Justin Rose makes difficult yet essential move after The Masters for the first time since 2022

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Justin Rose worked incredibly hard to finally get his hands on a green jacket for the first time at The Masters last week.

However, as has so often been the case for Rose, it just wasn’t to be for him at Augusta National on Sunday.

The 45-year-old Englishman’s record at The Masters is an enviable one but he still hasn’t managed to get that all important win.

Justin Rose has lost two playoffs at The Masters and has two top-three finishes to his name throughout 20 appearances at Augusta National as well.

Rose has come closer to winning The Masters than anyone else who is still waiting for their first green jacket.

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It really felt like this year was his time but once again, he fell just short.

The 2013 U.S Open champion should be extremely proud of his efforts throughout the week at Augusta National, especially given his age.

Justin Rose makes difficult decision after The Masters

At the age of 45, it must be incredibly difficult for Rose to compete with the likes of Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Tommy Fleetwood week in, week out.

The vast majority of golf fans want Rose to win The Masters almost as much as he does.

And in order to give himself four or five more good chances of doing so, he will have to start making some tough decisions.

Rose has just withdrawn from the RBC Heritage this week, as confirmed via the PGA Tour.

It is the first time he has decided not to play at Harbour Town Golf Links since 2022.

Rose loves the RBC Heritage and, of course, the golf course on which it is played.

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So, withdrawing from the tournament would have been an extremely difficult decision for him to make, yet an essential one.

Moving forward, Rose will have to set up his schedule with energy conservation being the main aim.

Justin Rose playing fewer tournaments will be his ‘new normal’

He’ll be 46 in July and perhaps now he has come to the realization that he cannot play 20-plus tournaments every year anymore.

Maybe Rose will have to trim down his schedule to 15 or so tournaments every year so that he is better positioned to challenge for the majors.

In order to do this, he will need to cut some PGA Tour events that he likes to play from his schedule.

It will obviously be a very tough decision for Justin Rose to make, but it will be for the greater good, especially when it comes down to his hopes of adding another major championship title to his trophy haul.

Hilton Head is one of the most popular stops on the PGA Tour amongst the players.

So it cannot have been easy for Rose to make the decision to miss out on the RBC Heritage this week.

However, he clearly felt as though it was something he needed to do after yet another disappointing end to his week at The Masters.