06justin rose

those of you critical of the fact Justin rose was not exempt into the u.s. open, prepare to raise your voices again: the memorial champ is also not in the field for the british open at st. andrews. rose moved to 33th on the world ranking after his win in ohio, but just as it was too late for him to get into pebble beach off the climb into the top 50 on the world ranking, it was also too late for him to get into the year’s third major. like the usga, the r&a takes the top 50 players on the ranking published after the hp byron nelson championship, clearly a nod to making players qualify for the year’s middle two majors—it is, after all, what makes the two championships open in more than just word, but in deed. but all is not lost for rose, who also missed the open at st. andrews in 2000 and 2005. in his final chance to make the field, rose needs to finish in the top two on a money list of earnings made in six pga tour events culminating with this week’s at&t national. rose and travelers championship winner bubba watson are currently one-two on that list.