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Justin Rose is an English professional golfer who has made record-breaking accomplishments particularly on the PGA Tour and European Tour.

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Justin Rose is an English professional golfer who has made record-breaking accomplishments particularly on the PGA Tour and European Tour. He is also an Olympic Gold medalist.

Key Facts & Information

Early Life

  • Justin Peter Rose was born on July 30, 1980, in Johannesburg, South Africa, to English parents, Ken Rose and Annie Rose. 
  • His father gave him a plastic club which he swung for the first time in his backyard at 11 months old.
  • He and his family moved to England when he was five years old.
  • In England, he played golf at a young age in various golf clubs close to his home in Hook, Hampshire, namely Tylney Park Golf Club, Southwood Golf Club, Hartley Wintney Golf Club, and North Hants Golf Club.
  • At 11 years old, Justin Rose broke 70 for the first time.
  • At 17 years old, Rose became the youngest golfer to play in the Walker Cup in 1997.
  • He rose to prominence when he holed a dramatic 50-yard shot from the rough for birdie on the 18th hole at the 1998 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. 
  • At Royal Birkdale, he finished in a tie for fourth and won the silver medal for the low amateur.
  • He turned professional the following year.

Professional Golf

  • After becoming a professional golfer, Rose struggled in the initial years of his career, missing his first 21 cuts consecutively, including the European Tour qualifying school in 1998.
  • He broke his dreadful start by finishing 74th at the 1999 Compaq European Grand Prix.
  • Rose earned his first European Tour card in 1999 when he finished fourth at the qualifying school. 
  • The following season, he failed to retain his card and had to return to the qualifying school and finished 9th.
  • He became established on the European Tour despite his early struggles. 
  • In 2001, Rose opened the season with consecutive wins on second place on his first time competing in South Africa.
  • He finished the season in top-40 on the Order of Merit.
  • Rose secured his first professional win at the 2002 Dunhill Championship in his birthplace Johannesburg, which he dedicated to his father who at the time was sick with cancer and who died later that year.
  • He went on to win the Nashua Masters, the Chunichi Crowns, and the Victor Chandler British Masters in 2002.
  • Rose ranked number 33 in the Official World Golf rankings in 2003, which dropped to number 50 in 2004.
  • With enough money, Rose claimed his PGA Tour card as a non-member in 2003.
  • In 2004, he played mostly on the PGA Tour in the United States while also retaining his membership on the European Tour. 
  • In 2005, following the steady decline of his ranking, Rose decided to quit the European Tour and focus on the PGA Tour instead.
  • That decision did not quite help Rose’s ranking, which had fallen out of the top 100 in mid-2005.
  • Rose won his first title in four years at the Australian Masters in November 2006.
  • In 2007, he won the Volvo Masters and was placed fifth in a tie at The Masters’ Tournament, which made him number 7 in the world ranking and the top-ranked European golfer.
  • Rose placed third at the 2010 Honda Classic and broke through to win the Memorial Tournament.
  • Rose tried to qualify for the U.S. Open but failed to do so. 
  • Rose claimed his second PGA Tour title at the AT&T National Tournament in 2010.
  • In 2011, he claimed his third PGA title at the BMW Championship.

Career Highlights

  • In 2012, Rose emerged the winner of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship which was his first World Golf Championship title, winning against the first runner-up Bubba Watson by one stroke.
  • Rose tied third at the 2012 PGA Championship.
  • In 2013, Rose became the first English golfer in 43 years to win the US Open, which was also his first major title.
  • His US Open title lifted Rose’s world ranking to number 3.
  • He also became the first Englishman to win a major since Nick Faldo’s win at the 1996 Masters.
  • He claimed victory at the Quicken Loans National in 2014 and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and the UBS Hong Kong Open in 2015.
  • In 2016, golf was reintroduced to the Olympics. 
  • Justin Rose became the first Olympic medalist in the sport since 1904, winning at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • He also became the first-ever player to play a hole-in-one at the Olympics. 
  • In 2017, he won his second World Golf Championship title at the WGC-HSBC Championships and went on to win at the Turkish Airline Open and Indonesian Masters.
  • He rose to number 2 ranking after placing second at the 2018 Open Championship.
  • Rose reached number 1 in the world ranking after the 2018 BMW Championship.
  • He won the 2018 FedEx Cup Playoffs along with the prize of 10 million US dollars.
  • He began his 2019 season by ending his 20-year partnership with TaylorMade to make an equipment change to Japanese brand Honma. 
  • For his clothing sponsor, he also switched from Adidas to Bonobos. 
  • During the 2019 season, he won the Farmers Insurance Open and tied for third at the U.S. Open.

Personal Life

  • In December 2006, Rose married his long-time girlfriend Kate Phillips, a former international gymnast.
  • The couple has two children: Leo (born in 2009) and Charlotte (born in 2012.)
  • Rose is a big fan of Chelsea FC, an English professional football club.
  • Rose is an environmental advocate and an official ambassador to the Golf Environment Awards in the UK.

Justin Rose Worksheets

This is a fantastic bundle which includes everything you need to know about Justin Rose across 25 in-depth pages. These are ready-to-use worksheets that are perfect for teaching about Justin Rose, an English professional golfer who has made record-breaking accomplishments, particularly on the PGA Tour and European Tour. He is also an Olympic Gold medalist.

Complete List Of Included Worksheets

Below is a list of all the worksheets included in this document.

  1. Justin Rose Facts
  2. Early Life Facts
  3. Justin Rose Word Hunt
  4. Win Or Lose
  5. Sequencing Main Events
  6. Let’s Learn Golf!
  7. Creative Captions
  8. Life Outside Golf
  9. Successful Golfers
  10. The Golfer Life
  11. Rose To Prominence

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Justin Rose?

Justin Rose is a professional golfer born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 30, 1980. He emerged in the golf scene after finishing fourth at the 1998 Open Championship and has since been one of the world’s leading golfers, with a US Open win in 2013.

What are some of Justin Rose’s career highlights?

He won the US Open in 2013, clinched an Olympic Gold medal in 2016, became the world’s number 1 golfer in 2018, and secured the FedEx Cup Playoffs in 2018. He has several PGA and European Tour wins.

When did he turn professional?

He turned professional in 1998, right after his performance at the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. The beginning of his professional career was tough, missing 21 straight cuts.

How is Justin Rose connected to the Olympics?

In the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, golf was reintroduced, and Justin Rose won the gold medal, becoming the first Olympic gold medalist in golf since 1904. He also achieved the first hole-in-one in Olympic golf.

What’s known about Justin Rose’s personal life?

He’s married to Kate Phillips, a former international gymnast. They have two children: Leo and Charlotte. Justin is a Chelsea Football Club fan and promotes environmental causes in golf.

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