Jason Sobel

For the leader of the golf tournament to take that line as opposed to going back left and trying to just run out of there with a par is fairly shocking.

But look, that's what it takes to win major championships.

Rory, I thought, was very gutsy in that moment.

He talked all week about being unburdened, about playing with some freedom after winning the Masters last year.

I wonder if that's a shot that Rory would have hit if he hadn't had a green jacket waiting for him already back in the clubhouse.

Yeah, they certainly will, and there's a reason for that.

At 45 years old, he has been so classy over the last year, talking about losing in a playoff to Rory McIlroy.

We all celebrated Rory McIlroy finally winning the Masters and capturing the career Grand Slam.

I think what got lost in the story last year was the fact that Justin Rose has come so close so many times.

Yes, he has one major championship at the 2008

13 U.S.

Open, but looking for that elusive Masters and just so classy talking about it, not only over the past year, but even this week.

I spoke with him a few times and just very eloquent speaking about how much it means to him and how much he'd love to get back into that moment.

And you're right, Amen Corner essentially did him in.

It was a sloppy bogey on 11.

It was a really sloppy bogey on 12.

Quite frankly, it was a sloppy par, if that makes sense, on 13.

He had a great second shot into the par 5, got a little too aggressive with his eagle putt, didn't make the comebacker for birdie, and was sort of out of it at that point.

That said, great stuff from Justin Rose.

I'm in awe of what he's been able to do over the last five years.