Just call it the Farmers Follies.
Jason Day is gone, taken out by the flu and rounds of 72-74.
No. 4 Rickie Fowler is out, even par wasn’t good enough.
Hometown hero Phil Mickelson fell on his face at the North course, he can head for the nearest casino.
Justin Rose hasn’t played since last September. He shot even par and he’s out.
That takes care of the world’s No. 3, No. 4 and No. 7 and the guy who felt great about getting his swing back in plane.
The big names, the big draws, all gone home after 36 holes at Torrey Pines and the Farmers Insurance Open.
Hopefully Farmers took out an insurance policy for loss of the big draw players.
What’s left is Gary Woodland and the seldom-seen K.J. Choi as your co-leaders at nine-under and the walking long drive — Dustin Johnson, a shot back of the lead duo at eight-under after he shot 66 on the North course.
The remaining field now moves to the South course for the final two days where anything can happen.
Given the length of the course and the fact Johnson hit 17 of 18 greens on Friday, he has the edge going into the final two days.
“I thought I played real solid,” he said after a bogey-free tour of the North course. “I really didn’t make any long putts.”
Choi, who hasn’t been in contention in a long time, is looking to win for the first time since the 2011 Players Championship. Given his eight PGA Tour wins, he is the most experienced of the contenders.
Woodland has never held a 36-hole lead. He has two wins, the last coming at the 2014 Reno-Tahoe.
With a long, tough layout and thick rough facing the field, it’s anyone’s guess who will emerge on Sunday.
The only certainty is that it won’t be Day, Fowler, Rose or Mickelson.
