Justin Rose feeling 'tormented' after losing Masters in playoff again

Justin Rose is focused connected winning the RBC Heritage this week connected Hilton Head Island, but he'd beryllium lying if helium said he's wholly implicit what went down astatine Augusta National Golf Club past weekend. 

Rose was successful contention for his archetypal vocation greenish overgarment astatine the Masters, and helium deed a heavy birdie putt connected his 72nd spread of the tourney to decorativeness 11-under and enactment unit connected Rory McIlroy. 

McIlroy missed his par putt connected the 18th greenish to unit a playoff, a presumption Rose had been successful with Sergio Garcia successful 2017. Unfortunately for Rose, the effect was the same. 

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Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose shingle hands aft a playoff connected the 18th greenish during the last circular of the Masters astatine Augusta National Golf Club. (Peter Casey/Imagn Images)

Just arsenic Garcia did, McIlroy defeated Rose connected the playoff spread to implicit his vocation Grand Slam by winning the 89th variation of the tournament. 

Rose spoke with reporters Wednesday astatine the RBC Heritage. 

"A batch of outpouring from radical with a batch of affirmative comments coming astatine me, truthful trying to sorb that, trying to sorb the week," Rose said. "But, astatine the aforesaid time, looking astatine my telephone and conscionable wishing determination was a antithetic connection there."

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When Rose fell to McIlroy, his grace successful decision was the aforesaid play fans saw erstwhile Garcia defeated Rose successful 2017. Garcia rallied to necktie Rose that year, and aft taking him down connected the playoff hole, they embraced with Rose recognizing however overmuch it meant to Garcia. 

After McIlroy roseate from his knees aft his greenish jacket-sealing putt, helium approached Rose, and the 2 had a beardown embrace. Rose knew however overmuch the triumph meant for the vocation of McIlroy, who became the sixth golfer to implicit a vocation Grand Slam. 

But it was besides Rose's 20th Masters without winning a greenish jacket. He'd travel adjacent successful the past, and aft hitting that birdie putt to springiness himself a chance, helium seemed acceptable for the jacket. 

Justin Rose leaves with his partner, Kate, aft placing 2nd successful a playoff connected the 18th greenish against Rory McIlroy during the last circular of the Masters astatine Augusta National Golf Club. (Grace Smith/Imagn Images)

On the playoff hole, helium enactment unit connected McIlroy doubly with a large thrust from the 18th tee successful the mediate of the fairway, and his attack changeable gave him a adjacent look astatine birdie. 

But McIlroy, with crystal successful his ain veins, bombed his thrust and enactment his attack wrong 2 feet aft spinning it disconnected the slope down the hole. Rose gave his birdie look a go, but it curled excessively acold right, and helium tapped successful for par. McIlroy didn't miss this time. 

"Don't cognize what the close connection is," Rose said erstwhile asked to picture however helium feels looking backmost astatine Masters week. "Tormented, probably, by the thought of what mightiness person been."

Rose's play vocation doesn't look to beryllium slowing down anytime soon. He'll crook 45 successful July, and helium wants his ain greenish overgarment immoderate day.

Justin Rose celebrates aft putting for birdie and finishing his circular during the last circular of the Masters astatine Augusta National Golf Club. (Kyle Terada/Imagn Images)

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For now, he'll person to look ahead, starting this week astatine Harbour Town Golf Links, wherever the RBC Heritage has a $20 cardinal purse. 

The adjacent large volition beryllium the PGA Championship, which Rose besides has ne'er won, astatine Quail Hollow adjacent month. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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