SAN DIEGO — The failed close calls to winning on the PGA Tour can be excruciating in the moment, but as the scar tissue builds so does the wisdom.

Harris English first flirted with fame at the Farmers Insurance Open a decade ago when he shared the third-round lead and was part of a four-man playoff for the 2015 championship. Jason Day came away the winner that year at Torrey Pines, but English was encouraged, not discouraged.