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The field for this week’s Famers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines is set, with Tiger Woods scheduled to make his 2017 debut and 20 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Rankings also teeing it up. Play begins Thursday (Jan. 26) and ends Sunday, with the North and South courses used the first two days and the South the only venue on the weekend.

The top-ranked players include Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson, Jimmy Walker and Brandt Snedeker.

Past Farmers Insurance Open winners include Snedeker, Day, Scott Stallings, Woods, Ben Crane, Nick Watney and Mickelson.

Players with local ties include:

Charley Hoffman, a Poway High School alum and four-time PGA Tour winner.

J.J. Spaun, a San Diego State University alum.

Xander Schauffele, a San Diego State University alum.

Michael Kim, a Torrey Pines High School graduate.

Jamie Lovemark, a Torrey Pines High School graduate and Rancho Santa Fe native.

Pat Perez, a Torrey Pines High School graduate who won his second PGA Tour event in November at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba.