US Open 2013: Justin Rose becomes first Englishman to win in 43 years | Daily Mail Online comments Justin Rose became the first Englishman to win golf's US Open since 1970 with victory at Merion yesterday. Rose followed in the footsteps of Tony Jacklin 43 years ago by dramatically winning the championship in Pennsylvania last night. He also ended the long wait for a major winner since Sir Nick Faldo won the Masters championship in 1996. An emotional Rose paid tribute to his father as he spoke of his victory. Pure delight: Justin Rose kisses the US Open Trophy and celebrates with it (below) Joy: Justin Rose celebrates with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club Wonderful moment: Rose embraces his wife Kate after his victory at Merion was sealed Rose scored 70 in his final round to finish one over par and condemn Phil Mickelson to his sixth runners-up finish in the event on his 43rd birthday, finishing two shots behind alongside Australian Jason Day. Although he is the first Englishman to triumph since Tony Jacklin ten years before he was even born, Rose is the third European winner of the US Open in the last four years.

RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Fellow golfer Rory McIlroy was among the first to pay tribute to Rose's victory last night. Ulsterman McIlroy, who bent a club in frustration during the contest, wrote on Twitter: 'So happy for @JustinRose99! Couldn't happen to a better lad!' Impressive: Rose hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during the final round as he battled for top spot Close run thing: Phil Mickelson was around the top all day and suffered some terrible edges Golfer Graeme McDowell, also from Northern Ireland, added: 'Congratulations to @JustinRose99. Best player in the world the last few years. Major much deserved. #respect.' Rose began the day two shots off the lead held by Mickelson but soon caught him. But he was pushed all the way by his rivals in a dramatic finish. As he sunk his winning putt, an emotional Rose looked to the heavens in tribute to his father Ken who introduced him to the sport, but died of leukemia in 2002. He told reporters afterwards: 'You saw me look to the heavens with it being Father's Day - I was just trying to remember my dad.

'My coach Sean Foley sent me a text this morning which said "Go out there and be the man that your dad taught you to be and that your kids can look up to".' Strong day: Rose tees off at the ninth on a day he showed both consistency and skill Rose, who finished fourth in the Open as a 17-year-old amateur in 1998 and turned professional the next day, added: 'It feels fantastic, absolutely amazing. 'Going forward it gives me a lot of confidence. 'I don't know if it takes pressure off, but it's a moment where you can look back and think childhood dreams have come true.' His previous best finish was joint third place in last year's Open which was won by Ulsterman Rory McIlroy. The last Englishman to lift the US Open was Tony Jacklin, who won by seven shots at Hazeltine, Minnesota, in 1970. Five other Englishmen won the US Open pre-war, while a host of Scotsmen won early editions of the event. World number one Tiger Woods was well off the pace and his challenge was ended even before the final round.

Whoops: Tiger Woods had a bad day at the office as he ran double digits over par Wandering: Spectators follow Woods to see if his fortunes have changed Fist bump: Mickelson celebrates making a shot for eagle on the tenth hole with caddie Jim Mackay Justin Rose: US Open champion 2013 - road to major glory - BBC Sport Justin Rose: US Open champion 2013 - road to major glory 17 Jun 2013 Read more about sharing. Justin Rose kept his nerve on Sunday to win the US Open for his first victory in a major as he also became the first Englishman for 43 years to win the tournament. The 32-year-old carded a final-round 70 at the Merion golf course in Pennsylvania to claim the biggest prize of his career to date. He cut an emotional figure after holing his last putt as he looked up to the sky in tribute to his late father. BBC Sport takes a closer look at the life and career of the latest major winner.

EARLY LIFE Born in South Africa, the guidance of his father, Ken, did not take long to materialise as Rose Sr gave his son a plastic golf club at the tender age of 11 months. Aged five, Rose moved to England and began to play golf at Tylney Park and then Hartley Wintney golf club near his Hampshire home. His brother is an ex-professional in South Africa and he kept up his family's golfing traditions as he first broke 70 aged 11 and had a plus three handicap when 14. He played in the 1997 Walker Cup at only 17 as he became the then youngest player in that event's history and second youngest to date. CAREER HIGHS & LOWS Rose announced himself to the golfing world as a 17-year-old amateur at the 1998 Open at Royal Birkdale.

