Justin Rose looked great on the first day of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, finishing the first round with a score of 64, taking T3, with 6 under par.
The famous golfer is two strokes behind the leader, Akshay Bhatia, who excelled on the first day.
The English golfer can be happy with the first day, and in a conversation with the media after the first round, Rose emphasized that he was satisfied with his seven birdies and one bogey.
Although he was not feeling his best, Rose managed to find a rhythm and be an important figure in this tournament.
" Absolutely. Well, it was my first time on the golf course this week. Funny how that can work sometimes. I didn't feel my best. Had to pull out of the pro-am. Was just sort of suffering with a little man flu. You know how that goes.
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Really kind of made sure I took the last couple days to be ready for today. I guess maybe sometimes expectation drops in those scenarios. Yeah, came out really and had a good warm-up on the range, felt fine this morning, felt well. Was able to take that good warm-up from the range on to the golf course, and really felt like I played really solid golf today.."- he said.
Majors records
Rose is one of the few golfers who excels at the Majors. Looking at his top 10 finishes, all but one of them have been in major tournaments. Speaking about the reasons for such brilliant performances at the Majors, the experienced golfer pointed out that it is probably a question of motivation.
Just like his colleagues, Rose is extremely motivated to compete in tournaments like these, and this could be felt this season.
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Justin admitted that he wants to compete at East Lake, especially since he has not succeeded in his goal in previous years.
Being among the top 30 is a very challenging task, but Justin is optimistic, feeling that he can make a big step forward.
