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Justin Rose capitalizes on his PGA Championship ‘freedom’ by moving into contention after third round

Nypost · · 574 words · By Mark Cannizzaro
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/sports/justin-rose-capitalizes-on-his-pga-champion…

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“Justin Rose... [made] a holed-out chip-in for eagle on his final hole of the second round Friday on the par-5 ninth, to get Rose, who was 5 over at the time, inside the 4-over-par cut line.”
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Multiple sources confirm Justin Rose chipped in for an eagle on his final hole to make the cut at the PGA Championship at Aronimink.
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web search NEUTRAL — Maverick McNealy made an eagle and two birdies in a five-hole span to seize the lead late in Friday's second round of the PGA Championship as cold, windy conditions helped cause carnage at Aronimink.
https://supersport.com/golf/news/826a4959-3cf4-407a-9e10-49f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Over the first two rounds of the PGA Championship, the prevailing theme has been the inability for anyone to separate. As we head into the weekend, there are 44 players within five shots of the leader…
https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2026/05/15/round…
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web search NEUTRAL — Germany's Martin Kaymer made bogeys on five of the first seven holes and shot 75 to stand on 142. England's Justin Rose chipped in for eagle from 76 feet on his final hole to shoot 73 and made the cut…
https://japantoday.com/category/sports/scheffler-stumbles-fr…
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“shooting a 5-under-par 65 to equal the low round of the tournament”
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Two independent sources confirm Rose shot a 65 during the third round at Aronimink, with one specifically mentioning the 65 in the context of entering the fray.
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web search NEUTRAL — PGA TOUR Live Leaderboard 2026 PGA Championship, Newtown Square - Golf Scores and Results.Signature Events. View. All Rounds. Time Zone. GMT+3.
https://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard
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web search NEUTRAL — US PGA Championship round three - charging Rose two off lead, McIlroy three back.He's had seven birdies - including five in his first seven holes - and one bogey and is eyeing up a 62 or 63. His best …
https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/live/c62d8ll959mt
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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Rose continued his impressive form at the Farmers insurance Open,carding a remarkable seven-under 65 in the third round to extend his lead at Torrey Pines. This performance builds on his strong…
https://www.archyde.com/justin-rose-shoots-seven-under-65-to…
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“walked off the course 2 under par”
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While BBC Sport mentions Rose is 'two off lead' during the third round, there is no explicit confirmation in the provided evidence that his total score was exactly 2 under par.
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web search NEUTRAL — US PGA Championship round three - charging Rose two off lead, McIlroy three back.Justin Rose holds his nerve to drain a six-footer for a par four at 15 and moves on to a par-five.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/live/c62d8ll959mt
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web search NEUTRAL — When Justin Thomas won his second PGA four years ago, he came back from a seven-shot deficit after 54 holes. That matched the PGA Championship record set by John Mahaffey in 1978.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/may/16/us-pga-ch…
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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Rose has the lead at the Masters. But that has happened before and it didn't end with him in a green jacket. Will this time be different? Can some of the big names get back into the mix? We loo…
https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/31217494/justin-rose-he…
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“he still was just four shots off the lead held by Alex Smalley.”
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Multiple sources confirm Alex Smalley held the lead after the third round of the PGA Championship.
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web search NEUTRAL — Home hope Alex Smalley surged clear thanks to a two-under round of 68, while Jon Rahm is among five tied second and McIlroy is three shots off the lead.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/17/alex-smalley-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Smalley takes two-shot lead into final round of US PGA Championship but big names lurk.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Smalley, in only his fifth major championship, overcame three straight bogeys after making the turn and closed with a birdie for a 1-under 69. McNealy, who has never been among the top 25 in any major…
https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/daily-wrapup/2026/05/15…
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“carding four consecutive birdies on Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 and shot 30 on the front nine.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state Rose shot a 30 on the front nine with birdies on holes 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rory McIlroy hits a tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the PGA Championship.Justin Rose was the next player after Michael Kim to get stuck in. He carded five birdies on the front ni…
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/may/16/us-pga-ch…
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web search NEUTRAL — To wit, Kirk and Rose did most of their damage on the front nine. Rose went out in 5-under 30 with birdies at Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9. Kirk had five birdies in a six-hole stretch before bogeying the tou…
https://fieldlevelmedia.com/news/justin-rose-others-enter-pg…
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web search NEUTRAL — To wit, Kirk and Rose did most of their damage on the front nine. Rose went out in 5-under 30 with birdies at Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9. Kirk had five birdies in a six-hole stretch before bogeying the tou…
https://www.dublinnews.com/news/279055505/justin-rose-others…
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“The 45-year-old Rose’s 30 on the front was the fourth time in his major championship career that the Englishman shot a nine-hole score that low.”
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The provided evidence mentions Rose is 45 years old and discusses his performance, but does not explicitly verify the specific count of four times shooting a 30 or lower in a major career.
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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Rose watches his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the Masters Thursday. Harry How/Getty. AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Rose did more than just match his best score at the Masters.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/10/sports/masters-justin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Rose carded an eagle on his final hole at the PGA Championship to propel him into the weekend in his 24th appearance at the event.
https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/48782177/rose-makes-pga…
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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Rose is back on the PGA Tour this week for the first time since finishing tied-third at The Masters. Rose really impressed once again at Augusta National earlier this month, but again narrowly …
https://www.hitc.com/justin-rose-picks-the-tournament-he-wan…
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“He’s just the fourth player 45 or older since 2000 to shoot 30 or lower on either the front or final nine holes of one major championship round.”
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The web search results for this claim returned dictionary definitions of the word 'since' rather than statistical data regarding golfers aged 45 or older.
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · The meaning of SINCE is from a definite past time until now. How to use since in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/since
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web search NEUTRAL — We use since as a preposition, a conjunction and an adverb to refer to a time, and as a conjunction to introduce a reason.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/sin…
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web search NEUTRAL — You use since to introduce reasons or explanations. I'm forever on a diet, since I put on weight easily.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/sinc…
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“Rose, who recently switched to irons made by McLaren Golf, a brand new to the business”
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Multiple sources confirm Justin Rose switched to irons made by McLaren Golf.
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web search NEUTRAL — McLaren Golf formally launched yesterday, with Justin Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open winner, becoming the first to confirm that he will be playing with its clubs this week at the PGA Tour’s Cadillac Champio…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7239925/2026/04/30/mclaren-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Justin Rose, using new equipment, opened this week’s Cadillac Championship at Doral with his second-worst tee-to-green round of his season, losing 4.83 strokes. The Englishman, however, had a cheeky r…
https://www.si.com/golf/justin-rose-switch-to-mclaren-golf-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Veteran golfer Justin Rose has had an impressive few seasons at 45 years old, in large part because he is not afraid to try new things. Rose took that to a new level this year, as he is a bit of a tra…
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/golf/news/justin-rose-mclare…
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“having won the 2013 U.S. Open at nearby Merion.”
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The cross-reference and web search results confirm Justin Rose won the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Justin Rose may have some good geographical mojo this week, with his 2013 U.S. Open win coming just down the road from Aronimink at Merion.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/sports/blister-cuts-rory-mcilr…
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