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Farmers Insurance Open

Thursday Jan 26 – Sunday Jan 29, 2012

Torrey Pines (South Course) (host course) · La Jolla, California

Purse: $6 million
Winning Share: $1,080,000
FedExCup Points: 500
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Course

TORREY PINES - SOUTH (HOST COURSE)

Course Par Value: 72

Course Yardage: 7,569

Restored and completely re-vamped for the 2002 Buick Invitational, the South Course at Torrey Pines has attracted the undivided attention of the USGA. Torrey Pines and the city of San Diego hosted the 2008 US Open, where Tiger Woods defeated Rocco Mediate in a thrilling Monday playoff.

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**yardages are from the black tees

Hole	Par	Yards
1	4	452	The tee shot on this slight dogleg right should favor the left of the fairway, leaving a clear path to a green that slopes up and away from the approach. The green is protected on both sides by bunkers.
2	4	387	The safe play is a tee shot down the left that should find a flat part of the fairway from which players can hit full shots of about 130 into a green that slopes severely from back to front.
3	3	198	Each day will present a different look, as two teeing grounds, with more than 50 yards difference in length, will be used. The two-level putting surface, falling dramatically from left to right, is deceptively difficult. The 'shorter' days will get the tougher hole locations.
4	4	471	Seven Torrey Pines have been moved from the left of the fairway to the right to open up the cliffs on the left. The approach should be a long iron or utility club to a narrow putting surface that sits hard by the cliffs.
5	4	453	The key on this relatively straight hole is the approach. The ball should come to rest on the front portion of the sloping green to give any chance of birdie.
6	5	560	Players can attack this par 5 by carrying the canyon on the right with a high draw. Otherwise, the prudent tee shot is down the left, avoiding five fairway bunkers. The difficulty on the second shot will be getting a long approach to land softly on the green.
7	4	462	A precise tee shot that avoids the single fairway bunker left and the canyon along the right will set up an approach to an uphill green that is deceptively narrow, especially in the back.
8	3	176	A middle iron will be needed to reach an undulating, two-tiered green that's not fully visible from the tee. Avoiding a large front bunker and reaching the proper level is a must, as it will be difficult to get a long lag putt close to the hole.
9	5	613	The par 5 is reachable by only the longest hitters, so most players must hit the fairway from the tee to allow an aggressive lay up, which in turn will allow an accurate third shot and a chance to make birdie.
10	4	405	The best way to start the second nine with a birdie is to hit left center of the fairway from the tee, then hit a short iron to a sloping green that is guarded by bunkers on the front left and right.
11	3	221	This par 3 usually plays several yards longer than its official yardage because it plays into and across the prevailing wind. Don't look for many approach shots to come to rest in the center of the green, as a severe slope will filter shots from right to left.
12	4	477	A generous fairway invites players to be aggressive off the tee. Anything less than a well-struck drive won't allow this green to be reached in two. The ideal position for those who miss the green is short, since the green, which runs some 35 yards deep, is receptive to uphill chip shots.
13	5	541	A new tee has been added, back and to the left, calling for a drive of at least 240 yards to carry the canyon. Should players choose to go for the green in two, they will need to carry the second shot some 260 yards as the green is elevated and protected by bunkers and rough in front.
14	4	435	With the canyon running all along the left of the fairway, players will be sure to play the ball safely out to the right, probably with a fairway wood. The most difficult hole location will be back right, but any shots missed long could result in bogey or worse, as there are hazards just off the back of the green.
15	4	477	Players who shape their shots won't find much room here. Eucalyptus trees protect both sides of this tight fairway and the slightly uphill green slopes aggressively from right to left. Shots coming from the right had better land softly if a player wants to have putter in hand for his third shot.
16	3	227	Two teeing grounds will have a dramatic effect on how this hole is played. The shorter tee, to the left, brings two greenside bunkers into play, but players can aim right and ride the prevailing breeze. The front of the green is open from the longer tee, but the wind can complicate the angle.
17	4	442	A high draw from the tee will take the fairway bunker on the right - 275 yards to the front of it - out of play. That will leave a middle-to-short-iron approach to an elevated, wide, and severely undulating green protected by two bunkers in front.
18	5	572	The closing hole is a great par 5 - basically straight but with a twist in the drive zone - on which anything can happen. Just ask Bruce Devlin. In contention for the 1975 Andy Williams San Diego Open, the Australian took six hacks to get his ball out of the water in front of the green on his way to making a 10. The pond is now called "Devlin's Billabong."