Justin Rose pokes fun at pair of shanks during third round of 2025 British Open
Cameron Jourdan- Justin Rose shanked two approach shots during the third round of the 2025 Open Championship.
- The shanks occurred on the 8th and 11th holes at Royal Portrush.
Even the pros his shanks from time to time. In Justin Rose's case, it happened ... twice ... in a major championship.
Rosie found himself in precarious situations twice Saturday during the third round of the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush.The first came on the par-4 eighth when he was attempting to hit his approach shot and shanked his shot into an adjacent fairway. "Oh my God," Rose said as he immediately started to check on the fans who got a little closer to the action than they thought they would.
Then, it happened again on the par-4 11th hole. Same situation, hitting his approach from the rough, and voila, he send it fore right."
"I've shanked it again," he said within an instant of making contact.
"Shanks for coming! Crowds were incredible… Even came to say hi on a few occasions!" Rose said on X, formerly known as Twitter, after the round.
The shanks weren't detrimental to his round, as Rose shot 3-under 68 on Moving Day and is T-14 heading into the final round.