Justin Rose

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Justin Rose
Personal information
Full name Justin Peter Rose
Born (1980-07-30) 30 July 1980 (age 32)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight 82 kg (180 lb; 12.9 st)
Nationality  England
Residence Orlando, Florida, U.S.
London, England, UK
Spouse Kate (m. 2006)
Children Leo (b. 2009)
Charlotte (b. 2012)
Career
Turned professional 1998
Current tour(s) PGA Tour (joined 2003)
European Tour (joined 1999)
Professional wins 13
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 4
European Tour 5
Japan Golf Tour 1
Sunshine Tour 1
PGA Tour of Australasia 1
Other 3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament T5: 2007
U.S. Open T5: 2003
The Open Championship T4: 1998
PGA Championship T3: 2012
Achievements and awards
European Tour
Order of Merit winner		 2007

Justin Peter Rose (born 30 July 1980) is a South African-born English professional golfer who plays most of his golf on the PGA Tour, while keeping his membership on the European Tour. He first came to prominence at the 1998 Open Championship where he holed a dramatic shot from the rough at the final hole to finish in a tie for fourth place. He won the 2007 Order of Merit on the European Tour and was ranked in the World top ten for 34 weeks between November 2007 and July 2008. In March 2012, Rose won his first World Golf Championship event at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. This was the biggest win of his career, and as a result he re-entered the world top-10. After finishing second to Tiger Woods in the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational, he rose to a career high world ranking of 3.[1]

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Early life [edit]

Rose was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to England at the age of five where he started to play golf seriously at Hartley Wintney GC, near his then Hampshire home. Rose broke 70 for the first time at the age of 11, and was a plus one handicap by 14. He played in the Walker Cup in 1997 as a 17-year-old. Shortly after that event, Rose burst to world-wide prominence at The Open Championship in 1998. He holed a dramatic shot from the rough from about 50 yards for birdie on the 18th hole, to finish in a tie for fourth. He won the silver medal for the low amateur. The following day he turned professional.

Professional career [edit]

After turning professional, Rose struggled badly in his early career. He missed the cut in his first 21 consecutive events. He earned his first European Tour card in 1999 when he finished 4th at the qualifying school. The following season he failed to retain his card, and had to revisit the qualifying school, where he finished 9th.

Despite his early career struggles, Rose's career soon began to take off and he became established on the European Tour. In 2001 he opened the season with consecutive second place finishes in the country of his birth, South Africa. He went on to finish the year in top 40 on the Order of Merit. He won his first professional event, the Dunhill Championship in South Africa, in 2002, and followed this up with three further victories in that year. They included another win in South Africa at the Nashua Masters, a win on the Japanese Golf Tour at the Crowns Tournament, and then he won his second European Tour title at the Victor Chandler British Masters, edging out Ian Poulter in the final round. In 2003, he reached number 33 in the Official World Golf Ranking. He earned enough money to claim his PGA Tour card as a non-member for 2004 after finishing with more money than the 125th ranked player on the money list. In 2004, he played mostly in America on the PGA Tour, while also maintaining his membership on the European Tour. He did not have a great year and slipped out of the top 50 in the world rankings, however he kept his tour card after earning in excess of a million dollars.

His ranking continued to fall in early 2005, and in March he announced that he was quitting the European Tour and concentrating on playing on the PGA Tour. This had no apparent effect on his poor form, and by the middle of the year he had fallen out of the World's Top 100. In August of that year he made an about face by announcing his intention to return to the European Tour. Later the same week he had his best result of the year, leading the Buick Championship after three rounds before slipping to a third place finish. A couple of further good results followed late in the 2005 season, and he maintained his status on the PGA Tour after all.

In September 2006 at the Canadian Open, Rose led a PGA Tour tournament going into the final round for the first time. But he slipped up with a final round 74 which moved him down the field. He went on to finish 2nd at the Valero Texas Open and finished 47th on the money list with US$1.629 million in prize money. In November 2006 he won the Australian Masters, to claim his first title for four years. His renewed consistency, including a top 5 finish at the 2007 Masters which had seen him surpass his previous best world ranking, by reaching number 26 on 8 April 2007.[2]

Rose lost in a playoff at the 2007 BMW PGA Championship, but moved into the top twenty of the World Rankings for the first time, and by October had reached a new career high of 12 and became the top-ranked British golfer. Rose won the European Tour Order of Merit title for 2007 in a thrilling climax to the season at the Volvo Masters, which he won in a playoff on 4 November. His new world ranking of number 7 made him the top-ranked European golfer for the first time,[3] and he subsequently moved up to sixth in the rankings.[4] He has spent over 35 weeks in the top-10 since 2007.[5] Since the end of 2009, Canadian golf instructor Sean Foley coaches Rose.[6][7]

