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Justin Rose
Justin Rose

Justin Rose

EnglandEngland
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6  ft, 3  in
191 cm
Height
195 lbs
88 kg
Weight
41
AGE
1998
Turned Pro
Johannesburg, South Africa
Birthplace
6  ft, 3  in
191 cm
Height
195 lbs
88 kg
Weight
41
AGE
1998
Turned Pro
Johannesburg, South Africa
Birthplace
100
FEDEXCUP Rank
308
FEDEXCUP Points
OWGR56
OWGR
70.826
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Justin Rose

Full Name

6  ft, 3  in

191 cm

Height

195 lbs

88 kg

Weight

July 30, 1980

Birthday

41

AGE

Johannesburg, South Africa

Birthplace

London, England

Residence

Wife, Kate; Leo Kenny, Charlotte

Family

1998

Turned Pro

$56,682,920

Career Earnings

, England

City Plays From

http://www.justinrose.com

Website

Exempt status

  • PGA TOUR: Winner, World Golf Championships (thru 2023-24)

JOINED TOUR

  • PGA TOUR: 2004

FedExCup Champion

  • 2018

PGA TOUR Victories (10)

2010 Season

  • AT&T National
  • the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance

2011 Season

  • BMW Championship

2012 Season

  • World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship

2013 Season

  • U.S. Open

2013-14 Season

  • Quicken Loans National

2014-15 Season

  • Zurich Classic of New Orleans

2017-18 Season

  • World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions
  • Fort Worth Invitational

2018-19 Season

  • Farmers Insurance Open

International Victories (12)

  • 2002 Dunhill Championship [Eur]
  • 2002 Nashau Masters [SAf]
  • 2002 Chunichi Crowns [Jpn]
  • 2002 Victor Chandler British Masters [Eur]
  • 2006 Australian Masters [Aus]
  • 2007 Volvo Masters [Eur]
  • 2014 Scottish Open [Eur]
  • 2015 UBS Hong Kong Open [Eur]
  • 2016 Summer Olympics
  • 2017 Turkish Airlines Open [Eur]
  • 2017 Indonesian Masters [Asia]
  • 2018 Turkish Airlines Open [Eur]

PLAYOFF RECORD

PGA TOUR (1-3)

  • 2013-14 Defeated Shawn Stefani, Quicken Loans National
  • 2014-15 Lost to David Lingmerth, the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
  • 2016-17 Lost to Sergio Garcia, Masters Tournament
  • 2017-18 Lost to Keegan Bradley, BMW Championship

National Teams

  • 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 Ryder Cup
  • 2016 Olympic Games
  • 2002, 2003, 2011 World Cup
  • 2003, 2007 Seve Trophy
  • 1997 Walker Cup

Personal

  • Moved to England from South Africa at age 5, when he started to play seriously at Hartley Wintney Golf Club near his Hampshire home. First swung a club in back garden at 11 months when dad, Ken, handed him a plastic club. Broke 70 for the first time at age 11. Handicap of plus-1 at age 14.
  • Father, Ken, passed away in September 2002.
  • Became golf's first Olympic champion since 1904 when he won the gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Also made history when he recorded the first hole-in-one in Olympic Golf.
  • Together with wife, Kate, runs the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation, benefitting the youth of Orlando (kjrosefoundation.org).

Special Interests

  • Tennis, football, cars, architecture, movies

Career Highlights

2021 Season

Earned three top-10s in 17 starts and finished the season at No. 126 in the FedExCup standings, failing to qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs for the first time since the inception of the FedExCup in 2007. Did not record a top-five result on TOUR for the first time since 2001.

  • PGA Championship: Finished T8 at the PGA Championship, his second consecutive top-10 at the event and fifth in his career. Led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting (2.932 per round).
  • Masters Tournament: Shot a first-round 65 and took a four-stroke 18-hole lead at the Masters Tournament in April before finishing solo-seventh. Became the second player in tournament history to hold four or more 18-hole leads/co-leads at the Masters, joining Jack Nicklaus. Also led after the second round for the second time in his career at the event.

2020 Season

Became one of nine players to qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs in each of the first 14 seasons of the FedExCup era and ended the season No. 91 in the FedExCup standings. Failed to advance to the BMW Championship for the second time in the FedExCup era and first since 2008. Reached 100 career top-10s with a T9 at the PGA Championship. Collected two top-10s in 13 starts and missed seven cuts, his most in a season since 2008 (7).

  • PGA Championship: Recorded his fourth career top-10 at the PGA Championship, finishing solo-ninth at 9-under and four strokes behind winner Collin Morikawa. Co-led the field in Par-5 Scoring Average (4.13).
  • Charles Schwab Challenge: Finished T3 at the Charles Schwab Challenge after holding a share of the first-round lead. Fell to 2-for-18 with the 18-hole lead/co-lead in his career.

2019 Season

Earned 10th career PGA TOUR title at the Farmers Insurance Open and qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the 13th time, advancing to the TOUR Championship for the 10th time in the FedExCup era before ending the season tied for 26th in the standings. Became the first player from England to reach the 10-win mark on TOUR since 1945 and one of nine players to qualify for the Playoffs in each of the first 13 seasons of the FedExCup era. Earned seven top-10s and missed just one cut in 17 starts.

