Brooks Koepka made his PGA Tour return last week at the Farmers Insurance Open, and the effect was visible on the viewership. This year’s edition saw over an 87% percent increase in Thursday viewership from 2025.
After leaving the Saudi-backed circuit in December, Brooks Koepka joined the PGA Tour last month and teed off at Torrey Pines. The fans came in large numbers to see their favorite golfer, who also played decently to finish at T56.
As per Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal, the Golf Channel witnessed an average viewership of 362,000 on Day 1, which was 87% higher than the 194,000 from last year. The viewership between 12-3 pm ET was 381K on the PGA Tour Live Simulcast.
Brooks Koepka’s performance at the Farmers Insurance Open 2026 explored
Brooks Koepka admitted that he was nervous during the first round, and it was visible in the scoreline. The five-time major champion made two bogeys in the first round, and the first birdie didn’t come until the 18th hole.
After shooting 73 on Day 1, he jumped inside the cutline with a 68, which was followed by 73 and 70. Following the four rounds, he aggregated at 4-under and received $22,176 for his T56 finish.
Here’s a look at the leaderboard for the Farmers Insurance Open 2026:
- 1. Justin Rose: -23
- T2. Pierceson Coody: -16
- T2. Si Woo Kim: -16
- T2. Ryo Hisatsune: -16
- T5. Jake Knapp: -15
- T5. Stephan Jaeger: -15
- T7. Sahith Theegala: -14
- T7. Andrew Novak: -14
- T7. Joel Dahmen: -14
- 10. Maverick McNealy: -13
- T11. Tony Finau: -12
- T11. Ryan Gerard: -12
- T11. Adam Schenk: -12
- T11. Keith Mitchell: -12
- T11. Hideki Matsuyama: -12
- T11. Seamus Power: -12
- T11. Haotong Li: -12
- T18. Michael Thorbjornsen: -11
- T18. Chris Gotterup: -11
- T18. Matt McCarty: -11
- T18. David Lipsky: -11
- T22. Chad Ramey: -10
- T22. Cameron Young: -10
- T22. Nicolai Højgaard: -10
- T22. Harris English: -10
- T22. Kris Ventura: -10
- T27. Christiaan Bezuidenhout: -9
- T27. Patrick Rodgers: -9
- T27. Eric Cole: -9
- T30. Isaiah Salinda: -8
- T30. Sam Stevens: -8
- T30. Rasmus Højgaard: -8
- T30. Adam Scott: -8
- T30. Justin Lower: -8
- T30. Dan Brown: -8
- T30. Kristoffer Reitan: -8
- T30. Max McGreevy: -8
- T38. Matthieu Pavon: -7
- T38. Karl Vilips: -7
- T38. Jason Day: -7
- T38. Danny Walker: -7
- T38. Emiliano Grillo: -7
- T43. John VanDerLaan: -6
- T43. Johnny Keefer: -6
- T43. Keegan Bradley: -6
- T43. Davis Thompson: -6
- T43. John Parry: -6
- T43. Ricky Castillo: -6
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