Justin Rose admits Ryder Cup is on his mind during BMW PGA Championship charge

He said: “Yeah, right, I would. It would mean a lot. I always send us a bucket list of them for me. I can’t deny it, I can’t hide from it. Although this week, to be honest, I think with the Ryder Cup around the corner, there’s sort of like — yeah listen, I was straight into this tournament.

I said at the beginning of the week that if you’re get into contention this week, it becomes all about this week and this weekend will be all about this tournament. If you’re in the middle of the pack, you might start thinking about Bethpage and what-have-you.”

But yeah, I’ve got a great weekend ahead of me. I mean, I’ve got more choppy weather coming in so it’s going to be a little bit of see what happens out there if you’re comfortable enough and stay aggressive because even though some course field flights are playing tough out there on top side but scoreboard wouldn’t suggest so.”

Justin Rose compares Wentworth to Augusta National

Some courses become far tougher when the wind picks up, largely due to their layouts. When asked about the conditions at Wentworth, Justin Rose noted similarities between the swirling winds there and those often seen at Augusta National.

He said: “100 percent. I mean, the course does kind of move nicely around, but then, you know, you get to the sort of like the last sort of four or five holes, and it does kind of set in; you play the last few holes downwind, and that’s about the only time you do begin to feel comfortable with a breeze out here.”

“But yeah, that’s what makes this golf course so fun to play. And that’s where flighting your ball and kind of minimizing the variance of what could happen. We never know exactly within five yards where the ball’s going to land,” he added.

The way Wentworth is designed – tight fairways lined by tall oak trees – often creates natural wind tunnels. It’s easy to see why Rose drew a parallel between this layout and what players face at Augusta National.