Justin Rose proves he's an ageless wonder in record-setting win at Torrey Pines

Key Highlights

• Open. The seven-stroke margin of victory over three players is the largest since Woods won by eight in 2008, and Rose is the first player to win San Diego’s tour event by being the sole leader after every round since Tommy Bolt did it in 1955—13 years before the event moved to Torrey Pines. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNow the oldest player to win the tournament—in the last year that it’s being sponsored by Farmers Insurance—Rose carved up Torrey Pines the same way he did when he won here in 2019 with a 21-under total, while occupying the No.
• 1 spot in the Official World Golf Ranking.
• He led the field in greens in regulation with nearly 82 percent hit, was second in strokes gained/approach, gaining 7.25 on the field, and was 10th in SG/putting (3.53). It was a masterful display of shotmaking and strategy, which brought him to his own comparisons to some of the greats.2259464339Orlando Ramirez“What a week from start to finish,” said Rose.
• “I just got really disciplined this week.
• Obviously, I was playing well, but I just thought the way I managed my game, the way I thought about things, the way I was patient at the right time, the way I was able to absorb a little bit of the odd mistake by holing the right two-putt at the right time. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“There was a lot of mental maturity from the strategic golf point of view out there, which I think you look at the best players in history—Jack, Tiger, I’m going to say Scottie Scheffler now as well.