England’s Justin Rose clinched an totally dominant win on the Farmers Insurance coverage Open in a brand new event report rating.
Rose, the 2019 winner, led by six photographs earlier than Sunday’s fourth spherical on Torrey Pines’ South Course and was hardly ever troubled over his remaining 18 holes.
He signed for a two-under-par 70 to complete seven away from the sphere on 23 beneath and declare his thirteenth PGA Tour title.
The 45-year-old, whose final win got here at August’s FedEx St Jude Championship, picked up birdies on the sixth, eighth and ninth, with a bogey on the twelfth his solely blip.
The earlier greatest successful rating within the event’s historical past was 22 beneath – by Tiger Woods in 1999 and George Burns in 1987.
Rose additionally turns into the oldest participant to safe a wire-to-wire end on tour – main in all 4 rounds – since Rocco Mediate in October 2010 aged 47.
“This has been an enormous win and to start out the season with a win is superb,” mentioned Rose.
“I knew 23 beneath was a report. I’ve grown the lead every day so I wished to complete seven forward reasonably than six.
“I had my very own little mini targets down the stretch which stored me targeted, which was key and I managed my sport properly.
“I am nonetheless loving it and dealing arduous and do consider there may be some good things forward of me.”
American Pierceson Coody had the perfect spherical of the day – a seven-under-par 65 – which gave him a share of second place alongside South Korea’s Si Woo Kim and Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune who each shot 69s.
American Jake Knapp and Germany’s Stephan Jaeger completed an extra shot again.
5-time main winner Brooks Koepka, in his first event again on the PGA Tour since leaving LIV Golf, completed in a tie for 56th after a remaining spherical of 70.
