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Last updated: 28-01-2010,
Start: 28 January to 31 January 2010.
Commercial bank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy - Doha GC :: Doha, Qatar
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Last updated: 28-01-2010,
Start: 28 January to 31 January 2010.
Commercial bank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy - Doha GC :: Doha, Qatar
The PGA TOUR remains in California this week, moving down the Pacific coast to the San Diego area for the Farmers Insurance Open. Torrey Pines Golf Course's North and South Courses will host the event that has been a staple on the early PGA TOUR schedule since 1952.
Last week, Farmers Insurance stepped in to sponsor the event for 2010 with a long-term option, one of six new title sponsors to sign on with the PGA TOUR since 2009.
A year ago, Nick Watney overcame a five-stroke deficit heading into the final round to win his second TOUR title. Watney came close to winning a second tournament, finishing second to Phil Mickelson at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship in March.
Watney went on to finish 12th in the FedExCup and earn more than $3 million, nearly doubling his previous-best earnings season (2007, $1,838,629). Watney's win in the San Diego suburb of La Jolla was his second TOUR title. He won his first tournament at the 2007 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
"It's great to be back," Watney said this week. "Definitely a lot of good vibes coming back here to Torrey Pines. Also it's great to know that Farmers Insurance stepped up last minute and we're going to have a tournament here for a while to come. So very happy to be back and excited to start the week.
San Diego-area resident and three-time Farmers Insurance Open champion Phil Mickelson will be making his 20th consecutive appearance at the event at Torrey Pines' two courses. Mickelson, who is making his 2010 season debut this week, has finished in the top-five seven times, including victories in 1993, 2000 and 2001. Last year, Mickelson shot 2-over-par 290 -- the first time he has finished above par in 16 made cuts near San Diego.
Jose Maria Olazabal is the only international player to capture the title in recent years. The Spaniard won by a stroke in 2002, becoming the first international player to win since South Africa's Gary Player won in 1963.
From 1996 through 2008 every winner of the Farmers Insurance Open has also won at least one major championship. Tiger Woods (14 majors) has won six times, including four in a row (2005-08), but the list also includes John Daly (1991 PGA Championship, 1995 British Open), Olazabal (1994 and 1999 Masters), Mickelson (2005 PGA Championship, 2004 and 2006 Masters), Scott Simpson (1987 U.S. Open), Mark O'Meara (1998 Masters, 1998 British Open) and Davis Love III (1997 PGA Championship).
A December 2009 storm knocked down a cypress tree on the North Course at Torrey Pines that was one of the city's most-photographed trees. The cypress was located behind the downhill, par-3 sixth hole that offers a stunning view of the Pacific Ocean. Its trunk was snapped near its base, one of 18 trees lost on the North and South courses at Torrey Pines. Wind gusts reached 58 mph during the storm.
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