KJ Choi falls just short of ending PGA Tour drought

Brandt Snedeker during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines South on January 31, 2016 in San Diego.

Snedeker wound up winning the Farmers Insurance Open on Monday when the conditions turned out to be just as tough as when he shot his 69 on Sunday, a score that was roughly nine shots better than the field average.

City golf manager Mark Marney estimated Monday that there were as many as 20 trees felled on the North and South courses, a lot of them eucalyptuses, though Marney said at least two prized Torrey pines also came down.

PGA Tour officials say resumption of play in the final round of golf’s Farmers Insurance Open was delayed until 10 a.m.as crews clean up debris on the course.

It will be the second time in four years the Farmers Insurance Open ends on a Monday.

Kim rebounded from bogey on the 16th hole with a 9-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th and closed with par for a two-stroke victory over Lewis (68), Sei Young Kim (68) and Anna Nordqvist (69). There was some question whether his lead would hold when the final round at Torrey Pines was suspended because of the conditions. He had bogeys on the second and seventh holes on the South Course and a birdie on the par-3 eighth.

Chad Campbell played alongside him, shot 79 and didn’t feel he played all that bad even next to Snedeker.

Streelman and Jacobson both endured turbulent rounds as the former made three birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey to finish on one-over after 13 holes, while the latter recorded two birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey to end up on two-over after 11 holes.

“I wish we could play all year out here on the West Coast because I play fantastic and love being out here”, he said.

Now Snedeker waits, but he wanted play to soldier on and see where it left him. “I would have thought best-case scenario was a playoff”.

“Luckily my attitude was fantastic all day”, said Snedeker, who made all 14 of his putts from 10 feet or less on his way to a one-shot victory.

The wind was still bad enough on Monday to prevent any spectators being allowed on to the course near San Diego in California.

Snedeker claimed the clubhouse lead on six under but that was still one behind fellow American Jimmy Walker who was seven under with eight holes of his final round still to play when the weather forced a halt to proceedings for the day on Sunday. He was 3-over on the day (thru 10) when play was suspended for the evening.

Hyo Joo Kim shot a 7-under 66 at the breezy Ocean Club to finish at 18-under 274.