Justin Rose says he will keep knocking on the door in majors
Wednesday 19 August 2015 10:08, UK
Justin Rose thinks the emergence of a group of top-class younger players signals the dawn of a "new era of golf".
However, the 35-year-old Englishman says he is far from past it himself and is confident he will get further chances to win major titles.
Rose triumphed in the US Open in 2013 and performed superbly in this year's majors without winning one, despite the fact his 34-under-par aggregate total was the fourth best in history.
He began the year by reaching 14-under at the Masters, which was only good enough for second place, four shots behind 22-year-old runaway winner Jordan Spieth.
Rose then finished 27th at the US Open, where new World No 1 Spieth won again, and tied for sixth at the Open, before coming home fourth in the PGA, six shots behind the 27-year-old Jason Day, who finished on an impressive 20-under for the tournament.
Rose is the No 5 in the world rankings and said: "I've played the best golf of my life since I turned 30.
"I'm still hoping that my best golf is ahead of me but, at the same time, you look at the future and everybody's getting younger. It's the start of a new era of golf.
"It's incredibly strong right now. My major scores combined have been the lowest ever total shot to not win one.
"I played with Jordan Spieth at the Masters and he shot 18 under par, which was a record winning score.
"It was equalled only by Tiger Woods in 1997 and we often thought that would never be replicated, but here's Jordan at 21 doing the same thing.
"And then here's Jason Day shooting 20 under par in a major championship, again a record total. So a couple of my good weeks in the majors have come up against record scores.
"Sometimes it's just a case of knocking on the door, and I'm going to create many more chances to win major championships.
"I'm going to win some, I'm going to lose some, but the door is going to open again."
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Spieth has enjoyed a stunning rise to the top of the game and Rose praised the youngster's temperament.
"I've always been very impressed with how he handles himself, he seems very mature," said Rose.
"The thing I've noticed about Jordan is that, every time he plays a bad round, the very next day he always bounces back with a strong round.
"That tells me a lot about him as a person and his character and I think that's been the most impressive thing that I've seen."
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