Morikawa had a positive experience at the Farmers Insurance Open two years ago, finishing third, while last year, he didnt make the cut.
World No. 4 Collin Morikawa as well as Nicolai Højgaard, Tyler McCumber withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday.
Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion and current World No. 5, is now the highest-ranked player in the Farmers Open, followed by No. 6 Ludvig Aberg. Others in the top 25 entered are Keegan Bradley (11), Sahith Theegala (13), Sungjae Im (19), Aaron Rai (22) and Tony Finau (25).
The top five on the money list going into the Farmers Insurance Open didn’t change: Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa, Sepp Straka, Nick Taylor and Sungjae Im. Matsuyama tied for 32nd at Torrey Pines and has more than $3.7 million in earnings.
The $9.2 million Farmers Insurance Open is scheduled to begin Wednesday at Torrey Pines Golf Course, short of some of its star power by injury and illness.
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Eleven players have pulled out from this week's event since Sunday, including popular players Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris, Gary Woodland and Akshay Bhatia.
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Twenty-seven players in the world top 30 will play for the $3.6 million winner’s check (from a $20 million purse), with the only players missing being world No. 2 Xander Schauffele ( rib injury) and LIV golfers Tyrrell Hatton and Bryson DeChambeau.
Neither Jackson Koivun or Luke Clanton contended at Torrey Pines over the weekend, but both top amateurs left the famed course one step closer to their PGA Tour card. The post How top amateurs inched closer to PGA Tour cards at Farmers Insurance Open appeared first on Golf.