ONE week after closely tailing Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie in Heidelberg, Justin Rose struggled to recover his form at the Volvo PGA Championships at Wentworth's West Course.
A triple bogey seven at the third hole on Thursday's opening day put pressure on the young star from Hook and he carded a two-over-par round of 74.
With an early start on Friday, he needed a vast improvement to avoid the cut and progress to the final two rounds.
He again started poorly with a bogey at the first.
Then things began to look up with an eagle on the par-five fourth hole.
Dropped shots at the next two holes set him back again and, although he made a couple of birdies on the backward nine holes, he could only finish the day with a one-under-par 71.
His two-day aggregate of 145 put him one over the cut-off point.
Rose told his web site: "Well, I haven't really had a great couple of days.
"Yesterday I shot a two-over-par 74, largely thanks to a triple bogey seven on the third and today I needed to go low to get myself back into the tournament.
"Unfortunately it didn't happen for me out there. I started poorly with a bogey at the first but things started to look up with an eagle on the par-five fourth.
"I then proceeded to give both those shots back with bogeys on the fifth and sixth! A couple of birdies and a bogey coming back in gave me a one-under 71 but not really the score I was looking for."
Rose's disappointment was nothing, however, to his playing partner Ian Woosnam.
The Ryder Cup star finished the second day by carding a 12-over-par 84 to finish with a two day total of 157, 13 shots above regulation figures.
While Denmark's Anders Hansen led the charge to glory on the final day, Rose was left to look forward to his next major outing, the Victor Chandler British Masters at Woburn starting this Thursday.
He will then be seeking his fourth tournament win of the season after his splendid showing in the Deutsche Bank Open in Heidelberg, where his third place finish elevated him in the world rankings to 62.
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