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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Andy Bull at Augusta National

Grace of Masters nearly man Justin Rose enhanced McIlroy’s historic win

Justin Rose (right) congratulates Rory McIlroy
Justin Rose (right) is playing as well as ever at the age of 44. Photograph: John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock

There was one very happy man at Augusta on Monday morning, and there were 52 all in a stew, turning over thoughts of what went right and what went wrong, that short putt on the 6th, that wayward chip on 12, that sliced drive on 15, or whatever it was that cost them their shot at winning the 2025 Masters.

While Rory McIlroy can enjoy what was, everyone else in the field is wondering what might have been. Justin Rose will feel it most. Rose, the antagonist in Rory’s story, scored 65, 71, 75, 66 – the last of them, he said, “a bogey away from being the greatest round I’ve ever played”.

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