Justin Rose: Masters Play-off loss from Rory McIlroy’s pain but no regret

Justin Rose insisted that “no regret” after suffered by another painful Masters play-off, but admitted that his loss of Rory Mcilroy “hurt”.

Eight years after losing to Sergio Garcia in play-offs at Augusta National, Rose drew McIlroy while the couple reproduced the 18th-After withdrawing a four-stroke deficit with six holes to play.

“It hurts,” said Rose, whose tenth bird was the day she played 18. She ended up top -notch in regulation, six below closing 66.

“What are you going to do with this? I think I already started in my career when I finished second to Sergio, played some of the best golf course in my career, arrived at world issue.

“What do you decide to stay on, do you know what I mean? There is no point in being too desperate about it and you look at all the good things that have drawn me into this situation.

“You can’t skip your career without a little pain. It won’t happen. If you want to raise a big championship, to put yourself in order.

“You have to take the risk of feeling so you get the other way around.

“For me, it’s just about fulfilling my childhood dreams, giving everything I have and no regret.

“I think that is what is done for me just trying to look under every stone, push myself as strong as I can be the best I can be, and I think that’s what’s professional.”

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Rose, the 2013 US Open winner, also finished the winner of the Xander Schauffele outdoor winner at the Royal Troon last year and remains determined to still compete at the highest level at the age of 44.

“It doesn’t get easier,” Rose added. “I think as you go through your career, you somehow think,” Oh, well, I hope that experiences will start and make certain things easier. “

“But no, I feel like I have to be more disciplined and now sacrifice myself than ever.

“The reason why I am ready to invest in this job is for these occasions, these moments. Standing a standing ovation at 18 when I finished, I took a moment, not knowing the result, but just absorbing it.

“That was obviously a nice moment because it was still the case of what could be, what could be, you live a dream.

“As one day, I will not compete this way in this tournament. So, for now, hard work is completely worth it to get these little moments, they are very special.”

One minor comfort for Rose is that his appearance in Augustus has inserted him in automatic qualifying sites for this year’s Ryder Cup on Bethpage, where Europe will aim to retain the Rose trophy, and McIlroy helped win Rome in 2023.

Winners Masters Masters with holes

Hole 13 – Leading four entering the hole, McIlroy decides to set up on a pair -petica, but knocks a wedge in Rae’s Creek – with under 90 meters – with its third shots, resulting in the fourth double Buddha in the week. Furthermore, Rose’s birds of 15 suddenly earned him a stake in the lead.

Rating -11 McIlroy, -11 Rose (16), -9 åberg (14)

Hole 14 – McIlroy’s T -shirt shot wide and trees, and he misses green with his other shots, then fails to get up and get down from the green for the couple. Leaves a rose, playing 17. hole, with one goal lead.

Rating -11 Rose (16), -10 McIlroy, -10 åberg (14)

Hole 15 – McIlroy produces a candidate for recording his career with an amazing approach to Pines, leaving him inside eight feet for the eagle, even though he settled for a bird twice. It is enough for direct leadership after Rose Bogeys 17.

Rating: -11 McIlroy, -10 Rose (17), -10 åberg (16)

Hole 16 – McIlroy hit a brilliant T -shirt on the track, but misses the bird to expand its advantage, which brings it back to part of the lead after the dew ended its circle with a long -term bird at 18.

Rating – 11 McIlroy, -11 Rose (F), 10 åberg (16)

Hole 17 – McIlroy renews his solo lead after drilling the stunning iron into three meters from the flag and turning the way, taking him back to a flat pair for a circle. Rose is referred to the area of ​​practice in the hope that they will be visited.

Rating -12 mcilroy, -11 rose (f), -9 reed (17)

Hole 18 – McIlroy sends a wedge from the middle of the 18th. The fruit road to Bunker Greenside, but rinsed at five feet, just to miss his path to the couple and fall into the play-offs with dew.

Rating –11 mcilroy, -11 rose, -9 reed

Play -Off hole – Rose and McIlroy find a fruitful path outside the fourth 18th teenager. Rose hits the ball on the green, but misses the attempt at birds, while McIlroy scores his approach within two meters and turns a career career.

Rating – Rory McIlroy wins the Grand Slam career!

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