Snedeker won the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines for the second time, even though he did not have to hit a single shot on Monday.
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Dunne sat four shots off the lead going into the final round but bogeyed five of the his first seven holes.
And the victor of the Farmers Insurance Open in Sunday’s final round at Torrey Pines was…
After a nervy, 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. “You can not make up the extreme events that had to happen for me to have this chance, and they all fell in line perfectly”. The wicked weather produced 23 rounds in the 80s, including an 87 by Scott Brown, who shared the 54-hole lead with Choi and wound up in a tie for 49th.
Within two holes, Snedeker already was tied with Walker and Choi. Ultimately, Snedeker was the only player to shoot below par in the final round, while the only other player to shoot par at all was Robert Streb. You got to go out there and you can’t even have a swing thought, you got to try and grind.
Shortly after he finished Sunday, play was stopped for the third and final time, and for good reason.
However, conditions weren’t much better.
Since Tour officials began keeping detailed statistics in 1983, no fourth round, except for a major, had a higher stroke average than this Farmers at 77.90.
Snedeker, who made just one bogey in 72 holes when he won last year’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, dropped a shot at the first before grinding out eight consecutive pars to turn in 37.
A three-putt bogey at the 17th ended Walker’s victory hopes, while Choi trickled in a five-footer at the same hole to head to the last needing a birdie to force a play-off.
On Sunday, the approach into the 15th hole was a wedge for most players. The next-best round was a one-over 73.
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Although the sun was out on Monday, winds were still strong enough that spectators were banned from the course – where several trees had toppled overnight – and neither Walker nor Choi could get into the clubhouse ahead of Snedeker – the only player to break par in the final round. “Luckily my attitude was fantastic all day”, said Snedeker, who made all 14 of his putts from 10 feet or less on his way to a one-shot victory. Kevin Streelman made back-to-back bogeys late in his round and wound up with a hard-earned 74 to finish third. “I’m still not convinced that a 69 is that impressive”, let’s see if the numbers can convince you that Snedeker’s 69 really was something special. “I hit some good shots”.
