Rose storms into Masters golf lead, McIlroy stumbles late | Golf News

Justin Rose used a red-hot putter to grab a three-shot lead over a trio of players that included defending Masters champion Scottie Scheffler at Augusta National, where Grand Slam-seeking Rory McIlroy ran into trouble late.

Rose, twice a runner-up at the year’s first major, needed just 22 putts en route to a seven-under-par 65 that equalled the Englishman’s best start to a Masters.

It is also the fifth time Rose has had the first-round lead or co-lead at the Masters, surpassing golfing…