Thursday, 24 March 2016

Top 10 Golfers - Number 9 Justin Rose

Justin Peter Rose is an English professional golfer who plays most of his golf on the PGA Tour, while
keeping his membership on the European Tour. He won his first major championship at the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club, becoming the first English player to win a major since Nick Faldo in 1996 and the first to win the U.S. Open since Tony Jacklin in 1970.

He first came to prominence as an amateur 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 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 3rd.

Rose turned professional in 1998 and has had 19 professional wins. Which include 7 PGA TOURS, 8 EUROPEAN TOURS, 1 JAPAN TOUR, 2 SUNSHINE TOURS, 1 OGA TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA AND 4 other tours.

At the age of 17 Rose burst to world-wide prominence at 1998 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. 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.

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.


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