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2022 Farmers Insurance Open: Top 10 power rankings at Torrey Pines

By Mike Randleman

Jun 19, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; Dustin Johnson plays his shot from the fifth tee during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Golf Course. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 19, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; Dustin Johnson plays his shot from the fifth tee during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Golf Course. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 28, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; Talor Gooch (R) talks to caddie Malcolm Baker (L) before playing a shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf North Course. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 28, 2021; San Diego, California, USA; Talor Gooch (R) talks to caddie Malcolm Baker (L) before playing a shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf North Course. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports /

Last week withstanding, Talor Gooch is playing some of the best golf of his life.

He missed the cut at The American Express, snapping a streak of seven paychecks in a row going back to August.

Since August, Gooch earned his first career PGA Tour victory at the RSM Classic and piled up four more top-11s.

In 2022, he debuted at the Sentry Tournament of Champions with a respectable T-15th finish. He extended his stay with a T-27th at the Sony Open.

Perhaps an early exit the next week in Palm Springs will get Gooch refocused for an event he’s played well at before.

The former Oklahoma State Cowboy is 4-for-4 making the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open. Gooch contended in 2019 when he recorded his best PGA Tour finish to date, T-3rd (69-68-67-68). He was one of just two players to be in the 60s all four days and ranked first in putts per green in regulation (1.585).

Gooch’s Farmers Insurance Open resume also lists a T-51st (71-68-70-80) in 2018, T-36th (71-72-72-69) in 2020, and T-48th (66-74-77-71) in 2021.

The 30-year-old ranks ninth on the PGA Tour this season in SG approach (.814), 28th in SG around the green (.427) and seventh in scoring average (69.704).

As long as he can hit it straight enough off the tee this week, Gooch’s iron play is a strength that can carry him to contention here.

The next step for him is to get it done against a field filled with big names.

This could be the time at one of golf’s more historic venues.

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