On the final hole, he pitched a 45-yard shot over a bunker and into the hole for a birdie before receiving a standing ovation on his walk to the green as he finished in a tie for fourth He turned professional following his performance at the 1998 Open only to miss 21 consecutive cuts Rose failed to get through qualifying school in 1998 in a bid to earn his European Tour card for the following year.

He went through qualifying school successfully in 1999 and 2000 before earning his place on the tour through his yearly ranking In 2002, the Englishman achieved his first professional victory when he won the Dunhill Championship in South Africa and he went on to also claim the Nashua Masters, Chunichi Crowns and Victor Chandler British Masters titles that year He won the Volvo Masters in 2007 on the way to earning that year's European Order of Merit Rose earned his first win in the United States by winning the Jack Nicklaus Memorial Tournament in 2010 He was overlooked for a Ryder Cup wild card spot by Colin Montgomerie in 2010 The Englishman was part of the 2012 Ryder Cup team and secured a vital singles win over Phil Mickelson as Europe come back from 10-6 down to win in the 'Miracle at Medinah' FATHERLY INFLUENCE In an interview with Golf Digest in 2007, Rose provided an insight into the close bond between him and his father.

Justin Rose paid tribute to his late father Ken (left) after winning the US Open "My dad had a great understanding of me," he recalled. "He would just look into my eyes and either leave me alone because I was ready or decide if I needed something from him. "I remember he gave me a great talk before I played with Tiger [Woods] in the first round at the [2002] Open at Muirfield. It was a big deal because Tiger had won the first two majors and there was a lot of hype. "It came at a time when my dad was obviously not healthy and he just said: 'We've faced far tougher things in our life than this round of golf.' It was sad but it was also inspiring and it gave me so much perspective. I played really well and shot 68. I always remember that lesson." ROSE ON ROSE "I've never experienced a bigger buzz than that moment on the 18th green, when that pitch shot went in. I've had as satisfying moments on the golf course, but never quite that sort of buzz." Justin Rose speaking at Royal Birkdale, 10 years after finishing fourth in the 1998 Open.

Ken Rose: "You know Jus, you don't have to go through that ordeal every week. I can get you out of the recorder's tent a back way so you can give the journalists the slip." Justin Rose: "Dad, I've got to do it. It's part of the process. I've got to learn to deal with this." Father and son on the media attention that followed when Justin missed the cut 21 times in a row after the 1998 Open. Media playback is not supported on this device Rose on 'emotional' US Open win "It's nice just to go down to my local club, North Hants, and have a pint in the bar and see some of the old faces and people that have been really, really good to me through the years. "The secretary always used to give me a rollicking for having my hat on in the clubhouse and stuff like that. So I can't get away with anything that's not acceptable just because I'm known off the golf course." Rose admitted his stellar reputation counts for little at his home course in Hampshire. "I'm one week away from winning a major. It could be any week.

If things go my way I believe I'm capable of winning any major I tee off in now. "Confidence is the X-factor. It is not something you can rush; it comes over time and helps piece the rest of your game together. I have enough deep-rooted confidence to know that if not this week, then next week it will turn around." Rose speaking to BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek programme on 9 June ahead of the 2013 US Open at Merion. WHAT OTHERS SAY "Justin has always had very good manners. We imposed discipline and he seemed to welcome it." Justin Rose factfile Born 30 July, 1980, Johannesburg.

Family moves to England when Rose was five Tied for 4th as an amateur in 1998 Open at Royal Birkdale Turns professional the following day Eight PGA & European Tour wins, most recent the 2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship Tied fifth in 2003 US Open; equal-fifth in 2007 Masters; tied third in 2012 US PGA Twice a member of the European Ryder Cup team (2008 & 2012) Wins 2013 US Open at Merion - first English winner in 43 years Justin Rose's mother Annie. "There's no give-up in Rosie. I think the key for him right now is to be consistent because the media are going to build him up to be something pretty big." World number one Tiger Woods, after watching the 17-year-old amateur Rose finish fourth in the Open in 1998. Nick Faldo on Rose after he worked through the difficult start to his professional career.

