PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Justin Rose has long been viewed as one of the game’s elite ball-strikers, but Thursday at The Players Championship the Englishman reached heights that even he had not previously found.
Rose barely broke a sweat during his opening round at TPC Sawgrass, finding all 18 greens in regulation for the first time in his PGA Tour career. It led to a 7-under 65 that put him two shots behind leader Jason Day.
“I hit two wayward tee shots on the front nine, but I guess I got away with it on No.