Tiger Woods dominated this event. Now her future is uncertain

During his long career, Tiger Woods has won a record tied at 82 PGA Tour events. You don’t achieve such stratospheric win numbers without beating them to the punch at certain events and courses.

Host Country Open for Tiger, Farmers Insurance Torrey Pines out of San Diego was one of the places where he did the most, winning seven Farmers titles to go along with one of his biggest victories.

But on Friday, PGA Tour and Farmers Insurance confirmed that their title sponsorship was ending after this year’s event. And without a new title sponsor locked in, the Torrey Pines Tour event could go down in the history books.

Here’s what you need to know.

Tiger Woods makes history at Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines

If you were to eliminate all of Woods’ career wins except for those at a handful of courses, he would still have one of the greatest resumes in golf history. Everyone knows it he has won the Masters five timesone short of Nicklaus’ record of six green jackets.

But his win totals at three other courses dwarf his success at Augusta National.

Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, Florida eight times. He claimed eight more titles at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational hosted by Firestone Country Club of Ohio.

For reference, those 16 wins in just two straight tournaments Justin Thomas’ career PGA Tour wins total.

Incredibly, Woods accomplished the same at Torrey Pines. From 1999-2013, Woods won the tour’s annual event at Torrey Pines seven times. At the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines, Tiger achieved an epic 91-hole victory with a broken leg to capture his 14th major title and his eighth victory at Torrey.

His 24 wins at Bay Hill, Firestone and Torrey Pines are five more than the world No.1 Scottie Scheffler’s career total, and five fewer Rory McIlroy’s total withdrawal.

Of the eight professional tournaments that Tiger won at Torrey Pines, only the most recent was the tournament known as the Farmers Insurance Open.

But that win helped spark a tournament that Farmers Insurance had stepped in to save a few years ago.

For Woods’ first six wins at Torrey Pines, the PGA Tour event was known as the Buick Invitational.

Originally called the San Diego Open, the event dates back to 1952 and moved to Torrey Pines in 1968.

Before the 2010 event, it looked like the tournament might be over for good. However, at the last minute, Farmers Insurance stepped in to become the new title sponsor and the tournament went ahead.

But on Friday, both Farmers Insurance and the PGA Tour confirmed that the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open will be the 17th and final time the tournament is played under that name.

In statements to Golf DigestThe news was announced by the organizations. Farmers Insurance wished the PGA Tour “continued success” as their “sponsorship comes to an end.”

The PGA Tour said Golf Digest“Farmers Insurance has been a tremendous sponsor of the PGA Tour and we can’t thank them enough for their support of the Farmers Insurance Open over the past 17 years.”

So with Farmers Insurance out as the title sponsor of the Torrey Pines event, does that mean the tournament is also history? Maybe.

Currently, the PGA Tour and its Future Competition Committee, led by Woods, are said to be considering massive changes to the PGA Tour schedule that would go into effect as early as the 2027 season. Among the considerations are reducing the overall number of PGA Tour events and starting the season in February after the NFL season ends.

That possible future doesn’t bode well for the Torrey Pines event, which is traditionally played on the last weekend in January.

The Torrey Pines Tour is not the only early-season PGA Tour event without a title sponsor beyond 2026. Sony’s sponsorship of the Sony Open ends after this week’s season-opening event. AND The traditional season-opening event in Kapalua was canceled this year.

You can read all about the precarious position some tournaments find themselves in, as well as the possible paths the PGA Tour could take next year by Dylan Dethier of GOLF here.