45-Year-Old Justin Rose Sends Hilarious Warning to Scottie Scheffler Following Dominant Win at Farmers Insurance Open

Justin Rose became the 4th golfer to go wire-to-wire at the Farmers Insurance Open as he picked up his 13th PGA Tour win.

45-Year-Old Justin Rose Sends Hilarious Warning to Scottie Scheffler Following Dominant Win at Farmers Insurance Open

Scottie Scheffler and Justin Rose (Image via PGA Tour)

Justin Rose is ageing like a fine wine. On Sunday, the 45-year-old golfer recorded a dominating victory at the Farmers Insurance Open and set scoring records. After his win, he would send a hilarious warning to World No.1 Scottie Scheffler.

All eyes of the golfing world last week were on Brooks Koepka. The 5-time major champion made his first regular start on the tour since 2022 following his dramatic exit from LIV Golf. Amidst this, Rose stole the show with his record-breaking performance.

In the first round at the Torrey Pines Golf Course (North Course), he went low. He made 10 birdies as he carded a score of 62 and finished the round top of the leaderboard.

His ranking did not fall over the next three days. He fired a score of 65 and 68 in the second and third round respectively, and was looking at his 13th PGA Tour victory.

On Sunday, he started the front nine with 3 birdies. Despite a bogey on the 12th hole, the Englishmen had full control. He wrapped up the day on the Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) with a 2-under 70 score.

Rose thus went wire-to-wire and claimed a 7-shot victory. Runners-up Pierceson Coody, Si Woo Kim and Ryo Hisatsune finished the event 16-under par.

The victory saw Rose jump up in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR). The former U.S. Open champion jumped from 10th to 3rd in the rankings, sitting just behind Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler.

After his win, he sent a hilarious warning to Scheffler and claimed that he was coming for the No.1 spot.

I’m coming for you Scottie!!

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Rose has been the World No.1 golfer before. In September 2018, he climbed to the top of the rankings and dethroned Dustin Johnson. From them till April 2019, he battled with Johnson and Koepka for this spot week in and week out.

Speaking of Scheffler, he was not in this tournament. After winning the American Express Championship, the American golfer skipped the Farmers Insurance Open. He has been top of the rankings since May 2023 after he overtook Jon Rahm.

What records did Justin Rose break following his win at the Farmers Insurance Open?

Justin Rose torched the playing field of the Farmers Insurance Open. The golfer broke several records following his impressive victory in his tournament.

Justin Rose
Justin Rose (Image via PGA Tour)

His 7-shot victory is the largest winning margin in the Farmers Insurance Open. At the age of 45, he became the oldest winner of this tournament.

Rose became the 4th player to go wire-to-wire in this event, and the first to do so in 71 years. He also broke the 72-hole tournament record set by Tiger Woods in 1999. His score of 23-under 265 is one better than what Woods managed in 1999 (22-under 265).

Rose won the Farmers Insurance Open in 2019 as well. This makes him a two-time champion of this event.

This triumph was also his 13th PGA Tour win. His last victory on the Tour came last year at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, where he defeated J.J. Spaun in the playoff round.

With this win, Rose took home $1.728 million from the $9.6 million purse. The three runner-ups, meanwhile, earned $726,400.

The attention now turns to the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Arizona. Rose will not be teeing off at this event.

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