Preference is for men who have featured towards the top of leaderboards already in 2025, with Collin Morikawa of most interest at 14/1.
Collin Morikawa has started in just one PGA Tour event in 2025, finishing as the runner-up at The Sentry. He gained strokes across the board but was especially impressive with his irons, something we've grown accustomed to.
Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion and current World No. 5, is now the highest-ranked player in the Farmers Open, followed by No. 6 Ludvig Aberg. Others in the top 25 entered are Keegan Bradley (11), Sahith Theegala (13), Sungjae Im (19), Aaron Rai (22) and Tony Finau (25).
Morikawa had a positive experience at the Farmers Insurance Open two years ago, finishing third, while last year, he didnt make the cut.
The $9.2 million Farmers Insurance Open is scheduled to begin Wednesday at Torrey Pines Golf Course, short of some of its star power by injury and illness.
Collin Morikawa joins Xander Schauffele in withdrawing from the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour. Collin Morikawa has become the latest big-name PGA Tour pro to withdraw from the Farmers Insurance Open at famed Torrey Pines from 22-25 January.
The PGA Tour announced three golfers in all were withdrawing from the event at Torrey Pines: Nicolai Hojgaard is out and Hayden Springer is in, and Tyler McCumber is out, giving a spot to S.H. Kim. In Morikawa's lone start in 2025 at The Sentry, he finished solo second.
Morikawa joined Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark and Tyler McCumber in bowing out of the 156-golfer field at famed Torrey Pines. They will be replaced by Wesley Bryan, Hayden Springer and South Korea's S.H. Kim, respectively.
Next week, the PGA Tour stays in California but heads to San Diego for the 2025 Farmers Insurance at Torrey Pines.
World number 4 Collin Morikawa is one of three golfers who have announced their withdrawal from the upcoming Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday.
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