Farmers Insurance Open

• January 28 - 31, 2010

Tournament information

• Location La Jolla, California
• Established 1952 (1927)
• Course(s) Torrey Pines Golf Course
• Par 72 (both)
• Yardage 7,568 South/6,915 North
• Tour(s) PGA Tour
• Format Stroke play
• Purse $5,300,000
• Month played January/February

Tournament record score

• Aggregate 266 George Burns (1987)
• 266 Tiger Woods (1999)
• To-par -22 George Burns (1987)
• -22 Tiger Woods (1999)

Current champion

Nick Watney

Past Champions of this Tournament

Year Player Country Score To par 1st Prize ($) Purse ($)
Farmers Insurance Open

• 2010

Buick Invitational

• 2009 Nick Watney United States 277 -11 $954,000 $5,300,000
• 2008 Tiger Woods United States 269 -19 $936,000 $5,200,000
• 2007 Tiger Woods United States 273 -15 $936,000 $5,200,000
• 2006 Tiger Woods United States 278 -10 $918,000 $5,100,000
• 2005 Tiger Woods United States 272 -16 $864,000 $4,800,000
• 2004 John Daly United States 278 -10 $864,000 $4,800,000
• 2003 Tiger Woods United States 272 -16 $810,000 $4,500,000
• 2002 José María Olazábal Spain 275 -13 $648,000 $3,600,000
• 2001 Phil Mickelson United States 269 -19 $630,000 $3,500,000
• 2000 Phil Mickelson United States 270 -18 $540,000 $3,000,000
• 1999 Tiger Woods United States 266 -22 $486,000 $2,700,000
• 1998 Scott Simpson United States 204* -12 $378,000 $2,100,000
• 1997 Mark O'Meara United States 275 -13 $270,000 $1,500,000
• 1996 Davis Love United States 269 -19 $216,000 $1,200,000

Odds to win the Farmers Insurance Open

• Phil Mickelson +650
• Robert Allenby +1015
• Nick Watney +1850
• Ernie Els +2050
• Luke Donald +2550
• Charles Howell III +2550
• Hunter Mahan +2550
• Ryan Moore +2250
• John Rollins +2850
• Brandt Snedeker +3250
• Bubba Watson +3250
• Stephen Ames +4050
• Chad Campbell +4050
• Jason Dufner +4050
• Lucas Glover +2550
• Dustin Johnson +2550
• Bill Haas +5250
• Pat Perez +5250
• Carl Pettersson +5250
• Justin Rose +5250
• John Senden +5250
• Aaron Baddeley +6550
• Nathan Green +6550
• Charley Hoffman +6550
• Matt Jones +6550
• Steve Marino +6550
• Troy Matteson +6550
• George McNeill +6550
• John Merrick +6550
• Jeff Quinney +6550
• Michael Sim +6550
• Stuart Appleby +8050
• KJ Choi +8050
• Ben Crane +8050
• Rickie Fowler +8050

Ron's Farmers Insurance Open Golf Picks: Mickelson +650 (gold pick) Luke Donald +2550 (silver pick) Chad Campbell +4050 (bronze pick)

Commercial Bank Qatar Masters

• January 27 - 31, 2010

Tournament information

• Location Doha, Qatar
• Established 1998
• Course(s) Doha Golf Club
• Par 72
• Yardage 7,388
• Tour(s) European Tour
• Format Stroke play
• Purse $2,500,000
• Month played January

Tournament record score

• Aggregate 268 Paul Lawrie (1999)
• 268 Adam Scott (2008)
• To-par -20 (as above)

Current champion

Álvaro Quirós

Past Winners

Commercial bank Qatar Masters

• 2009 Álvaro Quirós 269 (-19)
• 2008 Adam Scott 268 (-20)
• 2007 Retief Goosen 273 (-15)
• 2006 Henrik Stenson 273 (-15)

Qatar Masters

• 2005 Ernie Els 276 (-12)
• 2004 Joakim Haeggman 272 (-16)
• 2003 Darren Fichardt 275 (-13)PO
• 2002 Adam Scott 269 (-19)
• 2001 Tony Johnstone 274 (-14)
• 2000 Rolf Muntz 280 (-8)
• 1999 Paul Lawrie 268 (-20)
• 1998 Andrew Coltart 270 (-18)

