Justin Rose has lost that aggressive spark
Justin Rose does not have a plucky nickname like the rest of the players do. South African Ernie Els gets to be called The Big Easy after his easy-going highly social game-style and flexible swing.
They call Australian Greg Norman The Great White Shark for his blonde hair, size and an aggressive approach to playing.
They would probably call Justin Rose something that plays his aggressive golf too. He is aggressive – aggressive defined by the bold strokes and risk-taking that is and has always been the characteristic of every Rose game. By the looks of it, it will continue
to be.
In his most recent tournament on September 6th, the BMW Championship, he finished at the 16th place, winning $108,600.
The September 20 field play of The Tour Championship saw him lead just one down the winner, a position he maintained to the end of the tournament. He earned a total $864,000.
There is a thing about Justin Rose, a 32-year-old South-African Englishman. Most of his golf is played at the events organised by the Professional Golf Association Tour, while he still manages to retain his playing credits on the equivalent European Tour.
He has competed at the Ryder Cup a number of times and his strong drives and putting skills were pivotal in poising Team Europe to strategic advantages.#x_x__msocom_1
Rose has had a dramatic professional career, starting when the lad was a mere 17 years of age. He holed the 18th at the 1998 Open Championship. It was at the Royal Birkdale G. C.
It has been 13 years since the shot at Birkdale, which saw him finish the Open at the 4th place and hold the attention of the public and golfing communities the world over.
Since then, he has added the European Tour Order of Merit 2007 to his list of growing credentials, and a Best Performing Rookie at the 2008 Ryder Cup.
At the Ryder Cup this season, Rose’s brilliant top-notch form worked wonders for the European team led by Jose Maria Olazabal.
It has been his most outstanding performance to date, wherein he finished tied with two spots down the leader.
His final round of a flawless 66 considerably helped bring Europe back into the fight. You could just hear the crowd go. It was history in the making.
By 2010, the Johannesburg-born lad was among the top-20 golfers in the world.
It is just these last two years that have been a bit of a damper for the English player. His recent performance in the 2012 Australian Open has left a great deal to be desired.
Has he dropped that very Rosey aggressive touch to golf? Is he reconsidering his signature approach to the game?
Perhaps it has not been working all too well for him lately. At the windswept Australian Open this season, he could not beat the chasing pack and make a run for the leaders.
True, the winds were gale-like and the organisers had to call off the play for a full three hours, but it was no excuse for Peter Senior, who grabbed a magnificent win.
Nor did the weather hinder Brendan Jones, who missed the top slot by a single stroke and had to settle for the runner-up position.
Rose was expected to perform. His golf gave way to the wind and he finished the tournament tied for the fourth place. That was not all too aggressive of him now, was it?
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