Justin Rose fades at the Masters, still joins Scheffler in the hunt behind leaders McIlroy and Burns
Justin Rose is back in contention at the Masters, one year after his playoff loss to Rory McIlroy. Rose has held at least a share of the first-round lead a record five times at Augusta National, including last year, but he's never been able to carry it through the finish. Former Masters champion Patrick Reed was joined by Jason Day and Kurt Kitayama at 3 under, while Rose was in the group another shot back, along with Scottie Scheffler, Shane Lowry and Xander Schauffele — all of them major champions.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Justin Rose is back in contention at the Masters, one year after his playoff loss to Rory McIlroy. Might be better off that he's not back in the lead, too.
Rose has held at least a share of the first-round lead a record five times at Augusta National, including last year, but he's never been able to carry it through the finish. So, Rose's bogey-bogey conclusion to his opening round Thursday, which left the three-time runner-up with a 70 and three shots back of McIlroy and early leader Sam Burns, might not be the worst thing in the world. Only trouble is there are a whole lot of big names in the same pack giving chase.
Former Masters champion Patrick Reed was joined by Jason Day and Kurt Kitayama at 3 under, while Rose was in the group another shot back, along with Scottie Scheffler, Shane Lowry and Xander Schauffele — all of them major champions. “Every hole you're just being patient through experience,” Rose said, “knowing that grinding out the pars is a good thing. Just eating up the holes is a good thing.
You know, getting through Amen Corner is a good thing. All of these things — you just know how the golf course can play at times, yeah, so every little mini-victory you had out there was worth celebrating. ” Most of the best scores Thursday were posted by those with early tee times, who took advantage of a little less wind and much softer greens.