SAN DIEGO — The scorecard for Scott Brown was not unusual for the Farmers Insurance Open. After a rugged start, he took advantage of the par 5s and ran off eight birdies over his last 11 holes to grab a share of the lead at Torrey Pines.
Only he did this on the South Course.
A birdie run like that typically happens on the easier North Course, and then players try to hang on the following day on a South Course that is 600 yards longer, hosted the U.S. Open in 2008 and will have another U.