Justin Rose still believing in career grand slam dream after Torrey Pines win

Justin Rose admits he is not yet prepared to give up on his childhood dream of one day completing the career grand slam.

The 45-year-old Englishman made his feelings on the majors clear after capturing his 13th PGA Tour title — and second win at the Farmers Insurance Open — at Torrey Pines on Sunday.

Rose carded a final-round 70 in San Diego to complete a commanding seven-shot victory over Ryo Hisatsune, Si Woo Kim and Pierceson Coody, finishing the week on 23-under par. 

In the process, he broke the 72-hole tournament scoring record previously held by George Burns and Tiger Woods by one shot.

The Olympic gold medallist has now chalked up 13 PGA Tour victories — four more than any other Englishman in history — moving clear of Sir Nick Faldo, who won nine times on the circuit.

The win also made Rose the oldest wire-to-wire winner on the PGA Tour since Rocco Mediate in 2010, and the first player since Tommy Bolt in 1955 to hold the outright lead after every round of the Farmers Insurance Open.

Despite his growing list of achievements, Rose insists he is not ready to rest on his laurels. The 2013 US Open champion remains hungry for more major success, particularly after suffering an agonising playoff defeat to Rory McIlroy at The Masters last April.

And with good reason. Rose won the FedEx St Jude Invitational in August, starred in Europe’s Ryder Cup victory in September and has now picked up his 13th PGA Tour title in just his second start of the new season.

Justin Rose will "keep believing" about career grand slam

He is even refusing to rule out the possibility of completing the career grand slam — a feat achieved by only six players in the modern era: Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen. World No.1 Scottie Scheffler could become the next to join that elite club at the US Open in June.

Rose wants in on the conversation too, despite knowing it remains a long shot.

“The majors is where I have my attention, for sure,” Rose told reporters after etching his name on the Farmers Insurance Open trophy for a second time.

“I mean, obviously I take -- like I said, I've achieved a lot in the game, but I've achieved a lot of it just once. So I'll take multiple of anything that I've achieved for sure would be great.

“But if I look at my career, yeah, I've been really close to The Open, I've been really close to The Masters.

“The dream of winning all four was obviously the ultimate goal since I've been a kid, but it seems a long way off to think that way, but if you think about some of the results I've had in the last year or 18 months, I'm not that far away so may as well keep believing.”

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