Top-20 European players to watch out for in 2012: Part-9
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By this time he had slid to an all-time low of 75 on the OWGR and had to go through the qualifying rounds to advance further ahead.
He finished for a strong seventh position at the Congressional and went over to finish as the runner-up at the BMW International Open, alongside securing a top-ten finish at the Open Championship.
Eyeing resurgence in his form and sport, Garcia decided to make an attempt on his home turf, where he possibly could break his winless taboo.
He ended up carding back-to-back victories at the Castelló Masters and Andalucía Masters and closed the season with a joint 11th finish at Dubai World Championship, now known as Race to Dubai, presented by DP World.
Garcia is now back in form and ready to rattle the field on both sides of the Atlantic starting next year. He earned a gross income of € 1,962,723 on the European Tour alone, with a scoring average of 69.56.
“I’m just happy with my year. We all know how difficult golf is. This is a working process, I’ll keep working on it, and trying hard and enjoying it,” said Garcia after his victory at Andalucía Masters.
He continued, “I’m out of words, it’s been two amazing weeks. Miguel fought so hard and had some good chances coming in, 17 for eagle and 18 for birdie”.
Justin Rose
Official World Golf Rankings: 18
Race to Dubai Rankings: 55
European Tour wins in 2011: 0
Another brilliant English player who carded no fewer than 11 victories after turning professional in 1998, Justin Rose came into limelight this year.
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Rose moved to the United Kingdom with his family at the age of five.
Much of the likes of Tom Lewis, the recently turned professional English golfer, Rose broke headlines when he finished for a joint fourth at the 1998 Open Championship, playing as low amateur.
His miraculous closing of the final 18th, at the age of 17 took him to new heights of fame and fortune.
He turned professional soon afterwards, only to find that playing on professional circuit is no ordinary feat. He missed 21 consecutive cuts in the proceeding events.
Rose made his first breakthrough in 2002, when he won his first professional, European Tour event, the Dunhill Championship in South Africa.
Bolstered by newly gained confidence, he carded two more victories the same year, including the Victory Chandler British Masters and the Crowns on the Japan Golf Tour.
His position on the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) surged to an all-time high of 33rd in 2003, the same year he decided to try his luck on the lucrative PGA Tour.
He played on the PGA for the whole of 2004 but falling for his form vows, he slid out of the top-50 soon afterwards.
During the years 2004-2005, Rose continued his whirlwind tours of the European and PGA Tours, picking up one and ditching the other without any luck.
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