Despite Masters close-calls, Justin Rose knows ‘key' to Augusta
It would be fair for Justin Rose to be scarred by his Masters misses.
How Justin Rose views his Masters misses might be his superpower this week at Augusta National Getty Images Justin Rose left the grounds of Augusta National last year with a case of deja vu . For the second time in eight years, no one had beaten Rose over 72 holes at the Masters . And, for the second time in eight years, the then-44-year-old left golf’s hallowed grounds as a tough-luck loser.
Rose’s stirring final-round 66 ended with what he thought was his Masters moment, a 20-foot, curling birdie putt on the 18th green that sent roars through Augusta National and eventually landed him in a playoff with Rory McIlroy. But after McIlroy bested him on the first playoff hole to vanquish his own Masters demons, Rose left Augusta National disappointed that once again fate had not called his name. But another near-miss, and third career runner-up at the Masters, didn’t leave Rose sullen.
“I won’t ever think why me? ” Rose said on Monday ahead of the 2026 Masters. “I’ll be like maybe I could have done that better or done this differently, but not sort of looking up to the golfing gods giving it.
‘Why me? ’ No. … When you realize you’re that close, you can taste the victory.
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