  • U.S. Open: Collected 10th career top-five in major championships, tying three others for third at the U.S. Open. Entered the final round trailing eventual champion Gary Woodland by one stroke before recording a 3-over 74. Held the first-round lead after opening with a 65.
  • Wells Fargo Championship: With a third-place result, collected his third consecutive top-five at the Wells Fargo Championship. Averaged 1.841 Strokes Gained: Putting per round, his best mark in that category since the 2011 BMW Championship (2.251).
  • World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play: Advanced out of Group Play into the Round of 16 at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play. Was eliminated by Kevin Na, 2-up, for a T9 finish.
  • THE PLAYERS Championship: After opening with a 2-over 74 (T104), posted rounds of 66-68-68 to get to 12-under 276, good for a T8 at THE PLAYERS Championship. Marked his second top-10 in 16 starts at TPC Sawgrass.
  • Farmers Insurance Open: In his 10th career start at the Farmers Insurance Open, won his 10th PGA TOUR victory with a 21-under 267 at Torrey Pines Golf Course. Tied the 36-hole and 54-hole tournament records and closed with a final-round 3-under 69 to win by two shots over Adam Scott. Became the first player from England to win 10 times on the PGA TOUR (since 1945), surpassing Nick Faldo (9). The victory came in his 326th career TOUR start, at the age of 38 years, 5 months, 28 days. With $1,278,000 winner's check, surpassed $50 million in career earnings ($51,023,355). Became first player since Tiger Woods (2013) to convert 54-hole lead in the Farmers Insurance Open. Became the first winner of the Farmers Insurance Open to win after beginning the week on the North Course since 2010. Won with Gareth Lord (Henrik Stenson's caddie) on the bag in just his second week while regular caddie, Mark Fulcher, recovered from heart surgery. Dedicated the win to Fulcher.
  • World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions: In his first start since winning the FedExCup, finished third in his title defense at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions. Was never worse than T10 on the leaderboard after each round, entering the final round T2, three shots behind leader Tony Finau. Closed with an ever-par 72 at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China.

2018 Season

Won his first FedExCup, won twice on the PGA TOUR (World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, Fort Worth Invitational), made his fifth Ryder Cup team and ascended to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career. Ended the season with 17 made cuts in 18 starts, including double-digit top-10s for the first time in his career (11). Finished in the top five in each of the final three FedExCup Playoffs events. Concluded the season ranked second in Scoring Average (68.99) behind Dustin Johnson (68.69).

  • Turkish Airlines Open: Defeated HaoTong Li with a par on the first playoff hole at the Turkish Airlines Open on the European Tour and regained the World No. 1 position for the second time in 2018. Successfully defended a title for the first time in his career and became the first player to defend the Turkish Airlines Open. Started the day three shots back of the overnight leader and carded a final-round 3-under 68 to finish in a tie with Li at 17-under.
  • Ryder Cup: Made his fourth consecutive Ryder Cup appearance for the European Team at Le Golf National in Paris, France. Went 2-2-0 for the week and helped the Europeans to a 17.5-10.5 victory over the United States.Teamed with Henrik Stenson to win both Foursomes matches.
  • TOUR Championship: Overcame a final-round 3-over 73 to become the first Englishman to win the FedExCup. With 2,260 points, finished 41 points ahead of TOUR Championship winner Tiger Woods, joining Vijay Singh, Henrik Stenson and Rory McIlroy as international winners of the FedExCup. Joined Woods as the only player to win the FedExCup as the top-ranked player in the Official World Golf Ranking. Became the first player to win the FedExCup without having won a Playoffs event. Arrived at the TOUR Championship ranked No. 2 in the FedExCup, trailing only Bryson DeChambeau (who finished 19th at East Lake to fall to third in the standings). With rounds of 66-67-68-73, finished T4 and five strokes behind Woods in the tournament standings. Final-round 73 included five bogeys (Nos. 5, 9, 11, 14, 16) and two birdies (Nos. 8, 18), snapping a string of 11 consecutive rounds under par dating to the first round at the Dell Technologies Championship. The T4 marked his sixth consecutive top-10 finish at the TOUR Championship (T4/2018, T10/2017, T2/2015, T4/2014, 6th/2013, 2nd/2012).
  • BMW Championship: Lost to Keegan Bradley in a playoff at the BMW Championship, moving to No. 2 in the FedExCup and No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking with the runner-up result. Became the 22nd player to reach the top spot in the OWGR (est. 1986). 72-hole score of 260 was third score of 260 or better in TOUR career.
  • Dell Technologies Championship: Entered the final round of the Dell Technologies Championship one shot back. Posted four bogeys to make the turn at 1-over before a back-nine 31 to finish runner-up and move to No. 3 in the FedExCup standings. The second-place finish was his ninth top-10 of the season, marking the first time he recorded more than eight top-10s in a season.
  • The Open Championship: Made just three birdies in the first 36 holes of the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie, highlighted by a 14-foot putt on the final hole Friday to make the cut on the number after rounds of 72-73 before finishing T2. Produced seven birdies against no bogeys in a third-round 7-under 64 which marked his first sub-65 score any major championship. His inward-nine 5-under 30 marked the low nine of any player in the last three Opens at Carnoustie (1999, 2007, 2018), while his 64 matched the lowest round in an Open Championship held at Carnoustie (Steve Stricker/R3/2007, Richard Green/R4/2007). Posted the clubhouse lead at 6-under 278 which was beaten by Francesco Molinari at 8-under.
  • U.S. Open: Tied for 10th at the U.S. Open at 7-over 287. Marked his fourth top-10 in 13 starts at the U.S. Open.
  • the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide: Finished T6 with rounds of 71-66-69-70–276 (-12) in his 12th career start at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide.
  • Fort Worth Invitational: Won the Fort Worth Invitational by three strokes over Brooks Koepka for his second win of the season (Fort Worth Invitational, World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions). Moved to No. 2 in the FedExCup standings following the victory, matching the highest previous position of his career (spent one week at No. 2 following his win at The National in 2010). Matched his previous-best 72-hole score on the PGA TOUR (260/2017 Sony Open in Hawaii) and recorded the lowest 72-hole score on TOUR since the 2017 Wyndham Championship (Henrik Stenson/258). Became the fifth multiple winner of the season (Patton Kizzire, Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson, Jason Day, Justin Rose). Became the fifth international player since 2000 to win the event (Sergio Garcia/2001, Nick Price/2002, Rory Sabbatini/2007, Adam Scott/2014).
  • Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard: Paired with eventual-winner Rory McIlroy, closed with a bogey-free 67 to finish alone in third at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Led the field with 24 birdies, two ahead of McIlroy and Patrick Reed. Recorded his fifth top-10 in his 13th start in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, including three top-three finishes.
  • Valspar Championship: Was one shot off the lead after 54 holes of the Valspar Championship but recorded a final-round 1-over 72, resulting in a tie for fifth place. Notched his third top-10 at the event.
  • Farmers Insurance Open: In his first domestic PGA TOUR event of the season, finished T8 at the Farmers Insurance Open. Marked his second consecutive top-10 at Torrey Pines.
  • Hero World Challenge: Albany resident posted a final-round 2-under 70 to finish T5 at the Hero World Challenge, seven strokes behind champion Rickie Fowler. Saw his Albany course record of 10-under 62 (set during the final round of the 2015 Hero World Challenge) topped by Fowler's closing 61.
  • World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions: Claimed his second career World Golf Championships title at the WGC-HSBC Champions, coming from eight shots back on the final day to win with a closing 67. Shot an inward 31 to beat overnight leader Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Henrik Stenson by two shots. The eight-stroke come-from-behind victory was better than any previous comeback in his career.

