News: TOUR Notes
May 14 2012
12:14 pm
Shots of the Week: THE PLAYERS
The best from TPC Sawgrass
Check out the top five shots of the week from the 2012 PLAYERS Championship featuring highlights from Tim Clark, Brian Gay, Matt Kuchar, Justin Rose, and Jhonattan Vegas.
Round 4: THE PLAYERS
May 13 2012
3:23 pm
Pair of eagles power Rose in final round
Rose eagles No. 12 in Round 4
In the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship, Justin Rose holes his 67-yard approach shot on the par-4 12th hole for an eagle.
By Bill Cooney, PGATOUR.COM
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Justin Rose finally figured out how to navigate the devilish greens at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday afternoon. He kept his putter in the bag.
Rose holed out twice for eagle on the back nine to cap a roller-coaster week at THE PLAYERS Championship, finishing with a 1-under 71 for a four-round total of 2-over 290.
“I don’t ever seem to be able to make putts around here so I tried a different strategy,” cracked Rose, who played the weekend here for only the fifth time in nine events. “It was nice. I got it back to respectability today, managed to shoot under par, and took some good feelings away from the week.”
On the 358-yard 12th, Rose dropped in his 67-yard approach with a lob wedge. After stringing together a trio of pars, Rose chipped in from 26 feet in front of the green with a pitching wedge for an eagle 3 on the 523-yard 16th. He would par the 17th but three-putt the 18th green for a finishing bogey.
After an opening-round 76, Rose fought back in the second round with five birdies in the first seven holes on the back nine to make the cut with a 68 — only the fourth time in 28 tries he’s shot in the 60s at THE PLAYERS.
“Gutted it out to make the cut, which was important,” said Rose, who won the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship this season and came into the week ranked seventh in the FedExCup standings. “Haven’t missed a cut all year and didn’t want to start here. I was pretty motivated for that round.”
But Rose carded a 75 in Round 3, which included a double bogey on the 10th hole and a triple-bogey 7 on the 14th. For the week, Rose played the back nine at TPC Sawgrass 38-32-41-33.
Rose pointed to his putting as the culprit.
“I find it hard to see the lines on the greens here,” said Rose, who ranked near the bottom of the field this week in the all-important Strokes Gained-Putting statistic. “The whole week revolved around the putter and the frustration builds from not making putts and it can bleed into the rest of your game. When you’re not making putts — that’s what it boils down to.”
Despite the rough week on the greens, the four-time PGA TOUR winner has plenty to look forward to this season, as he looks to keep shooting up the FedExCup standings.
“It’s going to be a long summer of golf,” said Rose, “but I feel like my game is in good shape.”
News: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
April 25 2012
9:59 am
Photos: Players turn back the clock
As part of Zurich Insurance’s celebration of serving America for 100 years, several PGA TOUR players turned out at TPC Louisiana on Tuesday to play three holes with hickory-shafted clubs — while wearing 1912-style clothes. The PGA TOUR’s Stan Badz was there to photograph the festivities.
A couple of observations: Justin Rose’s plus-fours made him looks even taller … and Rickie Fowler (of course) was given an orange tie.
To see Badz’ collection of photos from the day, click here.
Who wore it best? Leave your thoughts in the space below.
News: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
April 23 2012
8:14 am
Live interview schedule: Zurich
Note: All interviews will be streamed live on PGATOUR.COM.
Tuesday, April 24
2 p.m. ET: Bubba Watson
2:45 p.m. ET: Ben Crane
Wednesday, April 25
After Pro-Am: Justin Rose
After Pro-Am: Keegan Bradley
After Pro-Am: David Toms
Round 2: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
March 23 2012
7:25 pm
Confident Rose ‘in touch’ for weekend
By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM
ORLANDO — Yes, Tiger Woods is back in his familiar spot on top of the leaderboard at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard.
The six-time champion is tied with Charlie Wi at 10 under, two strokes ahead of Graeme McDowell and Jason Dufner, and four up on Justin Rose.
But Rose came to Bay Hill this year with some added confidence. Not only did he tie for third here last year, the Englishman won the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship two weeks ago at Doral.
"There’s a lot of areas in my game I can rely on right now and hitting the ball quite well this week for the most part," Rose acknowledged. "Just the putter has not warmed up yet. Hopefully if that does happen on the weekend, I can put a run together.
"This golf course, it’s not the easiest. Especially it’s not easy to play with a lead out here, so being a few back going into the weekend is not a big deal. And there’s plenty of water out there and trouble and mistakes to make. You just have to hang in there."
