SAN DIEGO – Southern California native Max HomaFinished five shots behind the lead to win Farmers Insurance Open by two strokes more Keegan BradleyTorrey Pines, Saturday, Jon RahmHis third straight win was lost and he fell to the wayside, preventing him from moving up to No. The worlds No. 1.
Homa was sucked in Sam RyderBradley was unable to win a wire-to–wire match. Collin MorikawaHe won the Genesis at Riviera in 2021, his sixth PGA Tour victory and fourth in his home country. He won the Genesis Championship at Riviera in 2021.
Homa finished with a 6-under-66 to finish at 13.-under 275. He made a 4-foot birdie putt on No. 18 and pumped his right hand before greeting Lacey and her infant son Cam on the green.
Bradley also managed a 66 on South Course. Morikawa shot 70 and was 10 under. Ryder shot 75, his worst round, and tied for fourth. Sahith Theegala(70) Sungjae Im(70) at 9.
Rahm shot a round of 74, his worst round for the week, and tied with seventh at 8 under Jason Day(68), a twice-time Farmers winner. Rahm won his first PGA Tour victory here in 2017, and then he won the U.S. Open in 2021 on the municipal course overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Rahm won The American Express in PGA West last weekend, and at the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua three weekends ago.
Homa, who is in the group before Ryder, Rahm und Tony FinauAfter a 226 yard tee shot, he made a 16-foot birdie putt on par-3 16th. Ryder, wearing magenta joggers on the 15th, had a double-bogey 6. This dropped Ryder to 10 under.
Ryder, who eagled the first hole of the tournament was in a three way tie for first after round one. After rounds two and three, Ryder held sole possession of the lead.
Rahm, who was two shots behind Ryder in second place, made an impressive climb up the leaderboard to take sole possession of second. Rahm missed a birdie by inches on No. 4 before his round collapsed on the par-4 No. 5.
Rahm drove into an fairway bunker and then flew into the thick rough. It took Rahm three shots to get out of the rough. By the time he hit a nine-foot putt, it was tied for fifth.
DIVOTS: San Diegan Phil MickelsonRyders pants were criticized by a defector to LIV Tour when he tweeted: The Tour doesn’t permit shorts, but this weeks leader can wear shorts with ankle socks. Showing 4 inches of ankle Im not a fashion guy and never will be. But there are some things that I will never understand.