Farmers Insurance Open, Round 4 (PGATOUR.com)

January 31, 2010

Phil Mickelson is trying for his fourth career title at Torrey Pines this week.

ALLEN REELS OFF FIVE BIRDIES IN A ROW (1:33 p.m.)—Michael Allen who turns 51 today, just reeled off five birdies to close his front nine in 31.

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Allen, who moved to 9 under, is trying to become the first player in history to win a PGA TOUR event after winning on the Champions Tour. He won his Champions Tour debut last spring at the Senior PGA Championship.

WHAT WILL PHIL DO? (1 p.m.): Phil Mickelson, who just teed off, is going for his fourth career win at Torrey Pines today and if he's going to get it, he'll have to come from behind.

It's been a somewhat wild week for Mickelson so far—he has 14 birdies, one eagle, five bogeys, one double bogey and one ball stuck in a tree. Not surprisingly, though, he's made the most hay on the par-5s at Torrey Pines. Entering the week, no one has played the par-5s on both the North and South courses better than Mickelson (since 1992). He's a combined 124 under on the 260 par-5s he's played and this week hasn't been any different—Mickelson is a field-best 11 under on the par-5s entering today's final round. Now he'll just need to play a little better on the par3s and par-4s.—Brian Wacker

Lowest Score (RTP) on the Par-5s – Since 1992 Player Total Under Par No. of Par 5s Played Phil Mickelson 124 under 260 Tiger Woods 118 under 172 Craig Stadler 79 under 160 Kevin Sutherland 78 under 220 Mark O'Meara 77 under 192

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (12:40 p.m.): Fairways and greens in regulation, among others, are important statistics. But one of the most important stats is proximity to the hole. Case in point: Ben Crane. He's 13th in fairways hit and leads the field in GIR at 87 percent, but the real key for him this week is his approach shot average of 29 feet. Anytime you're under 30 feet, it's a good number and it's a big reason why Crane, a very good putter, comes into the final round just two shots back.—Brian Wacker

STAT OF THE WEEK (12:30 p.m.): Two interesting stats on Ryuji Imada this week: He's hit only 48 percent of his fairways (61st in the field), but has still managed to hit the green 80 percent of the time (fourth). The other and more important stat is that he has just one bogey, which came on the par-4 fourth hole during the third round when he a missed a 9-foot putt.

That bogey ended Imada's 44-hole bogey-free streak at this event, dating back to—what else—the fourth hole in last year's final round. Lastly, while Imada missed seven greens in the third round—after missing just four through the first two rounds—he managed to get up-and-down six of seven times.—Brian Wacker

Ryuji Imada – This week vs. The Field Stat This Week Field Average Driving Accuracy 48 percent (T61) 55 percent Greens in Regulation 80 percent (T4) 70 percent Scrambling Percentage 10/11 (2) 57 percent Total Putting 3rd — Putts/Round 28 (T4) 30.28 Bogeys/Round .33 (1) 2.76

RYUJI IN THE LEAD (12:15 p.m.): When Ryuji Imada tees off later today, it'll be only the second time he's taken a lead or share of the lead into the final round. The last time he was in this position was at the 2007 AT&T Classic. He lost to Zach Johnson in a playoff there. Imada continues to have a strong record here, however. Imada has never missed the cut and has three top-25s, including a runer-up in 2008, in five previous appearances.—Brian Wacker

Groups We're Watching Tee time Players 1 p.m. ET,Hole No. 1, South Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler, D.A. PointsFans will be flocking to see the phenom Fowler play with Phil. How will the 21-year-old handle the pressure? 1:10 ET,Hole No. 1, South Lucas Glover, Brandt Snedeker, K.J. ChoiThe battle-tested trio shot 68, 68 and 69, respectively, on Saturday—all better than leader Ryuji Imada. 1:20 p.m. ET,Hole No. 1, South Ryuji Imada, Ben Crane, Michael SimImada hasn't won since '08, Crane since '05 and Sim has yet to win on TOUR. A victory would be defining for all three. MORE ROUND 4: Tee times | Inside the field | Inside the courses Live Essentials Follow every shot with our newest application The only place on the Internet for real-time live scoring Listen to expert commentary on the PGA TOUR Network News, notes, stats and analysis during each round