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TROUBLE AT THE 12TH FOR RYO
At the 12th, Rose finds the rough left from his tee, but his approach leaves a chip onto the green. Playing partner Hisatsune, meanwhile, drives his tee shot right, and his second isn’t much prettier, missing the green by a long way left. He has work to do to avoid slipping further back here.
His third is much better, onto the green, but can he save par?
KOEPKA CATCH-UP
One of the big stories heading into the tournament was the return of Brooks Koepka to PGA Tour action after four years with LIV Golf.
He’s not troubling Rose, sitting in T53 at four-under with a handful of holes to play, but he’ll probably take that as he eases his way back into life on the circuit. He’ll also play in next week’s WM Phoenix Open, which he’s won twice.
HISATSUNE SLIP SEES ROSE EXTEND LEAD
The leader, meanwhile, is on the 11th green, seeking his fourth birdie in his last six holes.
Before that long putt, the man in second, Ryo Hisatsune, drops back to 16 under with a bogey, and Rose leads by eight.
Rose fumbles his chance with a poor putt, and now he has work to do to make par. He makes no mistake and the lead remains eight.
STARTS ON THE LINE FOR JOEL DAHMEN
With a lead of seven, it would take a minor miracle for anyone to trouble Justin Rose over the back nine, but it’s interesting further down the leaderboard, too, not least for Joel Dahmen.
The popular American only has conditional PGA Tour status this season, meaning he needs as many starts as he can get. If he finishes solo second, he’ll top the AON Swing 5 standings, all but guaranteeing starts at Signature Events the Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Genesis Invitational.
Even if he gets in the top five after next week’s WM Phoenix Open, where he has a sponsor’s exemption, he will book his place at those events.
He’s currently eighth in the standings, so he needs a good back nine to give himself a strong chance. He’s T4 on the 11th hole.
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Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly’s coverage of the Farmers Insurance Open final round at Torrey Pines.
Justin Rose leads by seven strokes at the turn and appears destined to claim his second title at this event as well as a 13th PGA Tour prize overall – if you include the US Open in 2013.
It would be his second win in America in six months, as well. Not bad for a 45-year-old…
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