AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Justin Rose isn't the type of Masters contender who will make you spring out of bed Sunday like it's Christmas morning.
He's certainly not unlikable. Quite the opposite, really. Rose is a hard-working, well-spoken, controversy-avoiding kind of guy. He might fall a few Q-rating points shy of superstar status, but he does own a U.S. Open trophy and an Olympic gold medal and a swing that most of us would spend a life savings to emulate.
But there are a few things he isn't.
He isn't final-round playing partner Sergio Garcia, whose delicate dance with the golf gods has left him without a major championship nearly two decades after we figured he'd claim plenty of 'em.