Justin Rose shot a 10-under-par 62 to guide the Farmers Insurance coverage Open as Brooks Koepka made his return to the PGA Tour with a 73.
The 45-year-old carded 10 birdies to assert a one-shot lead over American Justin Decrease at Torrey Pines, with each gamers taking part in on the North Course.
Rose, who missed the reduce ultimately week’s American Specific match, mentioned: “I really feel like I managed my sport actually, very well immediately. I felt like I learn the greens phenomenally, putted – as you may see – actually, very well.”
World quantity 173 Decrease misplaced his full PGA card final yr and solely made this week’s match due to a withdrawal.
The 36-year-old, who scored two eagles in his spherical, mentioned afterwards that his “thoughts’s probably not right here” as a result of his spouse is 34 weeks pregnant with twins.
“I am simply attempting to get house on Monday to attempt to assist every thing out as a lot as I can,” he added.