2017 Season

Finished the season at No. 9 in the FedExCup standings on the strength of eight top-10 finishes in 18 starts, three of which were runner-up showings. Advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for an 11th consecutive season, finishing inside the top 10 in all four starts.

  • TOUR Championship: In his eighth start at the TOUR Championship and first since 2015, posted scores of 68-66-71-69--274 (-6) to finish T10 with Sergio Garcia and Matt Kuchar.
  • BMW Championship: Moved into contention at the BMW Championship after a third-round 66. Played in the penultimate group in the final round and posted a 6-under 65 to finish T2 with Rickie Fowler, five strokes behind winner Marc Leishman. Played 53 holes without a bogey before the par-3 17th hole in the final round, just his third bogey of the week.
  • Dell Technologies Championship: After opening the Dell Technologies Championship with a 1-over 72, followed with three rounds in the 60s (65-69-68) to finish T10 and seven strokes behind champion Justin Thomas. Marked his third top-10 finish in 13 starts at TPC Boston (3-2003, T4-2006). Moved to No. 17 in the FedExCup standings.
  • THE NORTHERN TRUST: Earned a T10 finish at THE NORTHERN TRUST with 4-under 276 at Glen Oaks Club.
  • Masters Tournament: In his 13th start at the Masters, found himself tied after 54 holes with Sergio Garcia at 6-under 210. When the final group Sunday both posted scores of 3-under 69, sudden death ensued. On the first extra hole, No. 18, an errant tee shot resulted in a bogey and runner-up finish to Garcia. The finish was his sixth top-10 at the Masters, and third consecutive. With scores of 71-72-67-69, joined Garcia as the only two players to have avoided an over-par score that week.
  • Genesis Open: Making his 11th career start at the Genesis Open, finished T4 and six strokes behind champion Dustin Johnson. Previous-best finish at Riviera Country Club was T9 in 2011. Marked his third T4 finish or better in four starts of the PGA TOUR season.
  • Farmers Insurance Open: Held the outright lead of the Farmers Insurance Open after rounds one and two, before a 1-over 73 in round three put him at 7-under 209 and T5. Closed with a 2-under 70 Sunday to finish T4 with four others at Torrey Pines. Marked his first top-10 in eight starts in the event.
  • Sony Open in Hawaii: In his first start of the season, finished runner-up, but a distant seven strokes behind champion Justin Thomas, in his first visit to the Sony Open in Hawaii since a T13 finish in 2011.
  • Indonesian Masters: After rounds of 62-69-66, posted a final-round 10-under 62 to win the Indonesian Masters by eight strokes over Thailand's Phachara Khongwatmai. Remained unfazed during a marathon week, where the Indonesian Masters was hit by multiple weather suspensions. After completing 10 holes from the delayed third round on Sunday morning, returned to the starting tee just 30 minutes later to begin the final round. Birdied the third hole before recording a run of four birdies and an eagle from the par-4 fifth at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club. Lead was never threatened when he surged further ahead with three birdies in four holes to start the back nine after making the turn in 29. Dropped a shot on 16, but closed with a birdie on 18 for a winning total of 29-under 259.
  • Turkish Airlines Open: Birdied the 72nd hole at the Turkish Airlines Open to make it back-to-back wins following his World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions victory and week earlier and move closer to Tommy Fleetwood at the top of the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex. High drama ensued at Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort as he and playing partner Nicolas Colsaerts were tied at 17-under while on the 18th tee in the final round. Both men put their approaches to eight feet but held his nerve to make a birdie, sign for a 65 and claim a 10th European Tour title.

