Justin Rose is a British professional golfer who has made a fortune from golf wins that worth around $40 million dollars as of 2019.
How was Justin Rose's early life?
Justin Peter Rose was born on 30 July 1980, in Johannesburg, South Africa. His parents Ken and Annie Rose were English and he moved to England at the age of five. Rose has two siblings, his brother, Brandon Harcus and sister, Margi North. He started playing golf at Tylney Park Golf club, near his then home in Hook, Hampshire. At the age of 17, he played in the 1997 Walker Cup and a year later grew to prominence at the 1998 Open Championship with a fourth-place finish. Rose had a tight knitted relationship with his father, Ken, who coached him until he died of leukemia in 2002. His education information is not disclosed yet.
What about Justin Rose's career?
He began to play golf when he was in kindergarten and quickly distinguished himself. He played in his first Walker Cup when he was 17 years old. His first few years as a professional player were largely unsuccessful, and though he joined the European Tour in 1999, he was unable to retain his pro tour card the following year. Then, in 2002, he finally found his stride and began to place well. Since then, he has won five PGA Tour events, six European Tour events, and one event each on the Japanese Golf Tour, the Sunshine Tour, and the PGA Tour of Australasia. He placed fifth at the Masters Tournament in 2007, third at the PGA Championship in 2012. The same year his won his first World Golf Championship.he won the U.S. Open in 2013.
Justin won Olympic Gold medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and his second World Championship which he won in October 2017. In May of 2018, he added another title to his name, the Fort Worth Invitational, Rose cemented his reputation as world number one when he won the FedEx Cup along with $10,000,000. In November 2018, Justin successfully defended his Turkish Airline Open title which in return put him the number one spot along with $1,166,660 for his win. Justin has earned more than $50 million in prize money alone. He has also earned millions more from endorsements.
Justin Rose plays most of his golf on the PGA tour and is currently chasing his second US Open trophy at Pebble Beach. He joined the PGA tour in 2003 and won his first major championship in 2013. The Englishman is ranked number two in the world in the Official World Golf Ranking and is the first English golfer to win a major since 1996. Rose has ten PGA Tour wins, including the 2013 US Open, his lone Major victory, where a huge amount of his pot comes from. He has also been top-five at a Major eight other times.
Justin Rose is married to Kate Phillips, a former international gymnast who he started seeing in 2000. He married Kate in December of 2006 and now has two children: a son, Leo and a daughter, Lottie Rose. Outside golf, Rose has interests in tennis, football as well as cars. Rose also claims to be an avid Chelsea fan. Rose has a foundation named the Kate and Justin Rose foundation aimed at helping underprivileged kids.
He has earned millions through prize winnings and has been endorsed by big brand deals like Rolex. His net worth at present is estimated to be at $40 million. His personal assets like his house in Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Florida, as well as his riverside flat in London suburb of Putney, have been taken into account to analyze his net worth. He also owns several cars like BMW, Maserati and many more. But the Briton does not only earn his money on the golf course. Previously he was linked with several famous brands Adidas, a brand for Walmart-owned Bonobos, a japanese brand called Honma, etc.
His current sponsors include Hublot, Bonobos, Mastercard, Morgan Stanley, and Zurich Insurance Group. Just from endorsements, Rose has made approximately $14m (£11m). His current sponsors include Hublot, Bonobos, Mastercard, Morgan Stanley, and Zurich Insurance Group. Just from endorsements, Rose has made approximately $14m (£11m). However, the 38-year-old’s source of wealth mainly comes from golf. His salary from winnings is at $18.4m (£14.6m). The golfer’s earnings make him the 47th highest-paid athlete in 2019.
This incredible athlete stands 6ft 2in tall and weights around 82kg. He has brown hair and eye color.
Some quick facts worth knowing about this talented golfer include the following:
1. In 2016 when he won the Olympic gold medal he became the first golfer to win it in 112 years
2. Justin also broke the record as the first Englishman in 43 years to win the U.S. Open held in 2013.
3. He rose to world ranking at the 3rd position after finishing second against legendary international golfer Tiger Woods in 2013.
4. The golfer is an ambassador for STRI’s Golf Environment Awards.
5. He is the host of the 2018 British Masters professional golf tournament.