From day one, Justin Rose led the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour, breaking a Tiger Woods record at age 45.
At 45, Justin Rose dominated his competition at the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour. With a seven-stroke lead and a tournament record of 23 under par, Rose secured victory at Torrey Pines. He maintained control of the tournament lead from the first round and set new scoring records after each round.
PGA Tour: Justin Rose Wins with Tournament Record
In the final round, Rose needed just a 70 to claim a comfortable win. With three birdies on the front nine, the English golfer extended his lead. On the back nine, he had only one bogey at the 12th hole but had a sufficient cushion to stay relaxed. Instead, he focused on breaking the tournament record of 22 under par, last set by Tiger Woods in 1999. \”That was the only thing I concentrated on during the last three holes,\” Rose said afterward.
\”The fact that I was able to widen my lead every day is something I’m proud of as a player, because it shows I could handle the pressure from start to finish and kept improving,\” Rose said in his winner’s press conference. \”Maybe it’s something I hadn’t achieved before, so I’m very satisfied with that.\”
While his golf game was nearly flawless, Rose credited his mental performance as key to his success. \”I was very disciplined this week. Of course, I played well, but I managed my game smartly, was patient when needed, and offset small mistakes by sinking the right putts at the right moment. It showed real mental maturity from a strategic golf perspective.\”
Stephan Jäger Among Top 5
With Rose unreachable at the top, the rest battled for second place. Pierceson Coody gained 12 spots with a 65, the best round of the day, sharing second place with Si Woo Kim and Roy Hisatsune. Right behind them, Stephan Jäger finished T5 at 15 under par. He secured his solid result with a 68. While Jäger’s previous rounds fluctuated between birdie streaks and bogeys, his final round combined both: three bogeys due to inaccurate shots, but seven birdies kept him inside the top 10. After missing the cut at the American Express, this is a positive sign for the new year and his best performance since the Sony Open in January 2025.
Brooks Koepka closed the tournament with a 70 to finish T56, completing his first week back on the PGA Tour. Koepka noted that half of the players were new to him after the past four years. \”There have been many changes in the last four years. I know half the guys and not the other half. It’s going to be an exciting year to get to know everyone, and I’m looking forward to it,\” he said after the tournament.