2016 Season

Finished No. 51 in the FedExCup standings, snapping a streak of six consecutive top-15 finishes in the FedExCup dating to 2010. One of 16 players to advance to the Playoffs in all 10 seasons of the FedExCup. A third-place finish at the Wells Fargo Championship marked his best of five top-10 finishes on the PGA TOUR. Failed to reach the TOUR Championship for just the third time in the last 10 years, ending his season after the third FedExCup Playoffs event at No. 51 in the standings.

  • Ryder Cup: Making his fourth start at the Ryder Cup, went 2-3 in his five matches in the European team's 17-11 defeat to the United States at Hazeltine.
  • Olympic Men's Golf Competition: Represented when Great Britain golf returned to the Olympics for the first time since 1904 in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Birdied the final hole of the competition to shoot 16-under 268 and win the gold medal by two strokes over Sweden's Henrik Stenson. Created additional history in the opening round when he recorded the first hole-in-one in Olympic Golf with a 7-iron going in the hole at the 191-yard No. 4.
  • THE PLAYERS Championship: Finished T19 at THE PLAYERS Championship but his opening-round 7-under 65 featured an eagle-birdie-birdie-birdie-birdie streak on holes 16, 17, 18, 1 and 2 to match the best birdie-eagle streak in tournament history. He also hit 18 Greens in Regulation for the first time in his TOUR career during round one.
  • Wells Fargo Championship: In his 10th start of the season, earned his fifth top-10 of 2015-16, finishing alone in third at the Wells Fargo Championship. His 1-under 71 in the final round was one stroke shy of making the playoff with Roberto Castro and eventual-champion James Hahn.
  • Masters Tournament: A year after finishing T2 at the Masters, returned to Augusta National, where he opened with a 3-under 69, three strokes off Jordan Spieth's pace after 18 holes. Ensuing rounds of 77-73-70 resulted in a T10 at 1-over 289 in his 11th Masters appearance.
  • Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard: Finished T9 for his fourth top-10 finish in 11 starts at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. Opened with under-par scores of 68-66-71 and entered the final round trailing 54-hole leader Jason Day by four strokes before a 1-over 73 left him T9 and seven behind Day. It marked his fifth finish of T17 or better in his first six starts of the season.
  • AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Finished T6 and five strokes behind champion Vaughn Taylor in his first start at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and his first-ever TOUR event at Pebble Beach.
  • UBS Hong Kong Open: Entered the final round of the UBS Hong Kong Open tied with Denmark's Lucas Bjerregaard. Shot a third-round 64 to Bjerregaard's 7-under 63. On the final day at Hong Kong GC, entered the final nine trailing Bjerregaard by two strokes. Picked up a shot on the 10th hole when he birdied to Bjerregaard's par. When Bjerregaard bogeyed No. 11, the duo was again tied. Made a par to Bjerregaard's double bogey on the par-4 to take a one-shot lead. Bjerregaard then parred in. The victory was the 15th of his career and fifth European Tour title.
  • Hero World Challenge: In December, the Albany resident closed the Hero World Challenge with an Albany course record of 10-under 62, finishing 13th. The record round came one day after eventual-champion Bubba Watson and Paul Casey set the mark with 9-under 63s.
  • Frys.com Open: In his first start at the Frys.com Open, opened with a 5-under 67 at Silverado Resort and Spa. Ensuing rounds of 69-68-72 resulted in a T6 with three others, at 12-under 276.

2015 Season

Made 15 of 20 cuts, with eight top-10s and a win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Finished No. 8 in the final FedExCup standings for his sixth consecutive top-15 finish.

  • TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola: Finished T2 at the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola, four shots behind Jordan Spieth.
  • Quicken Loans National: The defending champion finished T4 in his bid to become the first three-time Quicken Loans National champion. Entered the final round of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in a tie for the lead with Jim Furyk in a bid to win his second World Golf Championships event. Finished T3 after a final-round 72. It was the 11th time he has led or tied for the lead going into the final round, of which he has won three times.
  • The Open Championship: Posted four under-par rounds to T6 (four shots behind eventual champion Zach Johnson) at St. Andrews for his first top-10 finish at The Open Championship since a T4 showing in his inaugural appearance in 1998.
  • the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide: Held the 54-hole lead at the Memorial Tournament but dropped into a playoff with David Lingmerth after shooting a final-round, even-par 72. Lost on the third playoff hole when he couldn't match Lingmerth's par. Was looking to pick up his second win at Muirfield Village, the site where he captured his maiden PGA TOUR victory, in 2010. Ran his streak to 183 consecutive holes without a three-putt before he three-putted No. 7 in the final round.
  • Zurich Classic of New Orleans: In his next start, played 30 holes Sunday at the rain-defined Zurich Classic of New Orleans to beat Cameron Tringale by a stroke. Began the third round at TPC Louisiana three strokes off the lead, at 9-under 132. Played six holes before officials suspended action for the day Saturday due to darkness. Began the final round tied for the lead with Jason Day. Shot a bogey-free, 6-under 66 that resulted in the win. Played his last 66 holes without a bogey, highlighted by clutch birdies at the 71st and 72nd holes. With his 22-under 266 total, got to 60-under par at TPC Louisiana, dating to the 2012 event (16 rounds). The win in New Orleans was his first victory without his wife in the gallery. But as a Zurich Ambassador, said his "many friends with the title sponsor helped greatly in her absence."
  • Masters Tournament: Finished T2 at the Masters Tournament in April to record his best career finish at Augusta National. Has not missed a cut in 10 Masters' starts. Previous-best finish was a T5 in 2007.
  • DP World Tour Championship: Finished third on the Race to Dubai final standings, helped by his T2 in the final event of the season–the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai in late-November 2014. Opened with a 1-under 71 at Jumeirah Golf Estates then rattled off rounds of 66-68-69 to tie with Rory McIlroy and Victor Dubuisson, two shots behind winner Henrik Stenson.
  • BMW Masters: Managed to shoot an even-par 72 on a difficult scoring day in the final round of the European Tour's BMW Masters in Shanghai but fell a stroke short of the Marcel Siem-Ross Fisher-Alexander Levy playoff that Siem won. Opened with another even-par effort then put himself into contention with a 65-64 in the second and third rounds at Lake Malaren GC in October 2014.

