SAN DEIGO — Sam Ryder played the tourist at Torrey Pines on Friday, the Farmers Insurance Open leader content to manage the course with casual confidence during the third round while a mad scramble ensued behind him.
Ryder’s even-par 72 left him with a two-stroke lead at 12-under in the Farmers, where he is bidding to be just the sixth wire-to-wire winner in the tournament’s 72-year history.
“I’m not having to hit the miracle shot every time, just trying to manage my way around,” Ryder said. “You don’t have to go out there and shoot 66 every day out here, which I like. You just stay patient and make a lot of pars.”
