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Day: January 27, 2019
Justin Rose looks to buck front runner curse at Torrey PinesJustin Rose looks to buck front runner curse at Torrey Pines
SAN DIEGO – Torrey Pines is not always kind to a front runner. FedExCup champion Justin Rose remains the player to beat in the Farmers Insurance Open but if he is aware of recent history at the iconic coastal course he might sleep a little restlessly. England’s Rose fired a 3-under 69 Saturday to move to 18-under 198 and set up a three-shot lead over his good friend Adam Scott. The Australian set the South course alight on Australia Day no less, posting a tournament low 7-under 65 on the tough track to get to 15 under. Spain’s Jon Rahm – the 2017 champion at Torrey Pines – is third after a 68 left him four off the pace, setting up a stellar final threesome of ball-striking machines. While Rose has been producing a clinic from tee-to-green for the most part this week the chasers are buoyed with life after a sloppy bogey on the final hole of his third round. Especially as Tiger Woods is the only 54-hole leader to win in the previous 10 Farmers Insurance Opens and of the other nine winners’ six started Sunday at least three off the lead. Even still Scott used a veteran tactic on his friend and said the tournament is Rose’s to lose. “It’s almost all up to him tomorrow, so that’s no pressure on me,â€� Scott said. “He’s just playing too good. He’s done that right from Thursday. He’s the No. 1 player in the world, he’s played well for over two years. He’s feeling it. He wants to take advantage of all of his good golf and that’s why he’s running away with this thing. “The good news is it’s only one person out in front, so it all sits on his golf club tomorrow. This is not a course I can go out and just fire at pins, it’s too easy to make big errors. I’ll just have to chip away and we’ll see if he can do the same.â€� MUST READS: Round 3, Farmers Insurance Open ‘Everything’s fine’ between Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed Tiger cards third-round 71 at Torrey Pines Sponsor invite Doug Ghim is in contention sitting solo fourth Rose and Scott live close to one another in the Bahamas. They’ve battled against each other for a couple of decades. When told of his friends’ comments Rose broke into a smile. “Of course he does (say that). He’s deflecting from himself,â€� Rose grinned. “I don’t think so. If you’re five or six ahead, then yeah … but I expect Jon and Adam to come out and play well tomorrow … One of those guys is capable of something in the mid 60s. “It’s going to take a good round of golf tomorrow to get this done.â€� Rahm does not need to look far in his memory bank for form at Torrey Pines. When he won two years ago the Spaniard burst out of a condensed leaderboard with a blistering finish. The now two-time TOUR winner went six under on his last eight holes with two eagles and two birdies to annihilate the competition and win by three. He doesn’t intend to need such an effort Sunday, instead targeting a front nine assault to apply some pressure. “You’ve got to understand, besides No. 10, 11 through 18 are really, really difficult holes,â€� Rahm says. “The back nine at Torrey Pines is no joke. The fact that I shot 6 under a couple years ago, it’s a borderline miracle. It’s very hard to do that again. I’ve just got to keep hitting good shots and put it in the fairway and be patient … I just need a chance going to the back nine.â€� Rose not only has to battle the tournament history but his own as a frontrunner. He has converted just four of his 15 54-hole leads on the PGA TOUR. He let Keegan Bradley overrun him at the BMW Championship during last season’s FedExCup Playoffs. “It’s going to be a lot more strategic tomorrow,â€� Rose added. “It’s going to be a tougher test. Today I think the pins were quite gettable. Tomorrow it won’t be as much. “Clearly, if you miss the tee shots here you can run into trouble really quick, so I would say there’s a lot more going on tomorrow with a three‑shot lead in a different type of venue.â€�
Tiger Woods cards 71 in Round 3 at Torrey PinesTiger Woods cards 71 in Round 3 at Torrey Pines
SAN DIEGO – The good news is that Tiger Woods birdied three of his last five holes. He’ll start the final round in 48th place, however, 13 shots behind leader Justin Rose. Woods bogeyed his opening hole, and was 2 over par after 12 holes, before his strong finish. He stands at 5-under 211 (70-70-71). “I finally drove it good and didn’t hit my irons very close,� he said. “And again, had a bunch of close calls on putts that just didn’t go in.� Woods missed just four fairways and four greens Saturday but had 31 putts and lost nearly a stroke on the greens. “I don’t feel that bad over the shots, it’s just that through impact it’s not as clean as I’d like,� he said. “I warmed up really well, today was the best warm-up session I’ve had all week.�  He’s finished outside the top 25 just four times in 17 appearances at this event. “If I can get to double digits, it would be nice,� Woods said. “It’s not too much to ask if I play well. If I drive it like this, hit my irons a little more crisp and make a few putts, I should be able to do that.�
Rose settles for 3-shot lead at Torrey PinesRose settles for 3-shot lead at Torrey Pines
Justin Rose opened the door to his rivals with a bogey at the last hole, which cut his lead to three strokes over Adam Scott at the Farmers Insurance Open.
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Rose settles for 3-shot lead at Torrey PinesRose settles for 3-shot lead at Torrey Pines
Justin Rose maintained a three-shot advantage Saturday at the Farmers Insurance Open despite three big mistakes that dropped his lead over Adam Scott.
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‘Everything’s fine’ between Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth‘Everything’s fine’ between Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth
SAN DIEGO – It was the hug heard ‘round Torrey Pines. Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed teed off 90 minutes ahead of Saturday’s final group, but the spotlight shone on Torrey Pines’ first tee when they arrived. It was the first time they had played together since the Ryder Cup, where Reed said he was “blindsided� by the split of their successful pairing. Spieth hugged his fellow Masters champion, then claimed after the round that “everything’s fine� between his Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup partner. “It was more kind of sarcasm toward y’all,� Spieth said, referring to the media. “We’ve seen each other plenty of times at (the Sony Open in Hawaii) and here and everything’s been the way it normally is. We knew the cameras were on and we knew people were interested in that, so I just thought it would be kind of funny.� Reed said that he and Spieth have “moved on� from the Ryder Cup. “Literally when we got off the plane, it was old news and we all moved on from there,� Reed said. “It’s really nothing. … We’re now just out here trying to play some good golf and trying to feed off each other as well as just trying to go out and shoot low numbers.� They both started Saturday in the middle of the pack, with Spieth sitting at 7 under after shooting 65-72 and Reed a shot behind him. They both snuck into the top 10 before falling back late in the round. Spieth was 4 under for the day after making eagle on the par-5 13th, where he holed his 93-yard approach, and birdie on the next hole. He gave all three shots back on 15, though. Still, Spieth’s 72 was just one stroke off his best score in seven career rounds on the South Course. He is 9 over par there in his PGA TOUR career. “I’m still stuck and playing golf stuck is not fun,� Spieth said. “But when it clears up, I’m putting the ball beautifully and the chipping and wedge shots and the swing will come back and the game will become east to me again. I think it’s coming soon.� Reed birdied the first two holes and added another one on the par-5 ninth, but he was even par on the back nine. It was his third consecutive 69. “My putting seemed to save me today,� he said. It was even better than the welcome he received on the first tee.