2014 Season

Victory at the Quicken Loans National (his sixth PGA TOUR win) highlighted a season which included 17 made cuts in 19 starts and a No. 11 FedExCup finish (his fifth consecutive top-15 finish in the standings).

  • Ryder Cup: Tallied four points on a 3-0-2 record at the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in Scotland to help lead the European team to a five-point victory over the U.S. in the biennial event.
  • TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola: Finished T4 at the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola for his eighth top 10 of the season (tying his highest mark on the PGA TOUR, matching what he did in 2012). It was his third consecutive top-six finish at the TOUR Championship.
  • BMW Championship: Finished 35th at the BMW Championship.
  • The Barclays: Closed the season by advancing all the way to the final event of the Playoffs for the fifth consecutive year, finishing T30 at The Barclays.
  • World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational: Finished T4 at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational for his fourth top-10 in 10 starts at Firestone CC.
  • Quicken Loans National: Defeated Shawn Stefani on the first playoff hole (No. 18) with a par-4 at the Quicken Loans National. Along with Stefani entered the final round of the Quicken Loans National trailing 54-hole leader Patrick Reed by three strokes, with both carding 1-under-par 70s to advance to the first playoff at the Quicken Loans National. Stefani recorded a double bogey-6 on the first playoff hole after hitting into the water with his approach shot on No. 18. Won in his first career playoff on TOUR. Claimed his sixth PGA TOUR victory in his 243rd start at age 33 years, 10 months, 30 days. Winning score of 4-over 280 was the highest in relation to par on the PGA TOUR since Reed won with a 4-over 284 total at the 2014 World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. With another win, in 2010, joined tournament host Tiger Woods (2009 and 2012) as the only multiple winners of the Quicken Loans National. Opened with a 3-over 74, marking his highest start by a winner on the PGA TOUR this season, topping 72s by John Senden at the Valspar Championship and Scott Stallings at the Farmers Insurance Open. One of two international winners at the Quicken Loans National (K.J. Choi in 2007). Three-shot, come-from-behind win equaled Anthony Kim (2008) for the largest at the Quicken Loans National. Perhaps the shot of the day was a crucial 15-foot, 1-inch putt for bogey on the 72nd hole. His week included a 6-under 65 in the second round, the low round of the week at Congressional CC.
  • U.S. Open: Finished T12 in his bid to become the seventh player to successfully defend his U.S. Open title.
  • THE PLAYERS Championship: Posted four sub-par scores at TPC Sawgrass to finish T4 with Jordan Spieth at THE PLAYERS Championship, the first time he had recorded all four rounds under par in 11 tournament starts. The finish was also his first top-20 in his PLAYERS Championship history, dating to 2003.
  • Wells Fargo Championship: Finished in solo-fifth place for his first top-10 finish in five starts at the Wells Fargo Championship. His previous-best finish was a T28 in 2011 (his last start there). Four sub-par rounds of 69-67-71-71 left him at 10-under, four strokes behind champion J.B. Holmes.
  • Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Posted four sub-par scores at TPC Louisiana to finish T8 with Tommy Gainey and Keegan Bradley at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Over the course of the second and third rounds (66-65), made 13 birdies and an eagle. His 4-under 68 Sunday was one of just 10 sub-70 scores on a windy final day.
  • Valspar Championship: After withdrawing from The Honda Classic to rehab the tendinitis in his shoulder, bounced back with a T8 at the Valspar Championship. Following three opening rounds of par or better on the challenging Copperhead Course, struggled in the final round with a 3-over 74 to settle into a T8 with five others.
  • Scottish Open: Won in his next start, on the European Tour. Fired rounds of 69-68-66-65 to defeat Kristoffer Broberg by two shots at Royal Aberdeen. Began the final round tied with Marc Warren but made five front-nine bogeys to begin pulling away. Added one more birdie on the back nine to earn his fourth European Tour title.
  • Thailand Golf Championship: In December, posted a second-round, 8-under 64 at the Thailand Golf Championship in Chonburi to claim a T6.
  • Nedbank Golf Challenge: Finished T7 at the European Tour's Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa.
  • Turkish Airlines Open: Playing in the European Tour's Turkish Airlines Open in November, shot rounds of 66-67-65 over his final 54 holes to finish T3 with Tiger Woods, four shots behind winner Victor Dubuisson.
  • DP World Tour Championship: At the European Tour's season finale in Dubai, finished T10 at the DP World Tour Championship.