In 2010, Rose had a third place at the Honda Classic, and then he broke through with a victory at the Memorial Tournament with a final round 66 to win by three strokes over Rickie Fowler. This was his first win on American soil.[8] The next day, Rose had to try to qualify for the U.S. Open, along with runner up Rickie Fowler. Neither qualified which raised questions about the qualifications of the U.S. Open.[9] In his first tournament start since his win, at the Travelers Championship two weeks later, Rose led by three shots entering the final round, but fell away to a tie for ninth. His good form continued in the following week's tournament however, where he led by four shots after three rounds, and shot a final-round even par 70 to win his second PGA Tour event – the AT&T National.

In March 2011, Rose had a chance to add to his two PGA Tour titles won in 2010, when he entered the final round at the Transitions Championship with a one stroke lead. However he shot a three-over-par 74, which included four consecutive bogeys in the middle of the round, to finish five shots behind the champion Gary Woodland. In September 2011, Rose won the BMW Championship, the third of the four FedEx Cup playoff events at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club. This was his first title of the year and third career PGA Tour win. Rose entered the week on the playoff bubble at 34th in the standings, knowing that he needed a good finish to make the final event at East Lake Golf Club. The win elevated him to 3rd in the standings and the position of knowing that if he won the Tour Championship he would be the FedEx champion. A flawless round of 63 on the opening day helped Rose to build a four stroke advantage going into the final round, and even though there was a late wobble with a bogey at the par five 15th, Rose recovered and won by two strokes from John Senden.[10] Rose did not enjoy the same success at the Tour Championship though, when a second round 75 ended his chances of winning. He finished the tournament in a tie for 20th place and 5th on the overall FedEx Cup Standings.

In 2012, Rose won his first World Golf Championship event at the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral Golf Resort & Spa, when he finished one stroke ahead of American Bubba Watson. He entered the final round with a three stroke deficit from Watson, but after a solid final day's play, he took a two stroke advantage down the notoriously difficult par 4 18th finishing hole. He made bogey however after finding the right rough with his tee shot and could not get up and down from the back of the green. This left Watson requiring a birdie on the hardest hole on the course in the final group behind Rose. Watson hit a tremendous iron shot from the right hand rough to within ten feet, but could not make the resulting putt, leaving Rose to celebrate the biggest win of his career.[11] As a result Rose returned to the world's top ten, re-entering at number seven.

At the 2012 PGA Championship, Rose recorded his best ever performance in a major championship with a tie for 3rd finish. He shot a final round of 66 to jump 22 places up the leaderboard after three previous rounds of 69-79-70.

At the 2012 Ryder Cup, Rose played a major part in Team Europe's dramatic comeback against the United States, holing putts of 10, 35 and 12 feet on the final three holes to defeat Phil Mickelson 1-up in the singles and completing Europe's domination of the first five matches.

On 12 October 2012, Rose won the 8-man Turkish Airlines World Golf Final defeating Lee Westwood by a single stroke in the final. He also beat Tiger Woods by a stroke in the semi final, after progressing from his group with a 100% record.

On 25 March 2013, Rose finished second to Tiger Woods at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and rose to a career-high of third in the world rankings.[1]

Non-playing work [edit]

Rose is an advocate of sustainable golf facilities and works as an ambassador to the STRI's Golf Environment Awards, hosting receptions for winners. Partly due to this, he was named by the Golf Club Managers' Association's Golf Club Management magazine as the 46th most powerful person in British golf.[12]

Personal life [edit]

Rose married long-time girlfriend Kate Phillips, a former international gymnast, in December 2006. They have a house in Lake Nona, Florida, and a riverside flat in the London suburb of Putney. Kate gave birth to their first child, a son named Leo, on 21 February 2009 in Florida.[13] On 1 January 2012, they welcomed a baby girl named Charlotte in Orlando, Florida.[14]

Amateur wins [edit]

  • 1995 English Boys Stroke Play Championship Under 16, McGregor Trophy, English Boys Stroke Play Championship, Under 18, Carris Trophy
  • 1997 St Andrews Links Trophy
  • 1998 Peter McEvoy Trophy

Professional wins (13) [edit]

PGA Tour wins (4) [edit]

Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
FedEx Cup playoff event (1)
Other PGA Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 6 Jun 2010 Memorial Tournament –18 (65-69-70-66=270) 3 strokes United States Rickie Fowler
2 4 Jul 2010 AT&T National –10 (69-64-67-70=270) 1 stroke United States Ryan Moore
3 18 Sep 2011 BMW Championship –13 (63-68-69-71=271) 2 strokes Australia John Senden
4 11 Mar 2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship –16 (69-64-69-70=272) 1 stroke United States Bubba Watson

European Tour wins (5) [edit]

Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
Other European Tour (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 20 Jan 2002 Dunhill Championship –20 (71-66-66-65=268) 2 strokes England Mark Foster, South Africa Retief Goosen,
South Africa Martin Maritz
2 2 Jun 2002 Victor Chandler British Masters –19 (70-69-65-65=269) 1 stroke England Ian Poulter
3 26 Nov 2006
(2007 European Tour)		 MasterCard Masters
(Co-sanctioned with PGA Tour of Australasia)		 –12 (69-66-68-73=276) 2 strokes Australia Greg Chalmers, Australia Richard Green
4 4 Nov 2007 Volvo Masters –1 (70-68-71-74=283) Playoff England Simon Dyson, Denmark Søren Kjeldsen
5 11 Mar 2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship –16 (69-64-69-70=272) 1 stroke United States Bubba Watson

PGA Tour of Australasia (1) [edit]

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 26 Nov 2006 MasterCard Masters
(Co-sanctioned with European Tour)		 –12 (69-66-68-73=276) 2 strokes Australia Greg Chalmers, Australia Richard Green

Sunshine Tour wins (1) [edit]

Japan Golf Tour wins (1) [edit]

Other wins (3) [edit]

Results in major championships [edit]

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T39 T22 DNP DNP T5 T36 T20 DNP T11 T8 T25
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T5 CUT DNP DNP T10 CUT CUT DNP CUT T21
The Open Championship T4LA CUT DNP T30 T22 CUT DNP DNP DNP T12 T70 T13 CUT T44 CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T23 CUT CUT DNP T41 T12 T9 CUT CUT CUT T3

LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary [edit]

  • Starts – 36
  • Wins – 0
  • 2nd place finishes – 0
  • 3rd place finishes – 1
  • Top 3 finishes – 1
  • Top 5 finishes – 4
  • Top 10 finishes – 7
  • Top 25 finishes – 17
  • Missed cuts – 13
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2

World Golf Championships [edit]

Wins (1) [edit]

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin of victory Runner-up
2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship 3 shot deficit –16 (69-64-69-70=272) 1 stroke United States Bubba Watson

Results timeline [edit]

Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Accenture Match Play Championship DNP R32 R64 DNP DNP QF R64
Cadillac Championship T46 T28 DNP DNP DNP DNP T15
Bridgestone Invitational 5 T33 DNP DNP DNP T2 T27
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Accenture Match Play Championship R64 DNP R32 R64 R32
Cadillac Championship T20 DNP T42 1 T8
Bridgestone Invitational T29 T19 T33 T5
HSBC Champions DNP DNP T7 T24

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances [edit]

Amateur

Professional

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b "Week 12 - Tiger Woods Wins An Eighth Arnold Palmer Invitational And Returns To World Number One". Official World Golf Ranking. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013. 
  2. ^ Rankings boost for Augusta king, bbc.co.uk, 9 April 2007
  3. ^ Rose claims Order of Merit title, bbc.co.uk, 4 November 2007
  4. ^ Rose continues to climb rankingsbbc.co.uk, 10 December 2007
  5. ^ "Players who have reached the Top Ten in the Official World Golf Ranking since 1986" (PDF). European Tour Official Guide 09 (38th ed.). PGA European Tour. 2009. p. 558. Retrieved 16 January 2009. 
  6. ^ "What they said: Justin Rose". PGA Tour. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010. 
  7. ^ "Justin Rose: New approach has got my swing back in time for Dubai challenge". The Sunday Times (UK). 19 November 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2010. 
  8. ^ "Justin Rose set for next phase after landmark US win". BBC Sport. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
  9. ^ "U.S. Open without Rose raises questions". Sporting News. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
  10. ^ "Justin Rose overcomes final round wobble to edge out Australia's John Senden at US PGA BMW Championship". Daily Telegraph. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 
  11. ^ "Justin Rose wins the WGC-Cadillac Championship". PGA Tour. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012. 
  12. ^ Golf Power List 2012 Golf Club Management, June 2012
  13. ^ Justin Rose Welcomes Son Leo Celebrity Baby Blog, 26 February 2009
  14. ^ New Year's baby: Rose, wife welcome daughter GolfTalkCentral Blog, 2 January 2012

External links [edit]
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