"Justin has got a slight issue with his head when he is putting - it moves slightly as he looks for the ball before the contact is made and I think that's why the ball goes out to the right. Eight-time Order of Merit winner Colin Montgomerie on Rose's previous difficulties on the green. "He finished like a true champion. It takes a lot of courage to win a major championship. You have to stay in the moment, which sounds very easy but when the stakes are high it's very hard. "To come through it is fantastic and I was proud of him. He's a good guy, he's good for the game." Tony Jacklin - the last Englishman to win the US Open - in 1970 - speaking to BBC Radio 5 live after Rose's triumph at Merion.

CAREER STATISTICS Rose has eight tournament wins across the European Tour and the PGA Tour His total prize money on the PGA Tour to date is about £15.3m, while he has earned about £11.1m on the European Tour His win at the US Open saw him become the first Englishman to win a major since Nick Faldo in 1996 Rose is the third UK winner of the title in four years after Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy (2011) and Graeme McDowell (2010) His US Open win moves him up to third in the world rankings Share this page Justin Rose prevails to win 113th U.S. Open - CBC Sports - Golf Justin Rose prevails to win 113th U.S. Open England resident outlasts Phil Mickelson at Merion Golf Club The Associated Press Posted: Jun 16, 2013 3:16 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 16, 2013 10:59 PM ET Justin Rose of England celebrates with the trophy after winning the 113th U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club on Sunday in Ardmore, Pa.

(Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) Related Stories Phil Mickelson alone under par after 3rd round of U.S. Open Justin Rose could see all the pieces coming together in this U.S. Open. The sun was breaking through the clouds Sunday evening at Merion as he stood in the 18th fairway with a one-shot lead. That famous Ben Hogan plaque was in front of him, a road marker bronze that one pure swing and two putts might be all that stood between Rose and his first major championship. That and Phil Mickelson in the final group behind him. Rose followed his script to perfection with a par. So did Mickelson, who can't seem to win a U.S. Open no matter how hard he tries. Rose drilled a 4-iron just through the green and used a 3-wood to bunt the ball to an inch of the cup for par. Mickelson, who made two careless bogeys on the back nine, needed a birdie on an 18th hole that didn't yield a single one all weekend at Merion. "What a piece of silverware to be sitting to my right," Rose said, gazing at the shiny trophy after closing with an even-par 70.

"It's just an incredible experience and a childhood dream come true at this point." It was a recurring nightmare for Mickelson, extending his record collection of silver medals in the major he covets. "Heartbreak," Mickelson said on his 43rd birthday. "This is tough to swallow after coming so close. This was my best chance of all. I had a golf course I really liked. I felt this was as good as opportunity as you could ask for. It really hurts." With remarkable poise and three pure swings under pressure, Rose became the first Englishman in 43 years to win America's national championship. 'Heartbreak. This is tough to swallow after coming so close. This was my best chance of all. I had a golf course I really liked. I felt this was as good as opportunity as you could ask for. It really hurts.' —Phil Mickelson on tying for 2nd at U.S. Open Mickelson extended his U.S. Open record with his sixth runner-up finish, and this one stung. It was the first time he had the outright lead going into the final round. He holed a wedge out of deep rough for an eagle to take back the lead as he headed to the back nine.

But he flew the green with a wedge on the par-3 13th hole and made bogey on the easiest hole at Merion. He tried to hit wedge off the green on the 15th hole to give him a good shot at par, only he hit it so hard he made another bogey. And he never caught up. He wonders if he'll ever get another chance. "At 43 and coming so close five times, it would have changed the way I look at this tournament altogether and the way I would have looked at my record," Mickelson said, dreaming one last time of winning. "Except that I just keep feeling heartbreak." Rose was pacing in the scoring area, waiting for Mickelson to finish, wondering if he could catch him. At one point, he looked above the TV to that famous photo of Hogan hitting 1-iron into the 18th green in the 1950 U.S. Open to set up a playoff that he won the next day. "When I walked over the hill and saw my drive sitting perfectly in the middle of the fairway, with the sun coming out, it was kind of almost fitting," Rose said.

"And I just felt like at that point it was a good iron shot onto the green, two putts — like Hogan did — and possibly win this championship. So I felt like I did myself justice, and probably put enough of a good swing where Ben Hogan might have thought it was a decent shot, too." As usual, someone's big moment in the U.S. Open came at Mickelson's expense. All the stars were aligned. None of the putts fell in. Lefty somehow blasted out of the rough to 8 feet on the 16th hole, but he missed the putt. His tee shot on the par-3 17th was just short enough that it didn't catch the funnel toward the hole, and he missed a long birdie putt. From the rough left of the 18th fairway, he couldn't quite reach the green and to chip in from about 40 yards. With his caddie tending the flag, Mickelson's chip raced by the cup, and Rose was the U.S. Open champion. Mickelson wound up with a bogey on the 18th for a 74 and tied for second with Jason Day, who closed with a 71.

