BYE BYE.. BAHAMAS
Rose plans return to UK to end his run of Major misses, but it’s all up to his missus
JUSTIN ROSE is coming home as part of his post40 career plan to win Majors – but his wife will decide when they return.
The Bahamas- based Olympic champion said he underwent a “re-evaluation” during lockdown.
The former world No.1, who split from long-time coach Sean Foley in the summer, has slumped to 23 in the rankings after missing the cut in five of his last seven events. But the 2013 US Open champion said the changes will continue, with a move back to the UK on the cards once wife Kate gives the go-head.
Rose, preparing to tee up today in the BMW PGA at Wentworth, said: “It’s been a crazy year and it’s great to be home. It’s not all been doom and gloom and I feel like I’m working on a bigger plan and prize at the end of it all. But my patience has been tested for sure.
“I’m trying to think about what’s going to move the needle in my career and for me it’s winning the right tournaments, the Majors I haven’t won yet.”
The 2020 US Masters, originally scheduled for its usual April slot, starts on November 12, with the 2021 version likely to follow in April next year.
“The Masters is just down the road and I get two opportunities at that within the next six months,” Rose said. “We’re spending more and more time in the UK and thinking about what’s good for the kids long term.
“As you get older, touching
40, it’s a re-evaluation. I always believe in making the best decision you can at the time with a 10- year view, trying to work in 10year blocks. That’s how I have treated my career.
“I was in Orlando for 10 years and Bahamas for 10 years, and there could be a new phase coming.
“My son (Leo) is over here in boarding school, so to get to see him more regularly is important to us. Mrs Rose is the boss of all this stuff, so if she says go, it gets done. It’s on the cards for sure.”
Everton fan Tommy
Fleetwood says Aston Villa helped him shake shake off his Scottish Open agony.
The English No.1 missed a three-foot putt to lose the play-off to Aaron Rai on Sunday – and then claimed he would sulk all the way home. But Liverpool’s 7-2 defeat later that day soon changed his mood. “Aston Villa put an end to the sulking pretty rapidly,” said the Ryder Cup star.
“I had the radio on and I was in the passenger seat. I was hoping to watch it. It was unbelievable, really.
As for his play-off pain, Fleetwood added: “I didn’t feel like I let myself down in any way other than hitting that one putt. Then Aston Villa made the day better.”
Georgia Hall and Mel Reid – who have won the last two tw events on the LPt LPGA the British Tour – challenge will lead a at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at A Aronimink Golf Club in P Pennsylvania.