A year ago, Rose stood 30th when he made the turn on Sunday. He vaulted up the leaderboard with a closing 31, though, so he knows it can be done.
"The back nine was playing really, really tough and ended up finishing third and at one point felt like I could win it," Rose said. "That’s a pretty good lesson to learn; that knowing on this golf course, you’re never really out of it."
On Friday, Rose didn’t have his best stuff, either, but he still managed to post his second straight 69. He birdied four straight on the front nine — as did Woods in the group ahead — to get to 7 under but consecutive bogeys at Nos. 8 and 9 killed his momentum.
"From that point on it was a struggle for the rest of the day," Rose admitted. "I struggled, made a couple nice putts on the front nine but on the back nine I didn’t hit another good putt to be honest with you. I hit every green pretty much on the back side and hit a good shot into 16 to make a two-putt birdie.
"But you know, within touch for the weekend. Obviously Tiger has gone out and shot 10 under which is good golf, and he’s pretty good from the front. But for the most part, though, I’m where you want to be after two days."
News: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
March 21 2012
5:24 pm
Rose nears end of marathon stretch
By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM
ORLANDO — When Justin Rose tees it up on Thursday at Bay Hill, he’ll be playing in his sixth straight PGA TOUR event.
The results have been pretty impressive, too. The Englishman finished 13th or better in three of his four stroke play events — including a win at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship and a tie for fifth at The Honda Classic.
Rose acknowledged Wednesday that maintaining his focus has been a bit of a challenge. Granted, that first-round loss at the Accenture Match Play Championship might as well have been a week off but Rose quickly worked his way back into contention at PGA National the following week before winning at Doral.
Maybe that 27-hole stretch during the middle of last week’s Transitions Championship where Rose says his game "went AWOL" was understandable, after all. He ended up in a tie for 29th at Innisbrook and then played in the Tavistock Cup on Monday and Tuesday.
Now, Rose is looking for a way to “kick it into gear for four more rounds” at the Arnold Palmer Invitational before taking a well-deserved break.
"I had two weeks where I guess you’re using up a lot of mental energy," Rose said. "But it’s as much the physical side right now, too. … I have not played more than three in a row for the last couple years, and the reason I decided to play so many was I felt my game was good and I felt all the courses suited me and I felt like I wanted to chase down a win and chase down a good start to the season."
Mission accomplished. This week is a home game for the Englishman, who is raising his family in the Orlando area. And Rose, who tied for third at Bay Hill a year ago, is looking forward to a chance to "recharge the batteries" next week prior to the Masters.
"I feel like I’m in the fortunate position where going into Augusta, I’m not trying to do anything different with my game," Rose said. "I feel like I’ve got all the shots right now. So it’s not a case of having to prepare really hard. It’s about going there mentally fresh I think. So I will keep practicing and really working on my short game more than anything. But I’ll be focusing on the recovery side."
Round 2: Tavistock Cup
March 20 2012
12:58 pm
Watch: Rose’s stuck approach
Tavistock: Day 2
Justin Rose didn't take long to get on the board Tuesday after nailing his approach on the par-4 third to five feet.
News: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
March 19 2012
2:14 pm
Matchups Game set for Bay Hill
The pairings have been unveiled for this week’s PGA TOUR Matchups Game on Facebook. You can check out the Matchups for the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard below, or on the PGA TOUR’s Facebook page.
Participants have until 6 a.m. ET Thursday to make their picks. Log on to the PGA TOUR Facebook page and click the Matchups link to make your picks for this week, or to sign up.
GO TO FACEBOOK PAGE TO PLAY MATCHUPS GAME
| Phil Mickelson vs. Sergio Garcia | Mickelson won THE PLAYERS in 2007; Garcia won it the next year |
| Bill Haas vs. Jim Furyk | Furyk won the FedExCup in 2010; Haas won it the next year |
| J.B. Holmes vs. Jeff Overton | It’s the Kentucky Wildcats (Holmes) vs. Indiana Hoosiers |
| Justin Rose vs. Hunter Mahan | The two most recent winners of a World Golf Championship |
| Bubba Watson vs. Graeme McDowell | Tavistock participants will do battle twice this week in Orlando |
9:16 am
Live interview schedule
All interviews will be streamed live on PGATOUR.COM.
Wednesday, March 21
Arnold Palmer, 10 a.m. ET
Justin Rose, after pro-am
Ryo Ishikawa, 11:30 a.m. ET
Round 2: Transitions Championship
March 16 2012
3:45 pm
Watch: Rose in hunt again
Interview: Justin Rose
Following his second-round 70, Justin Rose talks with Fred Albers from SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio.
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