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2021 Zurich Classic: Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson Shoot Saturday’s Worst Round

By Tim Letcher

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - APRIL 22: Justin Rose of England, Ryan Palmer, Henrik Stenson of Sweden and Jon Rahm of Spain walk from the second tee during the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana on April 22, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - APRIL 22: Justin Rose of England, Ryan Palmer, Henrik Stenson of Sweden and Jon Rahm of Spain walk from the second tee during the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana on April 22, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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Saturday was a day made for scoring at the 2021 Zurich Classic in Louisiana. There were a number of groups that fired 63s and 64s as the course yielded low scores almost all day long.

Nearly every group was able to take advantage of the prime scoring conditions. However, the duo of Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson was not among that contingent.

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The Ryder Cup teammates entered the day at 15-under par and tied for third in the event. They had played well through two rounds, including a 65 on Thursday during the four-ball format, which was the same format that was used on Saturday.

But Saturday’s round was one of those that was just not meant to be for Rose and Stenson. And it started from the very beginning.

While other groups were getting out of the gate quickly, Rose and Stenson were only able to muster pars on the first four holes of the round, which included the par-5 second hole. It was not until the par-4 fifth hole, when Rose made a 10-foot birdie putt, that the pair got into red figures.

After a par on the sixth hole, both players birdied the par-5 seventh to get the duo to 2-under on their rounds. They seemed to be carrying some momentum as they closed their front nine. However, they finished the front side with two pars, finishing with a 2-under par 36.

The back side was no better for Rose and Stenson. In fact, it was worse.

Again, it’s not that they were playing badly. The duo parred all nine holes on the back side to stay at 2-under par. However, that is not good enough when other groups are getting to eight and nine under par on their rounds.

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Rose and Stenson fell 16 spots in the standings on the day and will now need something really special to happen on Sunday in the alternate shot format. Saturday’s round made it much tougher for the pair.

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