Justin Rose has another chance at Masters immortality on Sunday
Justin Rose has been close to winning the Masters multiple times. He gets another shot at immortality Sunday.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — When Justin Rose arrives at Augusta National, he's able to take a deep breath. He sees plenty of familiar faces in the clubhouse and locker room.
There are members he has come to know on a first-name basis. The undulating fairways and slopes of the greens are ones he has traversed time and time again, yet every time he has had a chance to slide on a Green Jacket, someone has come and nabbed it from his grasp. More: Masters leaderboard, scores, pairings, stories, videos Come Sunday at the 2026 Masters , Rose again has his chance at immortality at Augusta National.
The course remembers its champions like no others. For those in Rose's shoes, how close they've come to sliding on most treasured garment in sports fades away like the water running through Rae's Creek. "I'm comfortable here but never complacent," Rose said Saturday, fresh off a 3-under 69 that has him three shots behind Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young heading into the final round.
"I feel like there's always something to learn, something to push for. You've always got to respect the golf course. " Yet the golf course hasn't always respected Rose back.