Justin Rose Leads the Masters with Historic First-Round 65

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00:00Justin Rose atop the leaderboard, firing in opening round 65-7 under.

00:04The fifth time after Thursday that Justin Rose in his 20 career Masters starts

00:09has led after round number one, a new record at Augusta.

00:14What impressed you most about what Justin Rose did on Thursday?

00:19Well, you know what? A number of things.

00:21You know, when you go around this place, you play on the razor's edge.

00:24You have to be able to really manage your golf ball.

00:27And we saw it a number of times yesterday.

00:28I mean, no more unbelievably than how Rory's round tanked on the 15th hole.

00:34But getting back to Rose is that he is really good in big spots.

00:38And the reasons for that is that he just doesn't make a lot of mistakes.

00:41Now, he's 44, so maybe he's not Scotty Scheffler

00:43and the lack of mistakes that Mr. Scheffler makes going around Augusta National and major championships.

00:48But if you look at Rose's record, the five first-round leaders here,

00:52you know, no one's led more rounds at Augusta National and doesn't own a green jacket than Rose.

00:56I'm not sure if that's a compliment or if it's an insult.

01:00But at the same time, you get the point.

01:02His game fits in major championships.

01:04He's got two top tens this year, guys.

01:06Both were in signature events, AT&T and API.

01:09He's got two top tens in majors last year, once in Valhalla

01:12and that runner-up in the bad weather at Troon.

01:14Justin Rose at 44 years old is working on his legacy,

01:18and he's got the game to do something about it.