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Half of the top-10 players in the world will be in La Jolla, Calif. for this year’s Farmers Insurance Open. There will be two courses in play—the North Course and the South Course. The latter is the “famous” one—used for the U.S. Open and generally quite difficult. All golfers will play at each course once before a 36-hole cut and return to the South Course for the weekend.

The South Course will feature long, thick rough and confusing Poa annua greens. Finding yourself slightly off line can result in compounding mistakes. It’ll take a fairly complete game to contend this week.

Here are the players who have my interest—and those who certainly don’t—this week at the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open.

Jon Rahm ($11,600 DraftKings | $12,400 FanDuel)

Rahm is locked in, and when he gets like this, he’s a staple at the top of this column and my lineups. His win last week gives him four new trophies on his mantle in his past six starts.

Now he heads to his favorite golf course on the planet where he’s been nothing short of spectacular. He’s won both the Farmers Insurance Open and U.S. Open at Torrey Pines while piling up another four top-seven finishes along the way.

Maverick McNealy ($8,600 DraftKings | $10,200 FanDuel)

McNealy has turned into a budding young player on the verge of a career breakout. He has six straight top-27 finishes and now heads to the West Coast where he should be able to thrive. Since the start of the 2020 season, no golfer in this field has putted better on Poa annua greens than McNealy. He’s gaining a full stroke per round on Poa greens, per the RickRunGood.com golf database.

Taylor Pendrith ($7,900 DraftKings | $9,500 FanDuel)

Pendrith made his 2023 debut last week in Palm Springs, missing the cut. That wasn’t a particular great setup for him, but Torrey Pines should be one of the best. He’ll be able to lean on his distance, separating himself from the rest of the field. He played here in 2022, finishing T-16 and will look to improve on that position this year.

Nick Hardy ($7,400 DraftKings | $8,700…