Wednesday 6 April 2016 13:25, UK
Justin Rose believes he is in great shape for this week's first major championship of the season, and admits he arrives in Georgia "under the radar".
The 35-year-old Englishman tied-for-second at Augusta last year and went on to post top-10 finishes in three of the four majors during 2015.
This will be his 11th Masters appearance and Rose says he feels ready to claim a second major title following on from his US Open success three years ago.
"I think that I've sort of been steady. I haven't really had any fireworks yet this year," said Rose.
"I feel like all of my backroom work has been fantastic and my preparation has been coming along nicely. I'm under the radar but certainly feeling good with my game."
His best finish so far this year is a tie-for-sixth at Pebble Beach and, in his 19 starts since last July, the consistent Rose has finished outside the top 25 just three times, while enjoying 10 top-10 finishes.
Looking ahead to this week, he added: "To back up a US Open win with a Masters would be just incredible. Obviously, The Open Championship is my home event, and that's going to be one that's always on my hit list.
"But to win here, it's a venue that we come back year on year, you begin to develop that relationship with the course, the venue, the feel,
"And it's somewhere I feel very, very comfortable. I've had a lot of good rounds here. Last year, I was able to put four together in a row.
"I don't think you ever feel like you've necessarily mastered it because invariably you learn something new every year, which is what I love about it."
As for 2015, he finished four-strokes behind Jordan Spieth who completed 72 holes in 18-under-par.
Rose added: "At the 16th green, I had a putt to get to 16‑under par, and you know, that level of performance obviously would have won many major championships.
"So I take a lot of confidence from that. That level of performance is good enough to win. If you get beaten by a better guy on the week, you tip your cap.
"But I know that what I was able to do last year tells me I've got what it takes to win the tournament going forward.
"There was a momentum shift around 8 and 9 last year. It was a routine up‑and‑down on No 8 that I didn't make and I hit a great shot into No 9 that just skipped up onto the middle tier and I three‑putted coming back down the ridge.
"I felt like that was a two or three shot swing there. Had it gone the other way, everything changes going into the back nine.
"But Jordan was able to stay three or four ahead, which is obviously huge. He did a great job of obviously keeping that distance."
And regarding 2016, he told Sky Sports News HQ: "It's a very strong field. There's a bunch of six or seven guys at 12/1 or better. I'm not sure we've seen that in recent years.
"Wind is forecast Thursday, Friday. That's going to be tough, especially at Augusta where it swirls, so Amen Corner may be tricky and that's where experience comes in."