Odds to win the Commercialbank Qatar Masters

• Martin Kaymer +1115
• Retief Goosen +1415
• Henrik Stenson +815
• Lee Westwood +1415
• Ian Poulter +1850
• Paul Casey +2050
• Ross Fisher +2050
• Sergio Garcia +2050
• Louis Oosthuizen +2050
• Charl Schwartzel +2050
• Kenny Perry +2550
• Alvaro Quiros +2850
• Soren Hansen +3250
• Anders Hansen +4050
• Thongchai Jaidee +4050
• Robert Karlsson +4050
• Francesco Molinari +4050
• Camilo Villegas +4050
• Simon Dyson +5050
• Peter Hanson +5050
• Miguel Angel Jimenez +5050
• Alexander Noren +5050
• Johan Edfors +6550
• Richard Green +6550
• Graeme McDowell +6550
• Edoardo Molinari +6550
• Danny Willett +6550
• Chris Wood +5250
• Thomas Aiken +8050
• Darren Fichardt +8050
• James Kingston +8050
• Soren Kjeldsen +8050
• Shane Lowry +8050
• Pablo Martin +8050
• Ross Mcgowan +8050
• Anthony Wall +8050

Ron's Commercialbank Qatar Masters Golf Predictions: Sergio Garcia (gold pick) Retief Goosen +1415 (silver pick) Kenny Perry +2550 (bronze pick)

Ron Raymond’s NHL Hockey Picks

• Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Ron Raymond is one of Canada’s top hockey handicappers and is the author of Ron Raymond’s 50 Greatest Sports betting Secrets. Ron provides NHL picks for his readers and you can get more NHL information on tonight’s games at ATS Database.

Ron’s NHL Hockey Predictions

I normally like to have at least 30% to 40% of underdogs with my selections, but today’s card looks like a good night for the favorites. However, parity is alive and well, so pick your spots and maybe parlay a few favorites together if you like the chalk as well.

Anaheim PK -105: Anderson is starting to sit lazy players, so look for the Thrashers to come out hard. Ducks are 4-1 SU vs. the Thrashers since ’96. When ANAHEIM played as any home/road team - During Last 3 Years - With 1 Over - Won Last Game by 1 Goals or More - With SU Record of 2 Win 1 Lost in L3G; the Ducks are 13-6 SU in this cycle.

LA Kings PK -115: The Kings are 4-1 in their last 5 games and a Toronto visit always pump the boys up who are from the area! When ANY NHL Team Played as Road team as a Favorite - Vs Non Conference Opponent - After a conference game - Coming off a 1 goal win - Coming off a 2 game winning streak; the Road Fave (LAK) are 12-4-2 SU in this spot.

Detroit PK -175: The Coyotes are not as consistent as they were in the first 3 months of the season and Detroit is getting healthy again. Only thing with Detroit, they should even out the first 3 lines, too stacked on the front line with Datsyk, Zetterberg and Bert! When DETROIT Played as home team as a Favorite - During Last 5 Years - With SU Record of 2 Win 5 Lost in L7G; the Red Wings are 13-3 SU in this spot.

Nashville PK -115: The Predators are you’re typical lunch bucket team and the Blue Jackets cannot be trusted with shaky goaltending vs. a hard working team. When NASHVILLE played as a Favorite - During Last 5 Years - With SU Record of 2 Win 3 Lost in L5G; the Preds are 40-19 SU.

Washington PK -160: My first instinct is to play the home dog Islanders, but the Caps are just too hot right now (9-1 L10)! When ANY NHL Team Played as Road team as a Favorite - Before a non conference game - During the month of January - Scored 4 or more goals FOR in their last game - Coming off a Home win as a Favorite; the Road Team (WAS) is 9-3-4 SU in this spot.

Montreal PK +100: The Habs are 2-0 since they released Laracque who was labeled a “distraction” by management and should Halak get the nod, he’s 4-0 vs. the Panthers. When FLORIDA team played as a home team - before a division game - With 2 day off; the Panthers are 3-13-1 SU in this spot.

Ottawa PK -110: Not sure why, but the way the Sens have been playing of late, don’t be surprise if they chase Brodeur tonight. When OTTAWA Played as home team as a Favorite - During Last 3 Years - Won Last Game by 1 Goals or Less; the Sens are 16-8 SU in this spot.

Chicago PK -220: The Hawks just lost 5-1 to the Canucks and must now regroup vs. the worst team in the league. Can you say “BLOWOUT”! When ANY NHL Team Played as Road team as a Favorite - With 2 days off - Total is 5.5 - Before a non division game - Coming off a Road loss as a Favorite; the Road Fave is 13-3-1 SU in this spot.

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Good luck with your selections and make sure to check out Ron’s Final Score NHL Predictions at Hockeypicks.com