Justin Rose notches first wire-to-wire Torrey Pines win in 71 years with apology to Tiger Woods
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Rose wins Farmers Insurance Open with 72-hole record
265 total pips Woods' 1999 mark by one shot
Justin Rose became the first wire-to-wire winner at Torrey Pines in 71 years, starting with a six-shot lead and never letting anyone get any closer to him Sunday as he closed with a 2-under 70 to win the Farmers Insurance Open.
Rose opened with a 62 on the North course at Torrey Pines and really never let up all week, playing even better on the South course that has hosted two U.S. Opens. He wound up breaking the 72-hole tournament record at 23-under 265, one better than Tiger Woods in 1999. George Burns also shot 266 in 1987.
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