July 30, 1980DATE OF BIRTH |
1.91MHEIGHT |
Johannesburg, South AfricaBIRTHPLACE |
One of the game’s leading players since capturing the 2013 U.S. Open title, Justin Rose arrives here this week as one of the former champions after capturing the title in 2014 with a two-stroke triumph over Kristoffer Broberg. As well as winning 11 times on both the PGA TOUR and the DP World Tour, Rose also has a Gold Medal to his name from the 2016 Olympic Games. Will be making his second start of the season on European soil this week as he looks capture a first title outside of the States since successfully defending his crown at the Turkish Open in 2018 – a victory that saw him reclaim top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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.