The Masters: Top 10 power rankings at Augusta National

Augusta National tends to bring out the best in Justin Rose. Or at least awfully close to his best.

The Englishman has used the Masters as a personal ATM with nine straight top-25 finishes going back to 2009. Let’s reel off the full results from 2011-2018 to truly appreciate how close he’s come to donning a green jacket: T11-T8-T25-T14-T2-T10-2-T12.

A high IQ player like Rose seems adept at learning more and more about this week’s nuanced layout.

"“Yeah, you always learn something new,” Rose said in 2015. “You always pick up a little bit of information or a different line or a putt or a bunker that’s actually a pretty good spot to miss in that you didn’t realize before because you can use the backboard down to a certain pin location.”"

Did I mention he’s also the top-ranked player in the world right now?

At age 38, Rose is at the height of his powers.

Recent results show a win against a tough field at the Farmers Insurance Open and T8 at the Players Championship and a T9 at the WGC-Match Play after winning his group. He’s played just six times this year and just once over the last three weeks, so he should be well rested coming in.

Rose ranks top 60 on the PGA Tour in all strokes gained categories and is 15th overall. He’s not known as an ultra aggressive player, but he’s third in birdies per round (4.9). He’s also 33rd in driving distance and has plenty of length to play well this week regardless of conditions.

He’s surprisingly 151st in GIR, but his misses are almost always manageable. When he’s on in regulation, he’s usually in close. Rose is third on Tour from 50-125 yards, 150-175, and 175-200.

Winning a second major would all but seal Hall of Fame status for Rose and would get him halfway to the career Grand Slam.