'US Open winner' Justin Rose confident of 'huge benefit' at Augusta National

English golfer Justin Rose has said that he believes it would be a 'huge benefit' for him at the Augusta National this week with a newfound confidence in his abilities to compete in the majors having won the US Open last year.

The third-ranked Rose, who finished fourth in the British Open as a 17-year-old amateur, became the first Englishman to win the US Open last June since Tony Jacklin in 1970, setting him apart from other European contemporaries such as Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia.

According to Sport24, although the pressure on the afore-mentioned names to finally succeed increases each time they tee off in one of golf's crown jewel events, but Rose knows that he no longer has that burden of expectation on his shoulders even though he would like to add to his tally.

Rose further said that it would be a huge benefit for him at the Augusta National, beginning on Thursday as he has won the US Open before last year and is aware of what he would be going through at the event in Augusta.

Although 2014 has been disappointing for Rose as he struggled to shrug off the effects of a shoulder injury, with a top-5 finish at the WGC HSBC Champions event, a run of poor finishes and a missed cut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last month, however, he said that he will be fully fit to be in contention at Augusta National.