When you think of the Buick Open, You can either be thinking of the "The Buick Invitational" or you might be thinking of "The Buick Open at Warwick Hills" Golf and Country Club. On this page you will find information about the Farmers Insurance Open (what was formally known at the Buick Invitational).

2013 Farmers Insurance Open Betting - Torrey Pines Fed-Ex Grand Slam

This PGA event brings the best players in golf to the shores of the Pacific Ocean in San Diego every winter. The Century Club of Farmers Insurance Open is one of the first events of the PGA season, and the venue is one of the finest golf courses in the world.

The tournament, formerly the Buick Invitational, will be called the Farmers Insurance Open when it begins Jan. 26. The third largest auto insurer in California, replaces General Motors Co.’s Buick, which dropped its sponsorship after filing for bankruptcy last year. The event has been played in San Diego since 1952. From 1989 through 2009, it was known as the Buick Invitational. In 2013, Farmers Insurance came on board as sponsor, It would have been called the San Diego Open had a title sponsor not been found. The tournament, which has a $5.3 million purse, was won last year by Nick Watney.

Torrey Pines is Situated at the top of cliffs towering above the Pacific Ocean in San Diego, California, golfers marvel at the views of the coastline and deep ravines. Bounded by mountains to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the west, the seaside courses are often swept by sunshine or by rain, fog and chilling winds. Torrey Pines boasts two 18-hole golf courses, the North and South Courses. The North and South Torrey Pines public golf courses host the Farmers Insurance Open. If you want to place a bet on the Farmers Insurance Open or any golf tournament then visit one of our highly recommended golf bookmakers.

Farmers Insurance Open Torrey Pines Golf Course (January 26 - 29, 2013) Location: La Jolla, CA, USA Sanctioned by: US PGA Tour Official Money Tournament Total Purse: US $ 5,300,000 Winner's Share: US $ 936,000 (18% of total purse) Defending Champion: Brandt Snedeker

Farmers Insurance Open Betting

Get Farmers Insurance Open Golf odds, this Jan. 2011 as the Farmers Insurance Open get its first year of sponsorship at the legendary Torrey Pines Golf Course. Located in the scenic coastal town of La Jolla, Score spectacular Torrey Pines Golf Course odds and the chance to bet on your favorite golfers as they tee it up at the Farmers Insurance Open.

Betting Golf Tips For The Buick Open

There are few factors you should consider before picking your favorite players for the 2013 Farmers Insurance Open.

First, it’s important to pay attention to a player’s previous performance, especially in the Farmers Insurance Open. Check previous Farmers Insurance Open winners and review each player’s history. If a player continues to come back year after year and performs well on the Torrey Pines Course, the player has an advantage.

Farmers Insurance Open weather is an important consideration in your Farmers Insurance Open betting. A strong gust of wind can change everything, depending on where a player is originally from. If conditions are windy, a golfer used to playing in a windy city such as Chicago will have an advantage.

When deciding on the best time to place a bet, you should consider a player’s tee time. Because golfers are putting on the field throughout the day, the grass becomes inundated with marks. These marks make it harder to putt than on a smooth green. If you back a player who has to putt at the end of the day on day two of the match, for example, it’s likely that that player won’t putt as well as a player on day one.

Farmers Insurance Open history

The Farmers Insurance Open is a famous golf tournament. Held in San Diego, California since 1968.

In 1952 and 1953 the tournament was held in Chula Vista, at one of the country club of San Diego. In 1954 the Buick Invitational was played in Rancho Santa Fe, California, at Rancho Santa Fe golf club. In 1955 the tournament was organized in San Diego, California, at the Mission Valley country club, and from 1956 till 1963 the Buick Invitational was held in El Cajon, California, at the Singing Hills country club (though in 1962 the club was renamed into the Stardust country club). Now the club is known as the Riverwalk golf club. In 1964 the golf tournament moved to Rancho Bernardo country club, which is also located in San Diego, CA. In 1965 and the following two years the Buick Invitational was returned to the Stardust country club.

Currently, the Buick Invitational is played at Torrey Pines Golf Course, which is located in La Jolla, CA. The golf tournament moved here from 1968.

Originally, the Buick Invitational tournament was called the San Diego Open, in 1955 it was renamed into the Convair - San Diego Open. From 1957 till 1967 it was known to the public as the San Diego Open Invitational. The following year the golf tournament changed its name into the Andy Williams - San Diego Open Invitational. Twelve years later it became the Wickes - Andy Williams San Diego Open. The name existed only two years and in 1983 was again renamed into the Isuzu - Andy Williams San Diego Open. New sponsors changed the name in 1986 (the Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open), in 1988 (Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open), in 1989 (Shearson Lehman Hutton Open), and in 1991 (Shearson Lehman Brothers Open). The penultimate name was almost like we know it now, the Buick Invitational of California. The present name appeared in 1996.

The Buick Invitational tournament has seen many prominent golf players, who are still spoken about. Among the first winners of this prestigious golf tournament were Ted Kroll, Gene Littler, Tommy Bolt (twice, in 1953 and 1955), and Bob Rosburg. The seventies were marked by the gorgeous play of George Archer, Bob Dickson, Paul Harney, Tom Watson, and others. The eighties and the nineties glorified George Burns, Gary Koch, Steve Pate, Dan Forsman, Greg Twiggs, Phil Mickelson, Davis Love, Mark OMeara, and one of the greatest golfer of our time Tiger Woods.

Buick Invitational tournament Winners

2012 Farmers Insurance Open Golf Tournament Winner

Kyle Stanley was so good for 71 holes, but Brandt Snedeker is the 2012 Farmers Insurance Open winner at Torrey Pines Golf Course. The playoff ended on the second extra hole when Snedeker, after his 5-iron bounced off a TV tower behind the par-3 16th green that kept it from going into the canyon, chipped to 5 feet and saved par.

2011 Farmers Insurance Open Golf Tournament Winner

Bubba Watson rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday at Torrey Pines, knowing Phil Mickelson could still make eagle on the par-5 closing hole to catch him. Watson made clutch putts on the final two holes for a 5-under 67 and was sitting in the scoring trailer at the end, oblivious to how the final hole played out.

2010 Farmers Insurance Open Golf Tournament Winner

Ben Crane captured the trophy at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines on Sunday with a one-shot victory over Michael Sim, Brandt Snedeker and Marc Leishman. The tourney went down to the wire after Crane missed a putt at 17, opening the door for Sim not to be his day. Crane ended the day with a 2-under 70 for his third career victory and first in nearly five years. But he didn’t know he had won until his playing partner Ryuji Imada, who had led going into Sunday’s round, congratulated him.

2009 Buick Invitational tournament Winner

Nick Watney won the Buick Open Invitational when he was three shots behind with five holes to play. First came a mini-collapse by John Rollins, a combination of bad swings and bad breaks. Then it was a 40-foot birdie putt across the 16th green by Watney, who remembered the severity of the slope at the back of the green from when he three-putted at the U.S. Open last summer at Torrey Pines.

Watney never took the lead until the final shot of the tournament, a 2½-foot birdie putt to complete a five-shot comeback for his second career victory.

Watney, who appeared to be along for the ride for most of the final round, birdied two of his last three holes and didn't drop a shot over the final 11 holes in closing with a 4-under 68 for a one-shot victory.

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