Justin Rose gives himself a chance to win after barely making PGA cut
NEWTOWN SQUARE – Justin Rose was searching to regain his stroke Friday evening and desperately trying to make the cut at the PGA Championship. His chances looked bleak on his final hole of the second round, the par-5 ninth, after his second shot landed in thick rough just short of the green. He needed a birdie in order to play Saturday and Sunday.
He did one better, sinking his chip shot for an eagle. “It gave me a bit of freedom today,” Rose said Saturday. “Obviously a bit of gratitude just to be here.
It offered me the opportunity to go and try and find something within myself and within my game. I relished that opportunity. ” And he took advantage of it.
He tied for the low score of the round with a 5-under 65 at Aronimink Golf Club and gave himself a chance to win his second major championship Sunday. “I got off to a good start, which is exactly what I felt I needed to do,” he said. “I thought we had some beautiful conditions this morning.
I put the ball in play off the tee, which I wasn’t able to do for the first two days. “I hit some really beautiful iron shots into some pins and worked the ball nicely into the right flags or left flags. ” Rose is a favorite of fans in the Philadelphia area.