Justin Rose wins Farmers Insurance Open with new tournament record of 23 under par at Torrey Pines

Justin Rose blazed to victory with a record tournament score of 23 under par at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines on Sunday.

The Englishman claimed a 13th PGA Tour title in style in San Diego with one of the best tournament performances of his illustrious career, with a wire-to-wire victory.

It was the first time since 1955 that a player had managed that at the tournament and Rose shot the best winning score in the 74-year history of the Farmers Insurance Open across the four days, eclipsing the 22-under achieved by Tiger Woods in 1999 and George Burns in 1987.

"Today, obviously, wasn't my largest score, but it was a good score. I felt like I played well," said Rose. "I felt like I did all the right things. I felt like I didn't sort of get myself in any predicaments.

"I think, when you do have a lead, you want the first change of the scorecard to be a birdie rather than a bogey. I felt like that putt at number four really settled me in and I felt like from that point it was going to be my day.

"But, I never let my guard down. There are other things to play for - to have a tournament record, 23 under, I was keenly aware of that.

"It was an amazing week. You know, everything seemed to be heading in that direction. 36, 54, 72 all scoring records. I just wanted to finish off as strongly as I could."

Having led by six shots heading into Sunday, Rose carded a two-under par 70 for his final round to finish off a week which started in blistering fashion with a 10-under round of 62 on Thursday, to recapture the crown he won in 2019 with a score of 21 under par.

The 45-year-old, who moved to third in the early FedExCup Standings, also almost equalled the previous largest margin of victory for a winner of the tournament, with his seven-shot margin just one shy of the eight shots seven-time champion Woods beat Ryuji Imada by in 2008.