It only boosts my belief – Justin Rose undeterred by Masters near-misses

Justin Rose insists the Masters does not owe him anything after a number of near-misses at Augusta National.

The Englishman lost out to Rory McIlroy in a play-off a year ago, his third second-place finish at the tournament, in addition to four other top-10s.

At 45, Rose is running out of time to continue seriously contending for a green jacket and add to his only major victory – the 2013 US Open – but he does not believe it is an issue.

“I hope it only boosts my belief I can go ahead and do it,” he said of his record at Augusta.

“I think I’ve done pretty much what it takes to win, I’ve just not walked it across the line, so I don’t think I have to find something in myself to do something different.

“I don’t feel like it owes me anything. I come here with a good attitude. It’s a place I enjoy being.”

On his age, Rose added: “I don’t think about it on a day-to-day level.

“(I’m) happy the narrative around it is more positive than negative.

“There is some motivation to keep pushing, trying to find new ways of getting better – realising that is a pretty difficult ambition to get better at this stage of my game.”