Justin Rose builds 3-shot lead as Tiger Woods stalls

Justin Rose was looking forward to his first big test of the year Friday on the South Course at Torrey Pines in San Diego. He made it look like a breeze.

The No. 1 player in the world putted for birdie on all but two holes on his way to a 6-under-par 66, giving him a share of the 36-hole tournament record and a three-shot lead over Hideki Matsuyama going into the weekend at the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open.

Rose made his only bogey of the week by coming up short of the green on the seventh hole and missing a 12-foot putt. He also had to chop out of heavy grass on the toughest hole at Torrey, the 514-yard 12th hole, and hit a 45-yard pitch to 2 feet to save par.