Justin Rose is in ‘reset’ mode in Ohio this week and his first event since missing the halfway cut in last fortnight’s Open Championship meltdown at Muirfield.

Rose’s triumphant return home as the reigning US Open champion ended miserable on a sunny Scotland day with the Englishman missed the Muirfield cut with scores of 75 and 77.

Justin Rose looking to put his Muirfield meltdown behind with victory in this week’s WGC – Bridgestone Invitational. (Photo – Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ie)

But now back in the States for today’s (THURS) starting WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Rose recalled the Rudyard Kipling poem ‘If’ first pointed out to him by his late father, Ken.

“After what happened at Muirfield it was a good lesson to learn,” said Rose.

“My dad gave me that poem by Rudyard Kipling ‘If’ and basically the imposters to success and failure, you’ve got to treat them in the same sense that if you keep going back to the past and rest on your laurels and being US Open champion, doesn’t work.

“So I’ve learned a lot about how to keep going forward and how to keep improving as a player.

“And after what happened at Muirfield I am in reset mode after my trip back home and now focussing on the second half of the year rather than looking back on the last few months.”

And Rose, who joins all dozen members of last year’s victorious European Ryder Cup team in Akron, expressed his disappointment Lee Westwood did not triumph at Muirfield.

“I haven’t spoken to Lee yet but it would have been a great continuation for English and British sport had he won at Muirfield to keep the fairytale going,” said Rose.

“If I do speak with him I don’t know what to say, but at the end of the day he’s got to just keep knocking down that door.”

But after just a few days back in the States for today’s (THURS) starting WGC – Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio Rose continues to be been reminded of his stunning Merion Golf Club feat.