Justin Rose has roared back to life during the third round at Valhalla this weekend and is well in contention to win the PGA Championship.
The 43-year-old Englishman carded a stunning round of seven under to go among the chasing pack behind Xander Schauffele in the race to win at Valhalla.
For Rose, who has won only one once on the PGA Tour since 2019, it sparked a remarkable return to form after he missed the cut at the Masters.
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Rose, a former US Open winner in 2013, has battled along over the last few years and remained a key figure for Luke Donald as Europe dominated the USA in last year’s Ryder Cup.
But individually, things haven’t been ideal and Rose has scrap away in 2024 so far.
However, speaking after his stunning round today, Rose admitted that it’s about time he started seeing some results for his work off the course.
Justin Rose claims his round three showing at Valhalla has bee coming
Speaking on Sky Sports immediately after his third round today, Rose had some words of encouragement around his game and suggested he can win.
“That’s what I practice for to be honest with you. That is what keeps me going and I still believe I can do it [win]. I feel like I’ve been doing a lot of good work this year that I’ve been seeing the benefits of away from tournament golf,” Rose said.
“I haven’t seen many weeks go my way where I know I’m getting better so that’s been a lot of fun.
“So yeah, starting to see glimpses, it’s really encouraging and then obviously these are the sort of tournaments where I hope to have the opportunity, for sure.”
A fairy-tale ending coming up for Justin Rose?
Among all the big hitters in modern golf and the younger players emerging in the field, there remains a place for the experienced heads and Justin Rose has shown that today.
Carding a seven under to go just a few shots off the lead when leaving for the clubhouse is quite remarkable and Rose will very much fancy his chances on Sunday.
As a previous major winner and a man involved in so many Ryder Cup successes, Rose is well placed to deal with the pressures of a final day at a major.
If Rose somehow wins the PGA Championship this year, then it would be yet another remarkable story from what has been a remarkable weekend of golf.
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