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The 2025 Farmers Insurance Open resumed Thursday after an 86-minute suspension in the second round due to high winds. The PGA Tour suspended play at 2:05 p.m. PT before play resumed at 3:30 p.m. PT. Sunset at Torrey Pines is about 5:15 p.m., meaning the second round is unlikely to be completed Thursday.

Ludvig Aberg and Lanto Griffin shared the lead Thursday at Torrey Pines in the Farmers Insurance Open after ferocious wind forced an 86-minute delay and prevented dozens of players from finishing the second round.

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The current state and stature of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, and whether its appeal to players and fans has taken a hit in the post-Tiger Woods era that has seen significant changes in the pro golf landscape.

Matthieu Pavon earned his first PGA Tour victory thanks to a gutsy birdie on the 72nd hole. After some bunker issues with his second shot at the par-5 18th on the South course, Pavon stuffed his approach from the thick rough to 8 feet. He then made the putt for a one-shot victory.

Jackson Koivun, the No. 2 golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, will make the cut at even par and earn his 18th point in PGA Tour University Accelerated, putting him two away from a PGA Tour card. And making the cut to earn a point was far from easy, calling it one of the most difficult rounds of his life.

But on Thursday at Torrey Pines, the infamous Southern California winds reached a point of no return — the tour had to stop the second round as gusts exceeded 35 miles per hour. Balls began to move on the greens, and tournament officials have no choice but to sound the horn whenever that happens.

Ludvig Aberg shot a 9-under 63 for a two-shot lead over Danny Walker and Hayden Springer in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

Although 28 golfers still need to complete their second rounds after darkness suspended play at the Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday, the PGA Tour announced Auburn sophomore Jackson Koivun had made the cut and would play in the final two rounds. Koivun is playing in his third PGA Tour tournament on a sponsor’s exemption.