Eye of the Tiger: Justin Rose holds 6-shot lead at Torrey Pines - ESPN

SAN DIEGO — Justin Rose delivered a performance Saturday at Torrey Pines that Tiger Woods could appreciate, stretching his lead to as many as eight shots until a few late mistakes led to a 4-under 68 for a six-stroke lead in the Farmers Insurance Open.

Rose, who won at Torrey in 2019, started the third round with a four-shot lead and quickly pulled away with a brilliant stretch of three holes on the front nine of the South course.

He hit a pitching wedge to a back pin on the par-5 fifth hole to 6 feet. He blistered a 5-wood from 252 yards to about 30 feet pin-high on the par-5 sixth for a two-putt birdie. And then, he took on another tight flag over the bunker on No. 7 to 5 feet.

Rose hit a few loose swings early on the back nine to give Séamus Power and Joel Dahmen some hope. Coming off two straight bogeys, Rose pulled his 3-wood on the par-5 13th into the rough well below the green. Seeing only the top of the flag, he pitched it out, and it rolled with proper pace to tap-in range for birdie.

Rose was at 21-under 195. It was the second-largest 54-hole lead at the tournament behind the eight-shot lead Woods had in 2008. Woods practically owned the public course along the Pacific Bluff, with eight professional wins, including the U.S. Open.

Power was doing his best to stay in range until three straight bogeys took him well out of contention. Dahmen finished strong for a 68 and was in second place.

But it's a big lead for Dahmen, who finished outside the top 100 in the FedEx Cup in the year they reduced full cards from the top 125. He has conditional status and got into the Farmers Insurance Open only because of two courses allowing for a larger field.

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