2013 Season

Season highlighted by victory at the U.S. Open and finishing 10th in the FedExCup.

  • TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola: A solo-sixth place finish at the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola (his seventh top-10 of the season) led to a 10th-place standing in the FedExCup (his fourth consecutive top-15 finish in the season-long points race).
  • The Barclays: Missed a 4-foot, 11-inch par putt on the final hole of The Barclays that would have placed him in a playoff with champion Adam Scott. With the runner-up performance, moved from No. 7 to No. 5 in the FedExCup standings. It marked the sixth runner-up finish of his career.
  • U.S. Open: Entered the final round of the 113th U.S. Open trailing Phil Mickelson by two strokes, but a final-round, even-par 70 was good enough for his first major championship (37th start), defeating Mickelson and Jason Day by two shots. Became the first Englishman winner of the event in 43 years (Tony Jacklin in 1970). The win, which earned him a 10-year U.S. Open exemption and a five-year PGA TOUR exemption, came in his 222nd PGA TOUR start, at age 32 years, 10 months, 17 days. At the 18th hole, made famous by Ben Hogan's famous 1-iron shot in 1950 that led to a par and playoff victory the following day, hit a driver and 4-iron to par the hole and finish 1-over 281. The win was the fourth in a row in a major championship by international players and the seventh in the last 10 years at the U.S. Open (29th overall). The win was the fifth come-from-behind win in as many U.S. Opens hosted by Merion (1934, 1950, 1971 and 1981), and he added his name to a list of winners at the Club including Olin Dutra (1934), Hogan (1950), Lee Trevino (1971) and David Graham (1981).
  • the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance: The 2010 Memorial Tournament winner returned to Muirfield Village GC and got off to a good start through three rounds (70-70-71). Began the final round tied for fourth, at 5-under. A final-round, 1-over 73 resulted in a T8.
  • Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard: Finished second at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, after holding the first-round lead and a share of the second-round lead. Finished two shots behind winner Tiger Woods.
  • World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship: Finished T8 (with bookend, 4-under 68s) at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship in his attempt to become the first back-to-back winner at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral since Tiger Woods (2005-07). Was also hoping to join Woods as the only back-to-back winner of the Cadillac Championship (2002-03 and 2005-07).
  • The Honda Classic: First top-10 of the PGA TOUR campaign came in March, at The Honda Classic. A second-round, 4-under 66 was just two strokes shy of the week's low round and helped secure him a T4 with four others, his third consecutive top-five finish at PGA National in what was his first TOUR stroke-play start of the season.
  • Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship: Started his season at the European Tour's Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. Rounds of 67-69-68-71 earned him a T2 with Thorbjorn Olesen, one stroke off Jamie Donaldson's winning total of 14-under. Had a birdie putt on the 72nd hole that would have forced a playoff, but he missed and settled for par.

2012 Season

Finished No. 6 in the FedExCup standings, falling one spot from his career-best, fifth-place finish in 2011.

  • Ryder Cup: Finished 3-2 for the European team in the Ryder Cup at Medinah CC outside Chicago. Made two clutch putts on the final two holes in his singles match to come from behind and claim a victory against Phil Mickelson.
  • TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola: Seeking to become the first British player to win the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola, finished solo second to Brandt Snedeker at East Lake GC. Shared the first-round lead with Woods, with a 4-under 66, and the 54-hole lead, with Snedeker, at 8-under 202. A final-round, 1-over 71 left him three behind Snedeker and gave him his fourth runner-up finish on the PGA TOUR. Entered the week No. 24 in the FedExCup standings, with his runner-up finish propelling him 18 spots to No. 6–the largest jump of the week (Ryan Moore was second, moving 17 spots from No. 28 to No. 11). Record fell to 2-9 when he has led or held a share of the 54-hole PGA TOUR lead.
  • BMW Championship: At the BMW PGA Championship in late May on the European Tour, was momentarily tied with Luke Donald on the front nine during the final round before Donald pulled away. Finished T2 with Paul Lawrie, four strokes behind Donald.
  • PGA Championship: Finished T3 at the PGA Championship for his second top-10 in a major on the season (T8 at the Masters). Recorded his best finish and fourth top-10 in 35 career major championship starts.
  • World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational: Making his eighth career start at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, finished T8 for his third top-10 at the event (fifth in 2002 and T2 in 2007).
  • the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance: Finished solo-eighth at the Memorial Tournament at 3-under for his fifth top of the PGA TOUR season.
  • THE PLAYERS Championship: Became just the 18th player since 1982 to record two eagles in one round at THE PLAYERS, carding a 2 at the par-4 No. 12 and a 3 at the par-5 No. 16 in the final round en route to a closing 71 and T51 finish.
  • Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Fourth top-10 of the season came at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (T10).
  • Masters Tournament: Finished T8 at the Masters Tournament, with rounds of 72-72-72-68. Was one of five players with all four rounds at par or better.
  • World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship: Came back a week later and carded a final-round, 2-under 70 to come from three strokes back to win the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship, finishing 16-under 272 and one stroke ahead of 54-hole leader Bubba Watson (74). Has earned at least one victory in each of the last three years, with his fourth TOUR win the largest come-from-behind win in Cadillac Championship history, topping two-stroke comebacks by Tiger Woods in 2005 and Nick Watney in 2011. The victory, which was worth 550 points and moved him to No. 8 in the FedExCup points race, was his fifth top-10 finish in 21 World Golf Championships starts. His previous-best finish was a runner-up effort at the 2007 Bridgestone Invitational.
  • The Honda Classic: In his fourth start of the season, claimed his first top-10, with a T5 at The Honda Classic on the strength of back-to-back, 4-under 66s in the second and third rounds. Held a share of the 36-hole lead with Tom Gillis before a 71-70 finish culminated in the T5 finish. It was his seventh start in the event.
  • BMW Masters: Added a top-10 at the European Tour's BMW Masters in late October, shooting four sub-70 rounds in Shanghai to T6.
  • Emirates Australian Open: Finished T4 at the Emirates Australian Open in mid-December, just three shots off Peter Senior's winning score. Shot a final-round 76 at the Lakes GC in Sydney, while Senior shot a 72.
  • DP World Tour Championship: Was tied for seventh, six strokes off the lead when the final round of the European Tour's final event of the season, the DP World Tour Championship, began. Played a flawless round of golf at the Jumeirah Golf Estates. Made four birdies on his front nine and four more on the back, along with an eagle-3 at the par -5 14th hole, to shoot a 10-under 62. Eventually finished solo second, two strokes behind winner Rory McIlroy. Finished second in the Race to Dubai rankings, behind McIlroy.

