Here’s a quick quiz question. Without doing an Internet search, who finished second at the 2015 Masters?
Mar 17, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Justin Rose of England hits his tee
shot on the 3rd hole during the first round of the Arnold Palmer
Invitational presented by MasterCard at Bay Hill Club and Lodge . PHOTO:
Reuters/ Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 19, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Justin Rose of England hits a bunker
shot onto the seventh green during the third round of the Arnold Palmer
Invitational presented by Master Card at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge .
PHOTO: Reuters/ Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 19, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Justin Rose of England walks under an
umbrella on the seventh green during the third round of the Arnold
Palmer Invitational presented by Master Card at the Bay Hill Club and
Lodge . PHOTO: Reuters/ Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
AUGUSTA, Georgia: Here’s a quick quiz question. Without doing an Internet search, who finished second at the 2015 Masters?
While Jordan Spieth was making history by matching the
Masters record score on his way to a four-stroke victory for his maiden
major, Justin Rose quietly picked up second-place crumbs with Phil
Mickelson. If you call US$880,000 crumbs.
Rose has returned to Augusta National in solid though
unspectacular form, but said you can throw out the form book. He has not
come to finish second again.
“I feel all of my backroom work has been fantastic and my
preparation has been coming along nicely,” the 35-year-old Englishman
told reporters on Tuesday.
Rose loves Augusta, but he has not quite conquered it despite making the cut in all 10 of his appearances.
"You begin to develop that relationship with the course, the
venue, the feel, the tournament, and it’s somewhere I feel very, very
comfortable," he said.
"I’ve had a lot of good rounds here. Last year I was able to put four together in a row. I take a lot of confidence from that.
"If you get beaten by a better guy on the week, you tip your
cap but I know what I was able to do last year tells me I’ve got what
it takes to win the tournament.”
Even without a green jacket, the 2013 U.S. Open champion at
least has one major title under his belt, which he believes eases the
pressure because it spares him from a certain line of questioning.
"It is very difficult to face questions all the time about being the best player not to win a major," Rose said.
"There’s enough pressure trying to win these without trying to justify your great play and your billing in the game."
(Editing by Larry Fine)
- Reuters
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