Justin Rose reacts to results of last 2 major tournaments: 'It does hurt'

Justin Rose came retired of astir obscurity to decorativeness runner-up to Rory McIlroy astatine the Masters connected Sunday.

Rose changeable a final-round 66 to unit a playoff against McIlroy. He mislaid to McIlroy aft missing a 15-foot putt. He came retired of the gross beardown with a first-round 65, but it was 75 successful the 3rd circular that forced him to ascent uphill successful the last round.

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Justin Rose celebrates aft a birdie connected the 18th spread during the last circular astatine the Masters play tourney connected Sunday, April 13, 2025 successful Augusta, Georgia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

It was the 3rd clip Rose had finished successful 2nd oregon tied for 2nd astatine the Masters. It was the 2nd consecutive second-place decorativeness overall, arsenic helium was a runner-up astatine the Open Championship past year.

"The past 2 majors I've played, I've finished successful 2nd place, and it's much grounds that I'm doing immoderate truly bully work," helium said, via BBC. "At Royal Troon and again present astatine the Masters, erstwhile it gets to the existent concern extremity I consciousness similar I'm truly calm and acceptable for it, which again I'm arrogant of but it does hurt."

In 2017, Rose mislaid to Sergio Garcia successful a playoff. He forced this year’s playoff with a 20-foot birdie connected the 18th hole.

Justin Rose celebrates aft a birdie connected the 18th spread during the last circular astatine the Masters play tourney connected Sunday, April 13, 2025 successful Augusta, Georgia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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He joined Ben Hogan arsenic the lone players to suffer doubly successful the playoffs astatine Augusta National. Hogan did triumph the Masters twice.

"It’s the benignant of putt you imagination astir arsenic a kid, and to person it and spread it, it was a peculiar feeling," Rose said. "And unfortunately, the playoff, they ever extremity truthful quickly. If you’re not the feline to deed the large changeable oregon spread the large putt, it’s over. But not truly thing I could person done much today."

Justin Rose lines up a putt connected the sixth spread during the 3rd circular astatine the Masters play tourney connected Saturday, April 12, 2025 successful Augusta, Georgia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.