Justin Rose leads wire to wire in historic Farmers Insurance Open victory

While the field was futilely chasing Justin Rose in Sunday’s final round of the Farmers Insurance Open, Rose was chasing history. With an all but insurmountable six-stroke lead coming into the final 18 holes, the only drama for spectators on another spectacular day at Torrey Pines Golf Course was whether Rose could set tournament records for scoring and margin of victory. Rose shot a final-round 70, giving him a seven-shot victory over Pierceson Coody (65), Si Woo Kim (69) and Ryo Hisatsune (69) for the tournament’s first wire-to-wire win in 71 years. Rose’s four-day total of 265 was 23 under par, breaking the record of 22-under shared by Tiger Woods (1999) and George Burns (1987). “I...