2011 Season

Picked up his third win on TOUR, at the BMW Championship, to propel him to a career-best fifth-place finish in the FedExCup. Made 18 of 23 cuts and had a career-best with 12 top-25 finishes.

  • OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup: Playing in his third World Cup, he joined with Ian Poulter to represent England on the way to a T2 finish. Came from well behind the pack on the strength of a foursomes 63 Sunday at Mission Hills GC's Blackstone Course.
  • World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions: Enjoyed his 13th top-25 finish of the season when he shot a final-round 66 at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions to move up the leaderboard into a T7 in Shanghai.
  • BMW Championship: Entered the BMW Championship No. 34 in the FedExCup standings and moved to No. 3 with his third-career victory, securing his spot in the following week's TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola. Opened the event with an 8-under 63, equaling the best opening round in BMW Championship history. He held at least a share of the lead the rest of the way en route to becoming the first European winner of a PGA TOUR Playoffs event and the first to win the BMW Championship since Harry Cooper in 1934. The final round was nip and tuck most of the day with John Senden, but he secured the deal with a chip-in for birdie on the par-4 17th hole from 35 feet, 10 inches on his way to an even-par 71 and a two-stroke victory over Senden. The win was just the second in eight attempts when he's taken the lead/co-lead into the final round on the PGA TOUR.
  • The Barclays: Next top-10 finish came 11 starts later and in the season's first PGA TOUR Playoffs event, a T6 at The Barclays with rounds of 67-65-67.
  • Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard: Finished T3 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, thanks to a final-round 68 and a birdie on the 72nd hole to finish two behind champion Martin Laird.
  • Transitions Championship: Held a 1-shot lead through 54 holes at the Transitions Championship at 13-under-par, but faded to a T5, his second top 10 of the year, with a final round 74. Consecutive 65s in the second and third rounds were his lowest back-to-back rounds on TOUR since he shot 64-62 in the first two rounds of the 2010 Travelers Championship.
  • Northern Trust Open: Finished T9 at the Northern Trust Open to post first top-10 of the season.
  • Barclays Singapore Open: At the rain-shortened Barclays Singapore Open, he had all three rounds in the 60s to T9.

2010 Season

Season included his first two PGA TOUR wins at the Memorial Tournament and AT&T National. Returned to the TOUR Championship and finished 15th in the final FedExCup standings.

  • THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola: Finished T15 in his second career start at the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola.
  • AT&T National: Held on for a victory at the AT&T National, his second victory of the season and of his career. Held a five-stroke lead entering the final nine, hit every green in regulation and made seven consecutive pars to finish the tournament and beat Ryan Moore by one stroke. Moore one-putted his last eight greens, including a 12-foot par putt on the 18th hole, for a Sunday-best 65 to make it a battle. Rose two-putted up a dangerous ridge on the tough 17th for par. And with the Fourth of July fireworks booming in the distance, he hit the fairway and green for one last par on the final hole. Rose finished the AT&T National at 10-under 270.
  • Travelers Championship: In his next start, was atop the leaderboard through the first three rounds of the Travelers Championship. Set a career low with an 8-under 62 in the second round and began the final round with a three-stroke lead. Struggled on Sunday with a 5-over 75 to finish T9.
  • the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance: Overcame a four-stroke deficit with a final-round 66 to win the Memorial Tournament for his first PGA TOUR title. Ran off three consecutive birdies before the turn, made a 20-foot par putt to keep his momentum, then seized control when third-round leader Rickie Fowler took a double bogey with a tee shot into the water on the 12th hole. Fowler shot 73 to finish three shots behind. Finished at 18-under 270 with three rounds in the 60s at Muirfield Village GC.
  • The Honda Classic: Birdied the first four holes on the way to a course record-tying 6-under 64 to finish third at The Honda Classic. Was six strokes behind champion Camilo Villegas.

2009 Season

Surpassed $1 milion in earnings for the sixth consecutive season. Posted two top-10s in 22 starts on the season.

