.00 |
| 20 | $119,250.00 | $114,750.00 | $110,250.00 |
| 21 | $110,250.00 | $105,750.00 | $101,850.00 |
| 22 | $101,250.00 | $97,650.00 | $94,050.00 |
| 23 | $94,050.00 | $90,450.00 | $86,850.00 |
| 24 | $86,850.00 | $83,250.00 | $79,650.00 |
| 25 | $79,650.00 | $76,050.00 | $73,950.00 |
| 26 | $72,450.00 | $71,100.00 | $69,750.00 |
| 27 | $69,750.00 | $68,400.00 | $67,050.00 |
| 28 | $67,050.00 | $65,700.00 | $64,350.00 |
| 29 | $64,350.00 | $63,000.00 | $61,650.00 |
| 30 | $61,650.00 | $60,300.00 | $58,950.00 |
| 31 | $58,950.00 | $57,600.00 | $56,250.00 |
| 32 | $56,250.00 | $54,900.00 | $53,700.00 |
| 33 | $53,550.00 | $52,425.00 | $51,300.00 |
| 34 | $51,300.00 | $50,175.00 | $49,050.00 |
| 35 | $49,050.00 | $47,925.00 | $46,800.00 |
| 36 | $46,800.00 | $45,675.00 | $44,700.00 |
| 37 | $44,550.00 | $43,650.00 | $42,750.00 |
| 38 | $42,750.00 | $41,850.00 | $40,950.00 |
| 39 | $40,950.00 | $40,050.00 | $39,150.00 |
| 40 | $39,150.00 | $38,250.00 | $37,350.00 |
| 41 | $37,350.00 | $36,450.00 | $35,550.00 |
| 42 | $35,550.00 | $34,650.00 | $33,750.00 |
| 43 | $33,750.00 | $32,850.00 | $31,950.00 |
| 44 | $31,950.00 | $31,050.00 | $30,150.00 |
| 45 | $30,150.00 | $29,250.00 | $28,350.00 |
| 46 | $28,350.00 | $27,450.00 | $26,670.00 |
| 47 | $26,550.00 | $25,830.00 | $25,170.00 |
| 48 | $25,110.00 | $24,480.00 | $24,030.00 |
| 49 | $23,850.00 | $23,490.00 | $23,190.00 |
| 50 | $23,130.00 | $22,860.00 | $22,590.00 |
| 51 | $22,590.00 | $22,320.00 | $22,110.00 |
| 52 | $22,050.00 | $21,870.00 | $21,690.00 |
| 53 | $21,690.00 | $21,510.00 | $21,390.00 |
| 54 | $21,330.00 | $21,240.00 | $21,150.00 |
| 55 | $21,150.00 | $21,060.00 | $20,970.00 |
| 56 | $20,970.00 | $20,880.00 | $20,790.00 |
| 57 | $20,790.00 | $20,700.00 | $20,610.00 |
| 58 | $20,610.00 | $20,520.00 | $20,430.00 |
| 59 | $20,430.00 | $20,340.00 | $20,250.00 |
| 60 | $20,250.00 | $20,160.00 | $20,070.00 |
| 61 | $20,070.00 | $19,980.00 | $19,890.00 |
| 62 | $19,890.00 | $19,800.00 | $19,710.00 |
| 63 | $19,710.00 | $19,620.00 | $19,530.00 |
| 64 | $19,530.00 | $19,440.00 | $19,350.00 |
| 65 | $19,350.00 | $19,260.00 | $19,170.00 |
| Total | $9,000,000.00 |
Aside from the prize money, 500 FedEx Cup points are also on offer. Being the last outing before the second Signature event, the Farmers Insurance Open will have added significance. Who are the players vying for the top spot at the second West Coast Swing tournament?
Players to watch out for at the Farmers Insurance Open?
The 156-man field boasts twenty players from the top 50 in the OWGR, with World No. 5, Xander Schauffele, being the top-ranked player in the field. Patrick Cantlay, Schauffele’s buddy on and off the course, also returns to the event after five years. The Long Beach native failed to make the cut in his last outing at the San Diego event.
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Cantlay is accompanied by his Ryder Cup teammate and defending champion Max Homa, who will tee off at 1.40 PM ET on the 1st Tee. Alongside Homa, two-time Farmers Insurance Open champion Jason Day is also coming to Torrey Pines eying his first PGA Tour victory since AT&T Byron Nelson last May. Another past Champion, Luke List will hope to bounce back after his 25th-place finish last year.
A notable absence will of course be Rickie Fowler, who will give it a miss after 15 years of consecutive appearances. The veteran golfer has recently cut his sponsorship ties with the financial giant. Justin Thomas, who finished in third place in the American Express, and Nick Dunlap, who repeated history after 33 years by winning a PGA Tour event as an amateur, will also skip the event. World No.1, Scottie Scheffler has also skipped the $9M tournament.
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The Farmers Insurance Open tees off on January 24 at Torrey Pines. The North and South course will jointly host the first two days, while the tournament moves to the South course exclusively in the final two rounds. The par 72 7800-yard South Course, host to the famous 2008 U.S. Open and 2021 U.S. Open will be a test of grit for PGAT Pros who make the cut.
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