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See who Monday qualified (on Tuesday) for the Farmers Insurance Open

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Monday Qualifiers

Torrey Pines Golf Course will host the Farmers Insurance Open. (Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)

Torrey Pines Golf Course will host the Farmers Insurance Open. (Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)



    Written by Staff @PGATOUR

    A pair of St. Louis-area natives will play this week's Farmers Insurance Open via the open qualifier, conducted Tuesday after a Monday washout, in addition to a Californian and a Hawaiian.

    Chris Naegel and Chad Hambright shared medalist honors at 7-under 65, with Adam Long and Alex Chiarella a stroke back at 6-under 66. Four players missed by a stroke at 5-under 67; no playoff was required.

    With the Farmers Insurance Open featuring a Wednesday start and Saturday finish, the four qualifiers won't have the luxury of practice rounds at Torrey Pines (with the first two rounds contested across Torrey's North and South courses, before the final two rounds are played at Torrey South). But they have a chance, and they won't trade it.

    In all, 68 players competed for four spots in this week's field. Click here for all scores from the Farmers Insurance Open Monday qualifier contested at Bear Creek Golf Club in Murrieta, California.

    Here's a capsule look at this week's four qualifiers:

    Chris Naegel (7-under 65)

    Age: 41
    Hometown: Wildwood, Missouri
    Alma mater: University of Mississippi
    PGA TOUR starts: 10
    Cuts made: 5
    Best PGA TOUR finish: T16, 2022 John Deere Classic

    Notes: Made seven birdies in qualifying round, without a bogey ... Holds conditional Korn Ferry Tour status this season, which allowed him to bypass pre-qualifying for the Farmers. Notched four top-20 finishes in his last five starts of the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour season, ascending from No. 205 to No. 94 on the season-long standings; Nos. 76-100 retained conditional status ... Has never held a PGA TOUR card, but is widely considered among the best players that have yet to become #TOURBound ... Did not start playing golf until he was 16 years old ... Stock market enthusiast ... Avid fan of St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues ... He and wife Lindsey have three boys, Graham, Max and Carter.

    Chad Hambright (7-under 65)

    Age: 29
    Hometown: Orange, California
    Alma mater: Riverside City College
    PGA TOUR starts: 0

    Notes: Made six birdies and an eagle in qualifying round, against one bogey, to earn his first career PGA TOUR start ... Has made just one prior start on a TOUR-sanctioned circuit, missing the cut at the Korn Ferry Tour's 2021 MGM Resorts Championship at Paiute ... Advanced to Final Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry last fall; finished 134th to earn conditional status on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR Americas. This also allowed him to bypass Farmers pre-qualifying ... His dad, his only swing coach to date, competed in long-drive competitions in the 1980s and 1990s ... His two older brothers played baseball at the University of Oregon.

    Adam Long (6-under 66)

    Age: 36
    Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
    Alma mater: Duke University
    PGA TOUR starts: 150
    Cuts made: 79
    Best PGA TOUR finish: Win, The 2019 American Express

    Notes: Made six birdies and an eagle in qualifying round, against two bogeys, to earn a tee time at Torrey Pines ... Holds conditional TOUR status this season after finishing No. 137 on the 2023 FedExCup Fall standings ... Earned his first TOUR card via the 2018 Korn Ferry Tour, then won The American Express in his fifth TOUR start as a member, memorably defeating Phil Mickelson and Adam Hadwin with a birdie on the 72nd hole at PGA West's Pete Dye Stadium Course ... Favorite food is chicken parmesan.

    Alex Chiarella (6-under 66)

    Age: 29
    Hometown: Makawao, Hawaii
    Alma mater: University of San Diego
    PGA TOUR starts: 1
    Cuts made: 0

    Notes: Made five birdies and an eagle in qualifying round, against one bogey, to earn his second career TOUR start. His first TOUR start came at the 2023 Valspar Championship, missing the cut ... Finished T113 at Final Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry last fall; holds conditional 2024 status on the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR Americas. This also allowed him to bypass Farmers pre-qualifying ... Has made 38 cuts in 80 career Korn Ferry Tour starts ... Won the 2019 Lethbridge Paradise Canyon Open on PGA TOUR Canada ... Grew up on Maui, Hawaii, and spearheaded fundraising efforts for Maui wildfire relief during last fall's Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

    Click here to see the full field for the Farmers Insurance Open which will start Wednesday from Torrey Pines.