Founded in 1952 as the
San Diego Open, the first two editions were played at
San Diego Country Club in
Chula Vista. In 1954, the tournament was played at
Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club, which had hosted the
Crosby Pro-Am prior to
World War II. Although the San Diego Open began in 1952, the PGA Tour recognizes two earlier events of the same name:
Leo Diegel won both events, in December 1927 and January 1929. An autumn event in 1956 and 1957, it was not held in 1958, then returned as a winter event in early 1959. The event was played at Mission Valley Country Club in 1955, then went to Singing Hills Country Club in
El Cajon in October 1956. Mission Valley changed its name to Stardust Country Club in
1962 (now Riverwalk Golf Club). After one edition in
1964 at Rancho Bernardo Country Club (now Rancho Bernardo Inn) in San Diego, it returned to Stardust for three years, through
1967. In
1968, the event began its present relationship with
Torrey Pines Golf Course in
La Jolla, a 36-hole public facility owned by the City of San Diego. During those early editions at Torrey Pines, the course length was under . Singer-actor
Andy Williams was the celebrity host for the first 21 editions at Torrey Pines, through
1988. Title sponsors were first added in 1955, with
Convair added to the name for two years. In 1981,
Wickes was the title sponsor for two years, followed by three with
Isuzu.
Shearson Lehman Brothers became the title sponsors in 1986, replaced by
Buick in 1992 and
Farmers Insurance in 2010. From
2022 until
2025, the tournament started on Wednesday and concluded on Saturday, a day prior to the conference championships of the
NFL playoffs; the event traditionally marks the beginning of
CBS's PGA Tour season. The South Course has hosted the
U.S. Open twice:
Tiger Woods won in a playoff in
2008, and
Jon Rahm birdied the final two holes to win by a stroke in
2021. ==Winners==