  • Children's Miracle Network Classic: Closed out the season with a T4 finish at the Children's Miracle Network Classic to remain as that tournament's career scoring average leader.
  • Wyndham Championship: Finished T5 at the Wyndham Championship for his seventh top 25 of the season. Prior to first-round and third-round 65s, the last time he shot a 65 was the first round of the 2008 Travelers Championship.

2008 Season

Surpassed $1 million in earnings for the fifth consecutive season after making the cut in 10 of 15 starts. Finished No. 99 in earnings for fifth consecutive season inside the top 100.

  • Ryder Cup: Made first Ryder Cup appearance at Valhalla where he recorded a 3-1-0 record (one of only three winning records on the European team), including a 3-and-2 Singles victory over Phil Mickelson.
  • PGA Championship: Finished T9 at the PGA Championship, his first top-10 in a major since finishing T10 at the 2007 U.S. Open.
  • the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley: First top-10 was a T2 finish at the Memorial Tournament. In four career starts at Muirfield Village GC he has two top-fives (2004, fourth).
  • Masters Tournament: In fourth career Masters start, shared first-round lead with Trevor Immelman after a 4-under-par 68. Leader or co-leader after 18 holes at the Masters for the third time (2004, 2007, 2008). Finished T36.

2007 Season

Played in all four FedExCup Playoffs events en route to finishing 16th on the points list. Set (then) personal bests in earnings ($2,705,875) and top-10 finishes (seven) after making 15 of 16 cuts on the season. Finished in the top 12 at all four major championships. Finished first on the European Tour's order of merit. Won the Volvo Masters in a playoff in early November to capture the order of merit. Moved to seventh in the World Ranking with the victory. Missed the better part of two months after the Masters due to a back injury.

  • BMW Championship: Four rounds in the 60s resulted in a T5 at the BMW Championship.
  • World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational: Runner-up to Tiger Woods at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, thanks to a final-round, 2-under 68, his second career runner-up finish on TOUR.
  • U.S. Open Championship: One of five players to record top-10s at first two majors of 2007, notching a T10 at the U.S. Open at Oakmont CC.
  • Masters Tournament: Finished T5 at the Masters Tournament, tying his career-best finish in a major championship. Shared the first-round lead of 69 with Brett Wetterich.
  • Bob Hope Chrysler Classic: Early in the TOUR season, had another near-miss at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, where he held or shared the lead after the second, third and fourth rounds. Entered the final round tied with Lucas Glover at 20-under par. Posted 76 in the wind-blown final round to finish third, missing a birdie putt on the 90th hole that would have forced a three-way playoff.

2006 Season

  • FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort: Set the Palm Course record with a 12-under-par 60 in the first round of the FUNAI Classic, breaking the record of 61 held by Mark Lye (1984) and Carl Pettersson (2005). Missed a 14-foot birdie try on 18 to shoot 59.
  • Valero Texas Open: Posted a T2 at the Valero Texas Open after sharing the first-round lead with a 6-under 64.
  • Australian Masters: Won first European Tour title in four years with a two-stroke win in the Australian Masters in late November.

2005 Season

Season highlighted by a pair of third-place finishes.

  • FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort: Second was a T3 at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Recorded four rounds in the 60s, including an 8-under 64 in the third round.
  • Buick Championship: First was a solo-third at the Buick Championship, where he held the 36- and 54-hole leads. Opened with bogey-free rounds of 65-63 to take a four-shot lead over Ben Curtis and Kevin Sutherland. Led Curtis by one entering final round after a third-round 70, but was overtaken by Brad Faxon (61) and Tjaart van der Walt (64) on Sunday, falling one shot short of a playoff after posting a 1-under-par 69.

2004 Season

Fared well in his first season as an official TOUR member, making 18 of 22 cuts, including four top-10s and earning more than $1 million.

  • Bell Canadian Open: Shot an 8-under 63 in the final round of the Bell Canadian Open, where he finished T4.
  • Masters Tournament: Making second Masters appearance, grabbed first- and second-round leads. Shot a 9-over-par 81 in the third round and finished T22.
  • Chrysler Classic of Tucson: Recorded hole-in-one in first round of Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, acing the par-3 17th hole with a 3-iron from 232 yards.

2003 Season

As a non-member, made more money than the 125th spot on the TOUR money list to earn his initial TOUR card.

  • Deutsche Bank Championship: Solo third in 16th professional TOUR start at the inaugural Deutsche Bank Championship. First-round 8-under-par 63 set the TPC Boston course record that was broken one day later by Adam Scott's 62.
  • U.S. Open Championship: Playing in his first U.S. Open, finished T5 and shared honors with Fredrik Jacobson for best finish by a first-time participant.

2002 Season

Delivered the huge potential which first became apparent in the 1998 Open Championship by capturing the Dunhill Championship on the European Tour at the start of the season. Went on to win the Nashua Masters title in South Africa and the Crowns Tournament in Japan. He then claimed the Victor Chandler British Masters after a battle with friend Ian Poulter.

2001 Season

Begun the season with successive second-place finishes in South Africa, the country of his birth, to ensure his playing rights for this season.

2000 Season

Finished ninth at European Tour qualifying tournament to keep his playing privileges for next season after coming within five spots of retaining his card.

1999 Season

Finished fourth at European Tour qualifying tournament to earn first card.

1998 Season

  • The Open Championship: Pitched in at the last hole to T4 at the 1998 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Won Silver Medal as leading amateur. Turned professional the next day.

Amateur Highlights

  • At age 17, played in the Walker Cup, becoming the youngest player in that event's history.