20 Things You Didn’t Know About Justin Rose
Check out these 20 things you didn't know about former world number one Justin Rose
20 Things You Didn't Know About Justin Rose
1 Rose was born in Johannesburg in South Africa in 1980.
2 He first broke 70 at the age of 11.
3 He has 11 PGA Tour and 11 DP World Tour Tour victories to go along with an Olympic Gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro. He secured his only Major win at the 2013 US Open and picked up the 2018 FedEx Cup too along with its $10 million pay cheque.
4 He burst onto the scene with a tied fourth at the 1998 Open Championship as a 17-year-old, but he then famously missed 21 cuts in a row to start his professional career.
5 At the age of 14 his handicap was +1. He turned pro off of +3 aged 17.
6 Rose has played in five Ryder Cups winning three in 2012, 2014 and 2018, and losing two in 2008 and 2016.
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7 He is an avid Chelsea fan.
8 He has graduated from Q-School twice.
9 Justin won the 2007 European Tour Order of Merit.
10 He grew up playing at Hartley Wintney Golf Club in Hampshire which is the home course of Golf Monthly editor, Michael Harris. He then played most of his junior golf at the nearby North Hants.
11 Rose is married to former international gymnast Kate Phillips. They have two children called Leo and Charlotte.
12 He was awarded an MBE in 2016 for his services to golf.
13 He has homes in Albany in the Bahamas as well as one in the UK and one in Florida.
14 Unbelievably, Rose went an entire year without missing a cut. That stretch lasted from the USPGA Championship in August 2017 until The Northern Trust in August 2018.
15 His swing coach was Sean Foley for a while, who has previously coached Tiger Woods. Foley also works with Danny Willett. They split in 2020 after Rose said he wanted to oversee his own swing.
16 Rose cites his interests outside of golf as: tennis, football, cars, architecture and movies.
17 He is the fourth Englishman to become world no.1 after Nick Faldo, Lee Westwood and Luke Donald.
18. He is signed with Bonobos apparel.
19 He received an MBE in the 2016 New Years Honours.
20 He is currently 6th in the PGA Tour's all-time career earnings with $60m.
To learn more about the Englishman, check out our posts on his caddie Josh Cassell, or Justin Rose's what's in the bag setup.
A golfer for most of his life, Sam is Golf Monthly's E-commerce Editor.
Working with golf gear and equipment over the last six years, Sam has quickly built outstanding knowledge and expertise on golf products ranging from drivers, to balls, to shoes.
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Sam's What's In The Bag:
Driver: Cobra LTDxLS (9 degrees)
Fairway Wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees), Nike Covert Tour 2.0 (19 degrees)
Irons (4-PW): Titleist AP2
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM7 54˚, 58˚
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5.5
Ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond
Shoes: G/FORE Gallivanter/Nike Air Zoom Victory Tour 3/Cuater The Ringer
(For off the course he goes for Nike Jordan 1 Low G shoes as well)
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