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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Justin Rose treats his body like a temple.
The 44-year-old Rose has battled nagging back injuries in recent years and he isn’t getting any younger. It has led him to take extreme measures to keep his body healthy enough to perform at the highest level.
But Rose isn’t just eating a salad instead of a burger and fries. He purchased his own traveling gym, what he termed a “recovery room,” which goes from tournament to tournament and allows him to work out and do cold plunges and the like. It’s here this week for the 89th Masters and it’s no stretch to say that it has played an integral role in his preparation for battling with the young bucks on the PGA Tour.
“Got to stay young,” Rose said on Friday after shooting 1-under 71 at Augusta National.
Speaking to Golfweek in 2023, he described it as “a stripped-down RV with hot and cold plunges, steamed shower and infrared sauna and all those other modalities. It’s a place for me to go. It has a coffee machine and all the creature comforts.”
On Friday, Rose added, “How do I mitigate that extra load on my body to stay willing and able and capable enough to compete out here.”
One day after shooting a blistering 7-under 65 to grab the first-round lead for a Masters record fifth time in his career, Rose looked young and nimble en route to improving to a 36-hole total of 8-under 144 and the third time he’s held or shared the 36-hole lead.
“Total package type golf for two days,” said Max Homa, who was grouped with Rose in a *********. “He was very consistent through the bag. Like when he was out of position, a chip was great, holed a lot of putts, and hit enough awesome drives and awesome shots to make a bunch of birdies.”
Rose hasn’t only held the 18- and 36-hole leads, he’s owned the 54-hole lead and shared the 72-hole lead in 2017, only to lose in a sudden-death playoff to Sergio Garcia.
“Sometimes you just have to knock on the door,” Rose said. “I don't think I can do anything differently.”
Rose won the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion and has achieved career milestones such as Ryder Cup glory, reaching world No. 1 and FedEx Cup champion in the ensuing years since his major success.
“Twelve years slips by pretty quick,” he said. “But like I said, it doesn't necessarily feel like -- I haven't been dwelling on that fact at all, really.”
He has referred to this stage of his career as Indian Summer. No one 40 years of age or older has won this season on the PGA Tour – Brian Harman at 38 is the oldest last week at the Valero Texas Open – and it’s been more than a year since Brice Garnett won the Puerto Rico Open at age 40. But Rose has enjoyed a renaissance, finishing T-6 at the 2024 PGA Championship and T-2 at the British Open in July, as well as recording two top-three finishes this season on the Tour.
Rose wasn’t nearly as sharp on Friday. He birdied both of the par 5s on the first nine while dropping just one shot at the fifth and birdied both of the par 3s on the second nine while sprinkling in bogeys at Nos. 14 and 17. Still, he bettered his second-round scoring average of 74 after holding the opening round lead. When told that some of the TV pundits questioned whether he would be able to keep pace, Rose said he hadn’t heard any of that chatter.
“Glad you told me now, not this morning. That's probably why I'm not going to watch TV all afternoon. So thank you, yeah,” he said. “What do they know? That's why they are pundits.”
Rose is two rounds away from getting that elusive Green Jacket, which would cement his place in the World Golf Hall of Fame someday. And he’s just going to stick to his game plan and hang out until his Saturday tee time at his recovery room.
“If there was a secret recipe,” he said, “I’d already know it.”
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Justin Rose stays young, strong in gaining 36-hole Masters lead
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The 44-year-old Rose has battled nagging back injuries in recent years and he isn’t getting any younger. It has led him to take extreme measures to keep his body healthy enough to perform at the highest level.
But Rose isn’t just eating a salad instead of a burger and fries. He purchased his own traveling gym, what he termed a “recovery room,” which goes from tournament to tournament and allows him to work out and do cold plunges and the like. It’s here this week for the 89th Masters and it’s no stretch to say that it has played an integral role in his preparation for battling with the young bucks on the PGA Tour.
“Got to stay young,” Rose said on Friday after shooting 1-under 71 at Augusta National.
Justin Rose has a traveling sauna
Speaking to Golfweek in 2023, he described it as “a stripped-down RV with hot and cold plunges, steamed shower and infrared sauna and all those other modalities. It’s a place for me to go. It has a coffee machine and all the creature comforts.”
On Friday, Rose added, “How do I mitigate that extra load on my body to stay willing and able and capable enough to compete out here.”
One day after shooting a blistering 7-under 65 to grab the first-round lead for a Masters record fifth time in his career, Rose looked young and nimble en route to improving to a 36-hole total of 8-under 144 and the third time he’s held or shared the 36-hole lead.
“Total package type golf for two days,” said Max Homa, who was grouped with Rose in a *********. “He was very consistent through the bag. Like when he was out of position, a chip was great, holed a lot of putts, and hit enough awesome drives and awesome shots to make a bunch of birdies.”
Justin Rose has been in this position at Augusta
Rose hasn’t only held the 18- and 36-hole leads, he’s owned the 54-hole lead and shared the 72-hole lead in 2017, only to lose in a sudden-death playoff to Sergio Garcia.
“Sometimes you just have to knock on the door,” Rose said. “I don't think I can do anything differently.”
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Rose won the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion and has achieved career milestones such as Ryder Cup glory, reaching world No. 1 and FedEx Cup champion in the ensuing years since his major success.
“Twelve years slips by pretty quick,” he said. “But like I said, it doesn't necessarily feel like -- I haven't been dwelling on that fact at all, really.”
He has referred to this stage of his career as Indian Summer. No one 40 years of age or older has won this season on the PGA Tour – Brian Harman at 38 is the oldest last week at the Valero Texas Open – and it’s been more than a year since Brice Garnett won the Puerto Rico Open at age 40. But Rose has enjoyed a renaissance, finishing T-6 at the 2024 PGA Championship and T-2 at the British Open in July, as well as recording two top-three finishes this season on the Tour.
Rose wasn’t nearly as sharp on Friday. He birdied both of the par 5s on the first nine while dropping just one shot at the fifth and birdied both of the par 3s on the second nine while sprinkling in bogeys at Nos. 14 and 17. Still, he bettered his second-round scoring average of 74 after holding the opening round lead. When told that some of the TV pundits questioned whether he would be able to keep pace, Rose said he hadn’t heard any of that chatter.
“Glad you told me now, not this morning. That's probably why I'm not going to watch TV all afternoon. So thank you, yeah,” he said. “What do they know? That's why they are pundits.”
Rose is two rounds away from getting that elusive Green Jacket, which would cement his place in the World Golf Hall of Fame someday. And he’s just going to stick to his game plan and hang out until his Saturday tee time at his recovery room.
“If there was a secret recipe,” he said, “I’d already know it.”
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Justin Rose stays young, strong in gaining 36-hole Masters lead
Continue reading...
