Farmers Insurance Open: Top 10 power rankings at Torrey Pines

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 27: Jon Rahm of Spain plays his shot from the 15th tee on the South Course during the final round of the the 2019 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course on January 27, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /

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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 25: Sungjae Im of Korea plays his shot from the eighth tee on the North Course during the second round of the the 2019 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course on January 25, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images) /

Congratulations to Sungjae Im on another successful shift at the top-10 factory.

The 21-year-old South Korean fired 67-66-69-68 to finish T-10 at last week’s American Express. It was the reigning PGA Tour Rookie of the Year’s third top-10 of the 2019-2020 season. He came close to the title at the Sanderson Farms Championship where he lost a playoff.

His last four finishes have been T-21 or better.

Im’s on pace to pull in a victory sooner or later. His odds ought to be increasing now that he’s seeing courses for the second time.

His first time around Torrey Pines resulted in a T-52 finish (72-68-72-72). Usually, four rounds of par or better would pocket you more money at the Farmers Insurance Open, but conditions were rather benign like they look to be in 2020.

Im isn’t crazy long (65th, 315.9) but he’s got enough distance to allow his iron game to give him plenty of chances on the greens. Im was sixth on Tour in strokes gained putting (1.806).

He had an uncharacteristically poor putting week on Torrey’s grainy greens. Putting is an area best helped by having experience on your side.

I like Im’s greens book to be a little more detailed, and his scorecard filled with more circles. Rack up another top 10 for Sungjae.

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