Snedeker And The (Historic?) Winds Of Torrey Pines
/Brandt Snedeker's final round 69 at Torrey Pines South should have won him the 2016 Farmers Insurance Open, and it still may depending on the winds for Monday's delayed finish (11 am ET Golf Channel) where Jimmy Walker leads by one, while veterans K.J. Choi, Kevin Streelman and Freddie Jacobsen lurk.
Snedeker earns a prize for best line to describe a wacky day that include no shortage of entertaining (and not so entertaining) descriptions. From John Strege's account of a strange Sunday at Torrey:
Snedeker, who said it was “like playing a British Open on a U.S. Open setup,” completed play at six-under par 282, one behind leader Jimmy Walker, who still has eight holes to play. Play was halted for the third time on Sunday at 1:57 p.m. (PST), and 90 minutes later it was suspended until Monday morning.
A Sunday finish probably represented Snedeker’s best chance at winning, given the strength of the wind and the intermittently heavy rain. “I want them out there playing, since I had to play through this all day,” he said after his round.
Monday's final round will be played without spectators due to more forecasted winds that could render tents flying objects. Though as Eamon Lynch noted, the players will be used to it after last year's U.S. Open at Chambers Bay where they could go holes without seeing another human.
Donald Miralle Instagrammed this clip showing the media never having been seen to be moving so quickly upon learning it was time to evacuate:
