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Rose tips a return to "domination" for Woods

ESPN staff
March 27, 2012
Tiger Woods will once again be a force to be reckoned with believes Justin Rose © PA Photos
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Justin Rose believes Tiger Woods will "win a major a year for the next five or six years" after witnessing the American take the Arnold Palmer Invitational over the weekend.

Woods secured his first official title in more than two years at Bay Hill on Sunday, and with the former World No. 1 hitting top form leading into next week's Masters, Rose admits the signs are ominous for his rivals.

"To tell you the truth, if he's going to be playing like this again, I think he will dominate golf again," Rose said in The Independent. "I see him winning a major a year for the next five, six years, plus four other tournaments a year. Which is pretty damn good."

Woods, who has triumphed at The Masters four times - the last of which was in 2005 - will be the player to watch in this year's tournament, added Rose.

"He's going to be the man to beat at Augusta," he stated. "Even Tiger playing badly has competed at Augusta the last couple of years."

Woods himself is maintaining a much more reserved approach as he prepares for an attempt at a first major since 2008.

"I understand how to play Augusta National and I'm looking forward to my opportunities this year," said the focused 36-year-old in the wake of his win at the weekend.

Rose becomes the latest to pick Woods as his choice for the 2012 Masters, after Colin Montgomerie also tipped the American.

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