Rose hits hole-in-one to stay in touch
Justin Rose hit a hole-in-one as he stayed in contention with a round of 70 at the Volvo Masters in Valderrama. Englishman Rose is in with a chance of overtaking Ernie Els to win the European Tour Order of Merit and his round was one better than playing partner Padraig Harrington, who is just ahead in the race to better Els' total of £1,740,851.
Rose was struggling with illness but his six-iron at the third hole was, according to him, in the hole from the moment it left his club.
"(It) was surreal," said Rose. "At the top of its flight I said 'go' and when it landed I said 'in' and it disappeared. Yeah, it was good."
Harrington struggled with his putting in Spain but the Irishman insisted that he will not change his game.
He said: "I thought that maybe one day it's going to cost me a shot. But I'm not going to change my routine. These things, they happen."
Graeme O'Dowell of Northern Ireland finished the day in the lead with a three-under-par score of 68, while Irishman Paul McGinley was one shot behind on a course where winds speed reached 25 miles per hour.
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