Justin Rose determined to overcome Masters heartbreak at PGA Championship

[p]The 45-year-old Englishman tees off Thursday afternoon alongside top-ranked defending champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/scheffler-scottie/bXfIuBYu/"]Scottie Scheffler[/a] and countryman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fitzpatrick-matthew/6whOHmtf/"]Matt Fitzpatrick[/a] at Aronimink.[/p][p]World number seven [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rose-justin/rR1fSdat/"]Rose[/a] won his 13th career PGA Tour title in February at Torrey Pines but found more heartbreak last month at the Masters.[/p][p]On the same Augusta National stage where he lost play-offs to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/garcia-sergio/fRIZumKj/"]Sergio Garcia[/a] in 2017 and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcilroy-rory/djwanksN/"]Rory McIlroy[/a] last year, Rose led briefly and was in Sunday's back-nine battle before sharing third.[/p][p][b]"After the Masters, I went home and there was a lot to absorb there. That was a tough loss,"[/b] Rose said Tuesday.[/p][p][b]"The first two weeks back have been just about finding my feet again, to be honest with you, so I really don't feel like I've been neglecting any part of my game.[/b][/p][embed guid="cfaf27a7-5609-4256-bbed-04875f12fb05" url="https://x.com/PGATOUR/status/2054321631791628751?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I don't feel like there have been a lot of other distractions to other elements of my game. I just think that there's cycles of form and there's cycles of things you've got to work through mentally.[/b][/p][p]"I feel like I've done a nice job of that now and this week I feel the enthusiasm and the energy is coming back to kind of want to compete.[/p][p][b]"I feel just a little bit more switched on and ready to go."[/b][/p][p]There are plenty of reasons to boost his confidence, like the four top-10 finishes in his past six PGA Championship starts.[/p][p]Rose won the 2010 PGA Tour National tournament played at Aronimink, taking only his second US triumph.[/p][p]He also reached a play-off at Aronimink in 2018 before losing to American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bradley-keegan/xz8aA3Mc/"]Keegan Bradley[/a] in a play-off at the BMW Championship.[/p][p]Add to that his 2013 US Open victory at nearby Merion and it's no wonder Rose likes his chances.[/p][embed guid="e2c7f483-dd7d-40ff-9719-3dd80f99700b" url="https://x.com/JustinRose99/status/2054288259740516580?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"The whole area feels very familiar to the part of England I live in - very leafy, very green,"[/b] Rose said.[/p][p][b]"The spring here is very much like the spring in England right now, so it feels very familiar."[/b][/p][p]There are a record-tying 14 Englishmen in the field, but no Briton has taken the PGA Championship title since Jim Barnes won the first two in 1916 and 1919.[/p][h2]'Wish list' irons[/h2][p]Rose is also using irons made by British automaker McLaren, which is entering the golf market with an 18-month project alongside Rose.[/p][p][b]"It's a full wish list of all of the things I would like to see in a set of irons. I can play great this week with them."[/b][/p][embed guid="d9f98f72-c39e-4e85-97a4-af0186c3288d" url="https://x.com/jonathanrwall/status/2054303826815950992?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Such moves have helped keep Rose near the top as younger rivals challenge.[/p][p][b]"I'm not here at 45 because I've done the same things over the last 10 years," [/b]Rose said.[b] [/b][/p][p][b]"I'm always doing something different, I'm always pushing myself, always finding one per cent. That's what makes it exciting."[/b][/p]