The Origin Story
Justin Rose is one of the most decorated English golfers of his generation.
The 17-Year-Old
Born in Johannesburg to English parents, Rose moved to England at five. At the 1998 Open at Royal Birkdale, as a 17-year-old amateur, he tied for fourth and turned pro the next day.
Champion
Rose won the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion, won Olympic gold at Rio 2016, making golf's first Olympic hole-in-one along the way, and in 2018 won the FedEx Cup and reached world No. 1. He lost a playoff to Rory McIlroy at the 2025 Masters, then won the FedEx St. Jude Championship that August and the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open by seven shots.