Justin Rose came out almost everywhere to finish off Rory McIlroy’s runner-up. Master on sunday.
Rose shot 66 in the final round and forced the playoffs For McIlroy. He lost to McIlroy after missing a 15-foot putt. He came out of the gate at 65 in the first round, but at the age of 75 in the third round, he was forced to climb the uphill in the final round.
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Justin Rose will celebrate his birdie on the 18th hole in the final round of the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia on Sunday, April 13th, 2025. (AP Photo/David J. Philip)
It was the third time Rose finished in second place. He was runner-up in last year’s Open Championship, so he finished second overall.
“I finished second in the last two majors I played, and it’s more proof that I’m doing a really good job,” he said. Via BBC. “At Royal Troon and again Masters, once it reaches the real end of business, I feel really calm and ready.
Rose lost in 2017 Sergio Garcia In the playoffs. He forced this year’s playoffs with a 20-foot birdie on the 18th hole.
Justin Rose will celebrate his birdie on the 18th hole in the final round of the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia on Sunday, April 13th, 2025. (AP Photo/David J. Philip)
He joined Ben Hogan as the only player to lose twice in the playoffs at Augusta National. Hogan won the Masters twice.
“It was kind of a putt you dream of as a child, and it was a special feeling to have it and drill a hole in it,” Rose said. “And unfortunately, the playoffs, they always end up very quickly, if you’re not the one who hits great shots or holes, that’s over.
Justin Rose lined up putts on the sixth hole in the third round of the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia on Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/MattSlocum)
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The PGA Championship is next to Docket.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
