Max Homa pulls clear to win Farmers Insurance Open

Max Homa emerged from a tie for fourth to win the Farmers Insurance Open by two strokes, his sixth career PGA Tour victory.

Homa fired a six-under-par 66 on the South Course at Torrey Pines to finish at 13-under 275. Keegan Bradley also closed with a 66 to wind up as runner-up, two shots back, after beginning the day in ninth.

Collin Morikawa took third place at 10 under. Third-round leader Sam Ryder carded a 75 to drop into a tie for fourth with Sahith Theegala and South Korea's Sungjae Im, who both shot 70.

Jon Rahm, who earned victories in each of his past two starts on the PGA Tour and four of his past six worldwide, started the final round two strokes behind Ryder, but he, too, tailed off. A 74 left him at 8 under, tied for seventh place with Australia's Jason Day, who closed with a 68.

Tony Finau (fourth-round 73) and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (69) were a shot further back.

FINAL ROUND LEADERBOARD

Homa made four birdies on the front nine and was five under for the day before carding his lone bogey on the 14th hole. He closed par-birdie-par-birdie for his second win of the 2022-23 campaign, following the season-opening Fortinet Championship back in September.

"It's a ton of patience and a lot of confidence," Homa said of his ability to come from behind. "Obviously there's a ton of great players. That board was stacked. But I just had to know that it's obviously a hard golf course, I just have to keep hitting good shots and keep hitting good putts.

"Winning takes a lot of luck, but it just takes, I think, a lot of patience and knowing that, especially on these final rounds, 18 holes is a marathon and a lot of stuff goes on."