Snedeker closes with 69, then waits to see if it’s enough

Snedeker, who won the event in 2012, was one of the few golfers to finish their final round as he carded a three-under-par 69.

Heavy rain and wind on Sunday halted the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, delaying play until Monday.

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

When play resumed in strong winds at 10am local time, overnight leader Jimmy Walker immediately slipped in to a three-way tie for the lead alongside Snedeker and Choi with a blemish at the par-four 11th.

Snedeker posted a 6-under 282.

K.J. Choi, who was tied with Snedeker what play continued on Monday, was only one better, finishing with a 76 to put him one shot back of the champion. Snedeker was the only player who finished 18 holes under par, and one of two who beat 75.

Gusting winds, sideways rain, cold temperatures and generally miserable conditions greeted players for the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open.

“You would not imagine what was going through my head”, Snedeker said of his anxious night spent worrying about the weather and whether he was really likely to find himself collecting his eighth US PGA Tour title.

“This course is so tough”, Snedeker said. Gusts are still supposed to hit 25 miles per hour or so. “Goes down as one of my best rounds I’ve played just because of how bad it is out there right now”.

In earning a payday of some $120,000, Dunne – who finished with a 77 for level-par 288 to lie alongside Shane Lowry on that mark – also got further good news with confirmation of a late invite into this week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open.

There already were 11 rounds in the 80s, and there was certain to be many more.

Snedeker birdied four of five holes early on his back nine to buck the trend on course and set up what would be a wild win given he started the day six behind the lead. Snedeker won the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines for the second time, even though he did not have to hit a single shot on Monday.

This time, his help might come from Mother Nature.

THE ROUND: Snedeker missed a 15-foot par putt on his opening hole, and he wasn’t alone.

Colt Knost stood on the third tee, a par-3 that slopes toward the ocean and into the maddest of winds, and just laughed.

Asked why, Snedeker said that he wanted the rest of the field to keep playing in the same conditions he had to play in. “Sometimes you get the raw end and sometimes you get the better end, and I obviously got the better end this week”.

Amazingly, he went the final 17 holes without dropping a shot.

Stanley, from Gig Harbor, was playing well, 1 over through 15 holes. “I don’t know how I did it. It was one of those fluke days”.