Griffin, Aberg Share Halftime Lead at a Windy Farmers Insurance Open

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2025 Farmers Ins Ludvig Aberg Co-Leads Day 2
Ludvig Aberg hits out of a greenside bunker on 18 during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open 2025 at Torrey Pines South Course on Jan 23, 2025 in La Jolla, Calif. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey via Getty Images)

After two rounds of wind-interrupted play at the Farmers Insurance Open, Lanto Griffin and Ludvig Aberg share the lead on 6-under par.

Play was initially suspended due to strong winds at 2:05 p.m. PT on Thursday. The second round resumed about 90 minutes later, officially at 3:31 p.m., but was suspended again due to darkness at 5:15 p.m. The second round was completed on Friday morning.

Griffin posted an even-par 72 on the South course, offsetting three bogeys with a trio of birdies.

“I feel great,” said Griffin, who holds his second career 36-hole lead/co-lead on the PGA Tour.

“Throw the score out the window, a normal day 72s good on this golf course and today was just head down grind. The goal on the back — I didn’t make a birdie on the front. The goal on the back nine was just to make a birdie, get some momentum going.

“I had a really good look on 10, misread it. Then I think I hit a 7-iron to two feet on 11, which was a bonus.

“Walking to 13 tee it started gusting 35 miles an hour probably, so we were — it just played — there are certain shots like 13 tee that were just brutal, 9 tee blowing straight off the left.

“So it was kind of hang on for dear life, try and save pars on majority of the holes and sprinkle in a birdie or two.”

Aberg, who also played the South course, struggled to a 3-over 75, which included three bogeys and a double alongside just two birdies.

“Glad I’m done, number one,” said Aberg, who holds the 36-hole lead/co-lead for the fifth time in his youg Tour career.

“It was hard, it was good. We knew it was going to be hard coming in.

“Obviously the South course is pretty hard even when you play it in 75 and no wind at all. Adding some 30-mile-an-hour gusts and sustained 15, it makes it pretty difficult. Felt like we hung in there quite well and gave ourselves a chance over the weekend.”

Danny Walker was along in third on 5 under after a second-round 74 on the North course.

“Yeah, just a crazy day, for sure,” said Walker, who made his first PGA Tour cut in his fourth career start. “One of those days where you can’t even think about what you’re shooting, just got to do your best to hit every shot and just accept whatever happens. So much of where the ball’s going to go is just out of your control.

“Did my best to just keep a level head and just take it one shot at a time. It’s all you could do.”

2025 Farmers Insurance Open

Top-5 Leaders: Round 2
1. Lanto Griffin -6 (E)
1. Ludvig Aberg -6 (+3)
3. Danny Walker -5 (+2)
4. Chris Gotterup -4 (-3)
4. Sungjae Im -4 (-1)
4. Hayden Springer -4 (+3)

Content from PGA Tour post-round media notes used to compile report.

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