Torrey Pines not so kind to Mickelson of late

Rickie Fowler is coming off a victory in Abu Dhabi, his fourth title worldwide in the last eight months that took him to a career-best No. 4 in the world.

With just under $14K left over for our final two spots it will be important to find the most bang for our buck and that begins with another former champion at Torrey Pines in Crane, who won this tournament in 2010.

The 28-year-old Australian pulled out of the pro-am Wednesday at Torrey Pines because of the flu. “I got to keep working hard and hopefully that delayed gratification is a lot more sweeter at the end of the year than it is right now”.

World number four Fowler hopes to capture his first major title this season, perhaps following Day’s formula by doing it after a Torrey Pines title.

“Terrible. I think that sums it up pretty easily”, said Fowler, who was born in Anaheim and grew up in Murrieta.

Day, ranked No. 2 in the world and part of a group of four 20-something golfers who have shot to the top of the world rankings, is playing just his second stroke-play event since the Tour Championship in September.

Torrey Pines is built for those who can drive the long ball. Power hitter Woodland, winless on the PGA Tour since the 2013 Reno-Tahoe Open, piled up five birdies on his front nine to reach the turn in a flawless five-under 31.

Sharp bettors rarely play the favorite in stacked fields, and there’s not much value in Day at such a low price. Dustin Johnson is always interesting to watch just to see what happens next and Patrick Reed always brings intensity.

“I still feel the game is in good shape”.

He said he could get away with some wayward shots in the desert courses, provided he kept it in play, and that wasn’t an issue last week. He’s not so fond of the work Rees Jones did to the South Course to prepare for the 2008 U.S. Open.

Even without a victory to his name, Johnson is showing great consistency with three top-15 finishes in his last three tournaments. “I wasn’t as mentally sharp as I needed to be”. I thought, ‘I’m going to go to the North course and really light it up.’ I think I kind of started to press a little bit. Watch Farmers Insurance Open online free live streaming from the office today and follow the tee times and leaderboard as 500 more FedEx Cup Playoff points are up for grabs. “It was a brutal day out there”, Grace said.

Although he was headed to the easier of the two courses on Friday, Brown said he wasn’t expecting the North to be a pushover.

“It’s just dumb little things like that, and I just wasn’t quite sharp”, he said. Though Day was blinded by the Spieth light at the Masters and US Open, he came to the fore at The Open at St Andrews, where he was inches from a place in the play-off after his birdie putt at the 72nd hole rolled up short.