England’s Justin Rose obliterated the rest of the field at Torrey Pines on Sunday, and for good measure, also took on a Tiger Woods record, and beat that, too.
In perhaps his most complete tee to green performance of his career, the 45-year-old carded a two under 70 for a seven-shot victory in the Farmers Insurance Open.
He finished on 265, 23 under for his four rounds, breaking the 72-hole tournament record set by Woods in 1999.
It all added to an astonishing performance by the Johannesburg-born golfer, playing some of the best golf of his career and still looking for improvement.
Rose, who also won at Torrey Pines in 2019, now has 13 career Professional Golfers’ Association Tour titles and occupies third place on the world rankings.
He opened with a 62 on the North Course and really never let up all week, playing even better on the South Course, which has hosted two United States Opens.
He extended his lead after each round to win by the largest margin of his career.
For the record, a group of three players finished in a tie for second, including 23-year-old Ryo Hisatsune of Japan.
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