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Rose rises to the occasion with 'round of the year'
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September 17, 2011, Saturday
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JUSTIN Rose's best round of the year and one of the best of his career could be the springboard to a US$10 million payday for the Briton, who returned an eight-under-par 63 to grab the first round lead at the BMW Championship on Thursday.
Needing a strong result in the third-of-four playoff events to crack the top 30 of the FedExCup standings and clinch a spot in the lucrative season-ending Tour Championship, Rose came out all guns blazing at the Cog Hill Golf and Country Club with birdies on his opening two holes.
Playing the back nine first, the Englishman would pick up his only bogey of the day at the 13th then played error-free golf the rest of the way, carding seven more birdies to equal the tournament's opening round record for a two-stroke lead on Americans Mark Wilson and FedExCup leader Webb Simpson.
"I certainly probably didn't expect that going out there today," Rose told reporters. "Certainly my best round of the year by a long, long way, and could have been top five, top 10 rounds I've ever played for sure.
"Struck the ball as good as I think I've ever hit it."
Sitting just outside the top 30 when the day began, Rose will need to finish at or near the top of the leaderboard tomorrow to have a shot at the US$10 million bonus that will go to the points leader after next week's finale in Atlanta.
"I don't know what I need to do," said Rose. "I have the mind set I've got nothing to lose this week. That's my strategy. That's my attitude."
Needing a strong result in the third-of-four playoff events to crack the top 30 of the FedExCup standings and clinch a spot in the lucrative season-ending Tour Championship, Rose came out all guns blazing at the Cog Hill Golf and Country Club with birdies on his opening two holes.
Playing the back nine first, the Englishman would pick up his only bogey of the day at the 13th then played error-free golf the rest of the way, carding seven more birdies to equal the tournament's opening round record for a two-stroke lead on Americans Mark Wilson and FedExCup leader Webb Simpson.
"I certainly probably didn't expect that going out there today," Rose told reporters. "Certainly my best round of the year by a long, long way, and could have been top five, top 10 rounds I've ever played for sure.
"Struck the ball as good as I think I've ever hit it."
Sitting just outside the top 30 when the day began, Rose will need to finish at or near the top of the leaderboard tomorrow to have a shot at the US$10 million bonus that will go to the points leader after next week's finale in Atlanta.
"I don't know what I need to do," said Rose. "I have the mind set I've got nothing to lose this week. That's my strategy. That's my attitude."
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