Justin Rose Felt Quotations

I am still shell-shocked, to be honest. I felt in a great frame of mind, hit the ball beautifully on the range and just got off to a bad, bad start. Every minor mistake got punished. That's obviously what Augusta is all about. It bit back in a large way today.

I felt like I sort of mentally had to grind my way and fight my way back into it, ... I had to work hard, and I?m pretty pleased to come out on top still.

I felt like I was going along nicely until I got the bogey and double. That was a kick in the teeth. I had to regroup. I was very happy to only be two shots behind.

I was never in a situation where I couldn't reach the green, so I felt that was what I did well today. I think I'm probably more pleased about the fact that I've kept a bogey off my card, than 12 birdies.

I?ve never had a legitimate chance to win here (in the United States), ... I?ve had a few top-fives, but I felt like I?ve never really had a grasp of the lead or a real chance to win. This is my first go at it, I feel, and, hey, I?m looking forward to it.

I try to make a point of saying to myself, 'Well listen, it's out of the way. Now you don't have to worry about not making a bogey now. I got off to a slow start and felt sort of mentally I had to grind my way and fight my way back into it.