Brandt Snedeker holds the Framers Insurance Open trophy and a ceremonial surfboard after the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, in San Diego.
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Nashville golfer Brandt Snedeker completed his final round at Torrey Pines Golf Course Monday as the Farmers Insurance Open victor.
Brandt Snedeker wound up winning the Farmers Insurance Open on Monday without hitting a shot.
Perhaps he should have known better, however, since he won the 2012 title at Torrey Pines despite heading into the final round seven shots off the lead.
Jimmy Walker had a one-shot lead over Snedeker and K.J. Choi when the final round resumed among a dozen toppled trees on the South Course. I would have said, ‘You’re insane.
Snedeker bogeyed the par-4 first hole, had eighth consecutive pars, then had birdies on four of the five holes on his bogey-free back nine.
Australian Aaron Baddeley looked a chance after playing his opening nine holes in even par and getting as high as a tie for sixth only to have a bogey train derail his hopes. You got to go out there and you can’t even have a swing thought, you got to try and grind.
After the carnage, Snedeker is left to play the waiting game.
Part of him wishes they could have kept playing, but he knew the forecast Monday called for strong wind out of the north, which would make Torrey plenty tough because it had been set up to account for a southerly wind. “I want them to be out there going through the misery that I had to go through”.
Snedeker trailed by six shots entering the final round. Choi, who was at 6 under (and tied with Snedeker) made only one bogey, and it was enough to cost him.
“It was just one of those special days that I don’t think I could go out there and recreate it and do it again, but I’m glad I did it”, said Snedeker, who was way back in 27th at the start of the final round.
“I don’t know what weather forecaster forecasted this weather but he was spot-on and I was thankful he was”.
“I didn’t want to hear that”, he said. Snedeker was already qualified for this year’s Masters – 49 in 2015’s final Official World Golf Ranking – but this win combined with two other top-threes this year, will further solidify his Ryder Cup standing.
“It’s just one of those fluke things”, Snedeker said.
“I made some poor decisions in the middle two rounds as I was trying to do a little too much”.
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After a nerve-racking, sleepless night, Snedeker passed time on the practice putting green in case he was needed for a playoff, watching bits of the action on a television monitor.
