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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)