Justin Rose is English admitted he was “devastated” when he left the 18th green Royal Throne, after narrowly missing out on winning the British Open for the first time. The 43-year-old barely put a foot wrong during the four days he was battered by the worst elements on the Ayrshire coast.
In the final round this Sunday he was leading at different times, but the American Xander Schauffele He posted an impeccable round of 65 strokes and took the title by two strokes ahead. Rose, the 2013 US Open champion, made just five bogeys all weekend and showed that, despite qualifying through qualifying, he can still compete in the majors.
“I felt really bad when I left the 18th hole and it affected me a lot because I was strong and confident. I was finishing second, I was winning points, I was winning prizes, FedExCup points… Then I did ten steps and tears welled up in my eyes.
Rose rose to fame in 1998 when he finished fourth in the Open as a 17-year-old novice. He won the US Open at Merion in 2013 and looks poised to become the first Englishman to win the British since Nick Faldo in 1992. Twenty-six years after being recognized by winning the amateur Silver Medal with a fourth place finish in Royal BirkdaleRose is very close to glory this Sunday.
“The times I saw my name at the top of the leaderboard, I did some of the hard work on the back nine, but rhythm,” explained Rose.
“I played the way I wanted to. I got off to a good start. I jumped right into the tournament. I did a lot of difficult things well on the golf course. I hit some good putts that didn’t go in, and all of a sudden -stretch the advantage I gave it my all out there I’m very proud of how I competed,” added the 43-year-old Englishman, 2nd in the 2017 Masters, and also 2nd. the British 205 in 2017. On the PGA he had a best finish of a tied 3rd in 2012.
Rose paid tribute to the 30-year-old Schauffele’s mentality after he added the Open crown to the PGA Championship title he won in May. “Obviously, now he’s learning that winning is easy. He has a lot of power, in the sense that he’s good with the wedge, he’s great with the putter, he hits the ball very far, obviously his iron play is excellent. He has many weapons and I think one of the most underappreciated is his mentality.
Source: La Verdad
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