Justin Rose - Media Guide

Finished second on the European Tour's Order of Merit...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...Finished T5 at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Michael Campbell, Phil Mickelson and Charles Howell III before falling to Trevor Immelman, 5 and 4, in the quarterfinals...Finished T5 at the Masters Tournament, tying his career-best finish in a major championship. Shared the first-round lead at 69 with Brett Wetterich...Missed the better part of two months after the Masters due to a back injury...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...One week later, recorded four rounds in the 60s to finish T9 at the Travelers Championship...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...Four rounds in the 60s resulted in a T5 at the BMW Championship...Finished T11 in first career TOUR Championship start.

presented by MasterCard...Shared the 36-hole lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship, shot 69-72 in the final two rounds for a T4...Held a one-stroke lead over four players through 54 holes at the Canadian Open. Finished T14 after a final-round 4-over-par 74. Opening 63 matched Jim Furyk's Hamilton G&CC course record set earlier in the day...Posted a career-best T2 at the Valero Texas Open, his 15th career top-10 on TOUR. His runner-up effort was the highest for an international player in San Antonio since South Africa's Nick Price won the 1992 title at Oak Hills Country Club. Shared the first-round lead with a 6-under 64...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. The 60 also matched the season's low, by Pat Perez (Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Palmer Course at PGA West, Round 1) and Arron Oberholser (EDS Byron Nelson Championship, Cottonwood Valley Course, Round 2), and topped his previous-low by three strokes. It also contained six consecutive birdies (Nos. 7-12), tied for second-longest streak of season. Held the 18- and 36-hole leads at FUNAI, but finished fourth after rounds of 72-69 on the weekend. Four-stroke first-round lead was largest on TOUR in 2006. His 36-hole total 17-under 127 was a career low and tied for second best on TOUR in 2006...Won first European Tour title in four years with a two-stroke win in the Australian Masters in late November.

a 14-foot birdie try on 18 to shoot 59...Won first European Tour title in four years with a two-stroke win in the Australian Masters in late November. 2005: Season highlighted by a pair of third-place finishes...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...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. 2004: 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...Making second Masters appearance, grabbed first- and second-round leads. Shot a 9-over-par 81 in the third round and finished T22...Shot an 8-under 63 in the final round of the Bell Canadian Open, where he finished T4...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: As a non-member, made more money than the 125th spot on the TOUR money list to earn his initial TOUR card...Playing in his first U.S. Open, finished T5 and shared honors with Fredrik Jacobson for best finish by a first-time participant...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. 2002: Delivered the huge potential which first became apparent in the 1998 British Open 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, then claimed the Victor Chandler British Masters after a battle with friend Ian Poulter. 2001: 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: Finished ninth at European Tour qualifying tournament to retain playing privileges for next season after coming within five spots of retaining his card. 1999: Finished fourth at European Tour qualifying tournament to earn first card. Amateur: Pitched in at the last hole to tie for fourth in the 1998 British Open at Royal Birkdale. Won Silver Medal as leading amateur. Turned professional the next day...At age 17, was the youngest Walker Cup player ever at 1997 event.

11. Handicap of plus-1 at age 14...Father Ken passed away in September 2002, and he is remembered via the Ken Rose Foundation (kenrosefoundation.com)...Web site is justinrose.com.

England at age 5, when he started to play seriously at Hartley Wintney GC 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-3 at age 14 and played in 1997 Walker Cup at only 17...Brother, Brandon is an ex-professional in South Africa...Co-coached by his father Ken and David Leadbetter, with whom he began working in 1998, the year he holed out at the 72nd hole to T4 in the British Open at Royal Birkdale and win low amateur honors. Turned professional the next day... Missed card at Qualifying School in 1998 but finished fourth in 1999 and ninth in 2000 after coming within five spots of retaining his card...Went on to win the Nashua Masters title in South Africa and the Crowns Tournament in Japan after his breakthrough success in the Dunhill Championship then claimed the Victor Chandler British Masters in 2002 after a battle with friend Ian Poulter...Web site is.justinrose.com.