Jason Day Wins the 2015 Farmers Insurance Open

It really came down to the wire with this one, but Jason Day has won the 2015 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Jason won a four man play off between J.B. Holmes, Harris English, and 2014 winner Scott Stallings. The playoff took two holes to decide a winner, the first was a replay of the 18th, where Day and Holmes advance with par. The 16th hole decided the winner, the iconic par 3, that's arguable one of the best par 3's in golf. Holmes stumbled with a bogey and Day won with a par.

This is only Day's third win on the PGA Tour, his last on being the WGC-Accenture Match Play last year. This may come as a shock to some since he's currently ranked 8th on the World Golf Rankings. We've said this before, but Jason Day has a habit of finishing in the top-10 or top-5 quite often, especially in majors. He's flown under the radar so many times that now, I'm not even surprised to see him in a top-10 spot. Nevertheless, it's good to see him win a tournament!

Day also becomes the first non-American winner of the Farmers Insurance since 2002 and only the second in over 50 years.


Even right up until the end, there were at least 15 players within a three shot lead. And with the changing weather conditions that we saw this week, the tournament really could have gone any way.
For J.B. Holmes, this is also a good finish. He's battled injury and surgeries over the past few years but seems to be in good form this year. On another note, the Farmers Insurance in particular holds a special place for him. After undergoing bran surgery in September of 2011, the 2012 Farmers Insurance Open marked the return of him to the PGA Tour post-surgery. His good finish this week just might put him into the top-50 of the World Golf Rankings.

Also, new PGA Tour member and Canadian golfer Adam Hadwin was on track to having a good week, but like to many other players this week, faltered during the last two rounds. Nevertheless, it's good a new Canadian golfer out on the PGA Tour!

Finally our remaining pick, Rickie Fowler, finished the tournament not too well at T61. He shot a 79 earlier today that included six straight birdies. Better luck to him in the future.

Next week, stay tuned for coverage of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am from Pebble Beach Golf Links in California,


-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews

Jason Day Wins the 2015 Farmers Insurance Open

Sang-Moon Bae Wins the 2014 Frys.com Open

And just like that the first tournament of the 2014-2015 PGA Tour season is over. The winner of the Frys.com Open this year is Korean golfer Sang-Moon Bae, with a score of 15-under (-15) and a two shot lead over Australian Steven Bowditch. This is Bae's second PGA Tour win and first since his 2013 HP Byron Nelson Championship win.

He played excellent golf all week and had a several shot lead on Saturday evening, after shooting 66/69/65. However, Bae stumbled slightly during today's final round with a score of 73 and several bogeys. Some good pars and a few birdies however saved his round and eventually helped him win. Silverado Country Club played very good for the players too this week, with low scores being shot all around.

As we said before, new PGA Tour member and Canadian Adam Hadwin made his debut this week as a full time member. Unfortunately, Hadwin shot a 72/75 on the weekend to finish the tournament at T53 at 2-under (-2). Let's hope Hadwin will do better in the weeks to come. There were a few other Canadians in the field this week too, with the highest finisher being Graeme DeLaet (T39 at 4-under).

Lastly, here is how our picks finished the tournament:

1) Lucas Glover: CUT
2) Cameron Tringale: T26 at 6-under (-6)
3) Hunter Mahan: T3 at 12-under (-12)

An excellent finish from Mahan, who is probably being underrated at the moment due to his play at the Ryder Cup. It's hard to believe that the first tournament of the new season is already over. Based on the golf that was played this week, it looks like this season's going to be very exciting, with good golf being played for sure.

-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews

Sang Moon Bae Wins The 2014 Frys.com Open

2014 Frys.com Open Weekend Update

The weekday rounds of the first tournament of the new PGA Tour season have now concluded and the leader going into the weekend is Scotsman Martin Laird. He shot a pair of 67's at Silverado Country Club and leads the tournament at 10-under (-10) with a one shot lead over Sang-Moon Bae. The cut has also been set at 1-under (-1).

Conditions were really good for scoring for the first two rounds, especially earlier today. The low round of the day was a 7-under 65 shot by Mark Hubbard, as well as a few 66's and 67's by other players. It looks like Silverado Country Club was a good choice for hosting the Frys.com Open this year.

As we mentioned before, Canadian Adam Hadwin is making his debut this week as a full-time PGA Tour member. He's currently T12 and played great golf throughout both of his rounds. His game was on par, when he stumbled a bit with a bogey, he would quickly bounce back with a birdie. Let's hope he does well in the next two rounds!

Here is how our picks are doing so far:

1) Lucas Glover: CUT
2) Cameron Tringale: T8 at 6-under (-6)
3) Hunter Mahan: T8 at 6-under (-6)

Good golf being played by Mahan and Tringale. Let's see how they'll finish some Sunday evening,

-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews

Martin Laird leads the 2014 Frys.com Open (AP/Eric Risberg)

2014 Frys.com Open Picks

After a three week break, the 2014-2015 PGA Tour season officially kicked off today with the start of the Frys.com Open, being played at the North Course of Silverado Country Club in Napa, California. This is the first time that the Frys.com Open is being played here, having traditionally been played at CordeValle Golf Club, also in California.

In the past, the Frys.com Open was part of the PGA Tour Fall Series, a series of tournaments played after the Tour Championship during the off season. The Fall Series was dissolved at the end of 2012 and after a bit of rearranging of tournaments, the Frys.com Open became the starting tournament of the PGA Tour season, starting in 2013.

In other news, a Canadian golfer with a great story is making his PGA Tour debut this week. Adam Hadwin of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (residing in BC though) has been a Web.com regular for a few years now. Earlier this year, he earned his PGA Tour card after an impressive season (including winning the Chile and Chiquita Classic) and a Top-5 finish at the Canadian Open. Let's hope he's continues to play well and make a great debut this week.

Also, here are our picks for the winner this week:

1) Lucas Glover
2) Cameron Tringale
3) Hunter Mahan

Stayed tuned tomorrow for our weekend update of the 2014 Frys.com Open,

-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews