English · Johannesburg, South Africa · Born 30 July 1980English golfer who reached World No. 1 in 2018, won the FedEx Cup, and captured Olympic gold at Rio 2016 after a career breakthrough at the 2013 U.S. Open.
Justin Rose became the first Englishman to win the U.S. Open since Tony Jacklin in 1970 when he triumphed at Merion in 2013, and three years later won the first Olympic gold medal in golf since 1904 at Rio, a pair of historic firsts that anchor a career in which he also reached the world number one ranking in 2018. Rose announced himself to the golfing world at the 1998 Open Championship, finishing tied for fourth as a 17-year-old amateur after holing a dramatic chip from the rough on the final hole, before turning professional the following day and enduring a brutal start to his career, missing 21 consecutive cuts. Rose rebuilt his career to win the European Tour's Order of Merit in 2007, and delivered the finest achievement of his career at the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion, becoming the first Englishman to win the championship since Tony Jacklin in 1970 and the first English major champion since Nick Faldo in 1996. Rose won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, becoming the first golf gold medallist since 1904, and reached the world No. 1 ranking in 2018, the same year he won the FedEx Cup. He has continued competing at an elite level well into his forties, having finished runner-up at the Masters on three occasions.
2013 U.S. Open champion; 2016 Olympic gold medalist
He missed the cut at his first 21 professional events — then went on to win a US Open and Olympic gold medal.
Did You Know?How They Played
Methodical, precise iron play, strong mental game, consistent putting
Lasting Impact
Pioneered England's golf resurgence in majors and established Olympic golf credibility
Career Honours
- 2013 US Open champion
- 2016 Olympic gold medal
- 2018 FedEx Cup champion
- World No.1 Sept-Nov 2018