It only boosts my belief – Justin Rose undeterred by Masters near-misses

7 Apr 2026 • 4:48 AM MYT
The Independent
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Justin Rose insists the Masters does not owe him anything after a number of near-misses at Augusta National.

The Englishman lost out to Rory McIlroy in a play-off a year ago, his third second-place finish at the tournament, in addition to four other top-10s.

At 45, Rose is running out of time to continue seriously contending for a green jacket and add to his only major victory – the 2013 US Open – but he does not believe it is an issue.

“I hope it only boosts my belief I can go ahead and do it,” he said of his record at Augusta.

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“I think I’ve done pretty much what it takes to win, I’ve just not walked it across the line, so I don’t think I have to find something in myself to do something different.

“I don’t feel like it owes me anything. I come here with a good attitude. It’s a place I enjoy being.”

On his age, Rose added: “I don’t think about it on a day-to-day level.

“(I’m) happy the narrative around it is more positive than negative.

“There is some motivation to keep pushing, trying to find new ways of getting better – realising that is a pretty difficult ambition to get better at this stage of my game.”

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