Rose views those finishes as valuable experiences rather than mental hurdles needing to be cleared. Ask him about his goals, however, and he opts for the poker face.
"I'm not that comfortable talking about my goals right now," Rose says. "Goals are to be put out there in your own mind. You dream big, but it's important to realize what takes care of the goals. I talked a lot last year about process and the things I was doing well in my preparation. It's those things I have to take care of, and the goals take care of themselves to a certain extent."
Stated or not, a strong showing?or perhaps even a win?at the British Open next week would certainly take care of one of those goals. As such, Rose says he does not want the week to turn into a walk down memory lane. "That's what I've got to be careful of," he says. "I want to go there and be focused. I have to be very mindful of all of the distractions that might come up that week."
The bookies predicted an Open win by 2003. That didn't happen. But 2008 may not be such a stretch.
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