Torrey Pines Golf Course near La Jolla, San Diego, California, where the PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open concluded Sunday, is remembered among golf fans as one of Tiger Woods' signature courses.
Torrey Pines, perched along Pacific coastal cliffs, is where Woods claimed eight victories. He won this tournament in 1999, 2003, 2005-2008, and 2013, and also captured the 2008 US Open here. At that 2008 US Open, Woods limped through the final rounds with an injured leg before defeating Rocco Mediate in a 19-hole Monday playoff to claim his 14th major title.
This year's Farmers Insurance Open began and ended with Justin Rose. The 46-year-old Englishman fired a 2-under-par 70 on Torrey Pines' South Course (par 72) in the final round Sunday to finish at 23-under-par 265, claiming victory by seven strokes over a group tied for second that included Kim Si-woo.
It was a record-breaking victory for Rose at age 45 and five months (born July 30, 1980). After storming to the solo lead with a 10-under-par 62 on the North Course in the first round, Rose never relinquished the top spot, completing the tournament's first wire-to-wire victory in 71 years. He also shattered the 72-hole scoring record, eclipsing the previous mark of 22-under-par 266 set by George Burns in 1987 and matched by Woods in 1999. Neither the wire-to-wire victory nor the 23-under-par score had been achieved at this event even by Woods, who amassed 46 wins in his 20s alone en route to 82 career victories.
Rose, who won the 2016 Rio Olympics gold medal and rose to world No. 1, has now claimed his third victory in his 40s following the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, demonstrating his enduring form. The veteran, whose long iron play remains sharp alongside his short game prowess, said after the win, "I still believe there are good things ahead of me."
Lifting the trophy at this tournament for the first time since 2019, Rose collected $1.728 million (approximately 2.5 billion won) in prize money and jumped from 10th to 3rd in the world rankings. For Korean fans, disappointment lingered as Kim Si-woo, despite a strong performance, was swept aside by Rose's dominant run to finish tied for second.