English Rose wins Scottish Open
Justin Rose completes his Open preparations in style after carding an immaculate final round 65 to win in Aberdeen.
Published On 13 Jul 2014
Britain’s Justin Rose will arrive at next week’s Open championship on a red-hot streak of form after cruising to the Scottish Open title in Aberdeen.
The world number six carded an immaculate 65 to end two shots clear of Sweden’s Kristoffer Broberg who ended with a 66.
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I couldn't have scripted it better - I've never won two in a row and I've certainly never won three in a row so I'm in uncharted territory.
In ideal scoring conditions, Rose began the day tied for the lead with Scotland’s Marc Warren but while his playing partner struggled, Rose birdied four of the first six holes to take control and never looked like being caught.
His only moment of alarm on the sweeping links course next to the North Sea was at the 16th where he needed a classy up-and-down to avoid dropping a shot.
First Scottish win
“This is my first professional win in Scotland so it means a lot,” former U.S. Open champion Rose told reporters.
“This is a great tournament – there’s definitely something special about playing golf up here and the golfing crowd are so knowledgeable and I’ve really got to love this golf course.”
“I couldn’t have scripted it better – I’ve never won two in a row and I’ve certainly never won three in a row so I’m in uncharted territory.”
His victory followed a playoff success over American Shawn Stefani two weeks ago at the Quicken Loans National.
The British Open begins on Thursday at Hoylake near Liverpool.
Source: Reuters