Rose keeps winning streak
SHANGHAI – Justin Rose was down to his last couple of events when he rallied from eight shots behind at the HSBC Champions to keep alive an important streak. This is his eighth consecutive year with at least one victory.
His streak on the PGA Tour ended last year, though Rose counts the gold medal he won in the Olympics.
"I've prided myself on winning every year since 2010," Rose said. "It's becoming harder and harder to win out here, as I've found out. It's not really a complete year unless you've hoisted a trophy. So I'm happy to have that box ticked in 2017."
Rose had three runner-up finishes this year, including a playoff loss to Sergio Garcia in the Masters. The others were the Sony Open and BMW Championship, though he was not in serious contention in either. He finished seven behind Justin Thomas in Hawaii and five behind Marc Leishman in Chicago.
"Winning is a habit, and I felt like I was getting out of the habit," he said. "The Masters, I felt like I could have won. I felt like I didn't do anything wrong, so I didn't judge myself too harshly. But then you ask yourself, 'What's the reason I'm not winning?' To have that a little less prominent in my mind is important."
Rose still has the Turkish Airlines Open and the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai before heading home to the Bahamas for the Hero World Challenge.