Martin County home to oldest and most golf courses on Treasure Coast
One of the oldest golf courses on the Treasure Coast is owned by Martin County. Sailfish Sands, previously known as Martin County Golf Club.
The PGA Tour has been playing in the San Diego area since 1952 and at the Torrey Pines Golf Club in nearby La Jolla since 1968.
This week’s Farmers Insurance Open stamps out another chapter in a 73-year history. The tournament has been won by the biggest names in golf since the 1950s, starting with Arnold Palmer and continuing to Jack Nicklaus, Billy Casper, Tom Watson and Gary Player.
Tiger Woods won the tournament a record seven times and Phil Mickelson three times. Davis Love III, Jon Rahm, John Daly and Jason Day also have victories at the seaside course, perched atop cliffs with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean.
Torrey Pines has also hosted two U.S. Opens, won by Woods in 2008 and Rahm in 2021, and pinch-hit for the Riviera Country Club for last year’s Genesis Invitational when the wildfires forced the move.
This week marks the return of Brooks Koepka to a non-major PGA Tour event. Koepka did not renew his contract with LIV Golf and he was able to come back to the Tour under several financial stipulations, such as forgoing eligibility for FedEx Cup bonus money and making a $5 million contribution to charity.
Torrey Pines wasn’t Koepka’s cup of tea. He missed the cut three times in four starts (2017, 2021 and 2022) and tied for 41st in 2015. But it’s a start for the nine-time Tour winner and five-time major champion.
Farmers Insurance odds
Xander Schauffele makes his 2026 debut on the PGA Tour and is listed by BetMGM as the Farmers favorite at +1400. Schauffele tied for ninth in the tournament last year.
Ludvig Åberg, who won the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines last year, is the next favorite at +1800, followed by Patrick Cantlay (+2000) and Cameron Young (+2200).
Other moneylines:
Cameron Young +2500Hideki Matsuyama +2500Si Woo Kim +2500Jason Day +2800Harris English (defending champion) +4000Brooks Koepka +5000)Farmers Insurance predictions
Ludvig Åberg: His victory at the Genesis Invitational last year at Torrey was no fluke. He also tied for ninth in 2024 in his first start at the golf course. He shot 67-68 in the first two rounds of the American Express before withdrawing due to an illness but he should be hydrated and ready to go this week.
Si Woo Kim: He’s come out of the gate this season with a tie for 11th in the Sony Open and a tie for sixth last week. Kim has made six of eight cuts at Torrey Pines.
Hideki Matsuyama: He won the Hero World Challenge in December and tied for sixth in the Sony Open, so the big guy from Japan is on a bit of a roll. He’s had mixed success at Torrey Pines, making 10 of 12 cuts, but producing only two top-10 finishes on the weekend. Matsuyama also tied for 13th at Torrey in the 2025 Genesis Invitational.
Past Farmers Insurance winners2025: Harris English 2024: Matthieu Pavon 2023: Max Homa 2022: Luke List 2021: Patrick Reed 2020: Marc Leishman 2019: Justin Rose 2018: Jason Day 2017: Jon Rahm 2016: Brandt Snedeker 2015: Jason Day 2014: Scott Stallings 2013: Tiger Woods 2012: Brandt Snedeker 2011: Bubba Watson 2010: Ben Crane 2009: Nick Watney 2008: Tiger Woods 2007: Tiger Woods 2006: Tiger Woods 2005: Tiger Woods 2004: John Daly 2003: Tiger Woods 2002: José María Olazábal 2001: Phil Mickelson 2000: Phil Mickelson 1999: Tiger Woods 1998: Scott Simpson 1997: Mark O’Meara 1996: Davis Love III 1995: Peter Jacobsen 1994: Craig Stadler 1993: Phil Mickelson 1992: Steve Pate 1991: Jay Don Blake 1990: Dan Forsman 1989: Greg Twiggs 1988: Steve Pate 1987: George Burns 1986: Bob Tway 1985: Woody Blackburn 1984: Gary Koch 1983: Gary Hallberg 1982: Johnny Miller 1981: Bruce Lietzke 1980: Tom Watson 1979: Fuzzy Zoeller 1978: Jay Haas 1977: Tom Watson 1976: J. C. Snead 1975: J. C. Snead 1974: Bobby Nichols 1973: Bob Dickson 1972: Paul Harney 1971: George Archer 1970: Pete Brown 1969: Jack Nicklaus 1968: Tom Weiskopf 1967: Bob Goalby 1966: Billy Casper 1965: Wes Ellis 1964: Art Wall Jr. 1963: Gary Player 1962: Tommy Jacobs 1961: Arnold Palmer 1960: Mike Souchak 1959: Marty Furgol 1958: No tournament 1957: Arnold Palmer 1956: Bob Rosburg 1955: Tommy Bolt 1954: Gene Littler 1953: Tommy Bolt 1952: Ted Kroll PGA Tour winners this seasonSony Open: Chris GotterupAmerican Express: Scottie Scheffler
