San Diego isnt exactly known as a city of neighborhoods, but they do exist in this bastion of suburbia.

Tiger Woods isnt making his traditional PGA Tour debut at this years Farmers Insurance Open taking place at Torrey Pines Golf Course, Jan. 26-29 - hes playing this week in Dubai for some big bucks appearance money. But life on the PGA Tour no longer revolves around the once great one, and the show must go on. But fan fave Phil Mickelson is appearing, as is defending champion Bubba Watson, as well as a bunch of other young guns like Ricky Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Geoff Ogilvy, along with vets like Ernie Els, Vijay Singh and Rocco Mediate.

But there are also a bunch of other changes taking place at the 2012 Farmers Open, many of them benefiting the fan experience. These include:

Read more about the 2012 Farmers Insurance Open in my article here.

Somewhere in the harsh, sparse desert of Borrego Springs roam massive mammoths, serpent, saber tooth, gomphotherium, camel, birds and sloths. Really. And its not some Hollywood movie set. In fact, its one of the most awe-inspiring sculpture displays you may have never heard about.

The Galletta Meadows Estate Sculptures are an amazing collection of larger-than-life metal sculpture works spread about the desert landscape of Borrego Springs.