THIS WEEK’S GOLF TOURNAMENTS

PGA TOUR

FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Site: San Diego (Torrey Pines GC) Television: Today-Friday, noon-4 p.m. (Golf Ch.); Saturday, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Golf Ch.), 1-4 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 10 a.m.-11:45 a.m. (Golf Ch.), noon-3:30 p.m. (CBS)

Defending champion: Jon Rahm. Last week: Rahm won the CareerBuilder Challenge.

FedEx Cup leader: Patton Kizzire. Notes: Tiger Woods plays his first PGA Tour event in a year. He missed the cut at Torrey Pines last year, flew to Dubai and withdrew after one round with back spasms, and then had back surgery two months later. … The field features four of the top 10 in the world ranking Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler. … Rose, who ended 2017 with 10 consecutive finishes in the top 10, began this year with a tie for 22nd in Abu Dhabi. … Woods has a career scoring average of 69.09 at the PGA Tour stop at Torrey Pines. He has finished the tournament over par in his last two starts. … Rahm last year became the first player in 26 years to make win his first PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines. … Jason Day is making his 2018 debut. Day began last year at No. 1 in the world. He now is at No. 14. … The last seven winners have started the event on the South Course.

Next week: Waste Management Phoenix Open.

LPGA TOUR

PURE SILK-BAHAMAS LPGA CLASSIC Site: Paradise Island, Bahamas (Ocean Club GC)

Television: Today-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Golf Ch.); Saturday, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Golf Ch.); Sunday, noon-2 p.m. (Golf Ch.)

Defending champion: Brittany Lincicome. Last tournament: Ariya Jutanugarn won the CME Group Tour Championship.

Notes: The field features five of the top 10 from the world ranking. Among those skipping are Sung Hyun Park, who shared the LPGA player of the year award last year with So Yeon Ryu. … Shanshan Feng won twice at the end of last year to move to No. 1 in the world, where she starts the 2018 season. … Feng was among five players who spent time at No. 1 in the world last year. The others were Lydia Ko, So Yeon Ryu, Park and Ariya Jutanugarn. … Lexi Thompson is in the field. She had the lead last year in the Bahamas until making two bogeys on the back nine and losing in a playoff to Brittany Lincicome. … The Bahamas is the closest the LPGA Tour will get to headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida, until the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in Naples. … The LPGA Tour plays four events overseas before its first domestic tournament on March 15-18 in Arizona. Next tournament: ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open on Feb. 15-18.