98th PGA Championship: Justin Rose eyeing first win of 2016 after third round 66
Last Updated: 30/07/16 7:29pm
Justin Rose is hoping to emulate his 2011 season as he continues to search for his first win of the year.
The Englishman has won at least one worldwide event each year since 2010 but is winless thus far in 2016, having been hampered by a back injury.
However, after shooting a third-round 66 at Baltusrol in the PGA Championship, Rose believes he is beginning to find form.
"It's definitely on my mind for sure," he said of his victory drought this year. "I've got to look at 2011 which wasn't a particularly good year and then I won the BMW Championship and turned it into a great year.
"It can happen any week. I'm aware time is running out but I feel a few things in my game are beginning to click and when they do I know I'm going to be in contention and then you hope to put it away."
Rose celebrated his 36th birthday by recovering from a bogey on the opening hole to card five birdies and improve to two under par for the tournament, having made the halfway cut on the mark of two over par.
"The birthday present was last night, making the cut," the former US Open champion said. "When I tapped in to finish my round, I felt like I was going to make the cut but as the day went on, I felt I was going to miss it and we sweated it."
The top 70 players and ties qualified for the weekend, with 69 eventually finishing on one over par to let the likes of Rose, Ernie Els and Matt Fitzpatrick make the final two rounds.
"It was one of the tightest cuts I've seen, incredibly close, but I was very happy to be out here today and made the most of it, which was fun," Rose added.
"I've just got a vague feeling there might be a 62 today. I'm not saying it's that easy, but anyone who gets under par through the first six or seven holes, it's on. The course is there for the taking and the back nine is full of chances.
"I actually didn't play that well to be honest and putted unbelievably well, which was so much fun. It's what I've been working hard on and today was one of the first days I've really seen a great deal of progress."
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