Justin Rose breaks his 36-hole record at Torrey Pines. Brooks Koepka makes it to the weekend

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Rose scored even better on the notorious South course Friday in the Farmers Insurance Open, and the proof is in the tournament record book. He broke his own 36-hole record by two shots at Torrey Pines to build a four-shot lead.

The weekend will include Brooks Koepka in his return to the PGA Tour after four seasons on the Saudi-funded LIV Golf League. The five-time major champion remains perplexed by the poa annua greens and settled for a 68 on the easier North to make the cut on the number.

Missing will be Xander Schauffele, the two-time major champion and San Diego native who saw his 72-tournament cut streak end. His last weekend off at a tournament was the 2022 Masters.

Koepka was 14 shots behind. The question now is whether anyone can catch Rose.

Rose opened with a 62 on the North, which was 7.139 shots lower than the field average. He knew what awaited him on the South course — the site of two U.S. Opens — and wound up with a 7-under 65 that was 7.392 shots lower than the field average.

It added to a 17-under 127 — breaking by two the previous mark held by Rose in 2019, Tom Lehman in 2005 and Lennie Clements in 1996 — and a four-shot lead over Seamus Power of Ireland, who had a 66 on the North.

Amazingly, it was the same score for the 36-hole lead in The American Express last week. PGA Tour golf in Palm Springs and San Diego are nothing alike. Rose is playing that well.

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