Based on the latest reporting I’ve seen, Justin Rose has finished runner-up at the Masters three times as of 2026. The most recent runner-up came in 2025, when he lost to Rory McIlroy in a playoff at Augusta National. The other two occasions were in 2015 (four-stroke gap to Jordan Spieth) and 2017 (playoff loss to Sergio Garcia) [sources: 2026 coverage noting three runner-up finishes; 2015 and 2017 playoff losses cited in recent summaries].[2][3][4]
If you'd like, I can pull the most current, up-to-the-minute Masters finish list and provide a concise table of Rose’s Masters results by year.
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The Englishman was pipped in a play-off at Augusta for a second time in his career
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www.audacy.comJustin Rose is the eternal optimist when it comes to the Masters. Never mind that he is in the Augusta National record book as the only player to twice lose a playoff without ever having won the green…
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