Justin Rose became the first wire-to-wire winner at Torrey Pines in 71 years, starting with a six-shot lead and never letting anyone get any closer to him Sunday as he closed with a two-under 70 to win the Farmers Insurance Open.

Rose opened with a 62 on the North course and never let up, playing even better on the South course that has hosted two US Opens. He broke the 72-hole tournament record at 23-under, 265, one better than Tiger Woods in 1999. George Burns also shot 266 in 1987. “Sorry, T-dub, if you’re watching,” Rose said.

That was his only real challenge, smaller goals to keep him pushing – he wanted to increase his lead each day and he was aware of the tournament record. He got both. Tommy Bolt is the only other player to lead from start to finish without ties at Torrey Pines.

The 45-year-old said before the final round he would not be complacent and that much was evident when he went out in 33, holing a 35-foot birdie putt on the par-five ninth that turned the back nine into what looked like a peaceful walk on the public course along the Pacific Ocean.

This was little more than a battle for second and that was a tie. Kim Si Woo (69), Ryo Hisatsune (69) and Pierceson Coody (66) shared runner-up honours, a consolation prize worth $726,400 (£531,000). For Coody, it is likely to get him into a pair of $20m signature events to end the West Coast Swing.

Brooks Koepka finished tied for 56th on his return to the PGA Tour after defecting from LIV Golf with familiar cheers on the ninth green when he tapped in a birdie putt for a 70. There were 300 people around the green, most of them shouting, “Welcome back, Brooks.” He then headed to Phoenix for the loudest event in golf. “I love the chaos,” he said.

Rose, who also won at Torrey Pines in 2019, now has 13 career titles on the PGA Tour. He moves to No 3 in the world, his highest ranking in nearly seven years. Even for all he has accomplished – a US Open, an Olympic gold medal and seven Ryder Cup appearances – he has not stopped putting in the work to stay among the elite. “I still believe there’s good stuff in front of me,” he said.