Justin Rose stuck with dubious Masters title after calamitous stretch leads to another crushing loss

AUGUSTA, Ga. — It felt like this was his time.

It felt like this was the time for Rose to bloom among the famous Augusta National azaleas.

Justin Rose had come so close to winning a green jacket in the 20 Masters he’d played before this week, you almost forget he doesn’t have a place in the uber-exclusive Champions Locker Room upstairs in the Augusta National clubhouse and doesn’t attend the annual Champions Dinner.

His name is engraved three times on the Masters trophy, but not in the place he’d like it.