Day appeared to salvage his round by chipping in for bogey on the 11th hole, and he was still in the picture when he made a 12-foot par putt on the 17th to stay one shot behind. But he put his approach into the bunker left of the 18th green, blasted out to about 7 feet and missed the putt. 4-way battle The back nine was a four-way battle that included Hunter Mahan, who played in the last group with Mickelson. He was one shot out of the lead until he three-putted the 15th hole for a double bogey, and then closed with back-to-back bogeys when his hopes were gone. Mahan had a 75 and tied for fourth with Billy Horschel (74), Ernie Els (69) and Jason Dufner, who had a 67 despite making triple bogey on the 15th hole.

David Hearn (71) of Brantford, Ont., finished in a tie for 21st at 11 over, while Mike Weir (69) of Brights Grove, Ont., tied for 28th at 12 over. Rose finished at 1-over 281, eight shots higher than David Graham's winning score in 1981 when the U.S. Open was last held at Merion. The shortest course for a major championship in nearly a decade held up just fine. It was the third time in the last four years that no one broke par in the toughest test of golf. U.S. Open champs since 2000 2013 — Justin Rose z — won on first hole of sudden death after playoff y — won on second hole of sudden death after playoff — The Associated Press The last Englishman to win the U.S. Open was Tony Jacklin at Hazeltine in 1970, though Rose added to recent dominance of the Union Jack at the U.S. Open as the third winner in four years. The others were Graeme McDowell (2010) and Rory McIlroy (2011) of Northern Ireland.

Walking off the 18th green, he looked through the patchy clouds and pointed to the sky, a nod to his late father, Ken, who died of leukemia in September 2002. "I couldn't help but look up at the heavens and think my old man Ken had something to do with it," Rose said. It seems like more than 15 years ago when Rose first starred on the major scene as a 17-year-old amateur who chipped in on the final hole at Royal Birkdale in the 1998 British Open and tied for fourth. He turned pro the next week, and then missed the cut in his first 21 tournaments. But he stayed the course and slowly picked off big tournaments — including the AT&T National in 2010 just down the road at Aronimink. The U.S. Open takes him to another level and moves him to No. 3 in the world. Tiger Woods turned out to be nothing more than an afterthought. He hit out-of-bounds on his second hole and made triple bogey, and closed with a 74 to finish at 13-over 293, his worst score as a pro in the U.S.

Open, and matching his worst score in any major. The score wasn't nearly that bad considering the golf course, with its tricky contours on the greens and punishing rough. Mickelson wore all black when he arrived for the final round, and in a brief TV interview he said, "The best for me is to play well and have fun." Crumbling on Sunday Sunday at the U.S. Open is rarely fun. Just ask Donald, who was only two shots behind starting the final round. It all crumbled when he pulled his tee shot on the par-3 third hole — so long and hard that Donald hit a driver — and struck a standard-bearer. She was on the ground for several minutes, and Donald appeared visibly shaken. He shot 42 on the back nine. Steve Stricker took his lumps on one hole, and it was ugly. One shot behind, he pushed his tee shot on the par-5 second hole out-of-bounds. After hitting the next tee shot into the fairway, he tried to lay up with a 4-iron and hit a shank out-of-bounds. Stricker had to make a 7-foot putt to escape with a triple-bogey 8.

Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel, trying to give South Africa a major for the fourth straight year, opened with a birdie and a tie for the lead. That became a distant memory, however, when he dropped seven shots over the seven holes and closed out his front nine with a 42. Horschel wore pants with octopus prints, and he putted like he had eight arms. Out in 39, he opened the back nine with a pair of three-putts. For a short time, it looked as though Mickelson might join this parade of pretenders when he three-putted for double bogey twice in three holes on the front nine. And then came his shot out of the rough on the 10th, and he was on his way — but not for long. Rose made his share of mistakes, too, like the three-putt bogey on the 11th and a horrible shot out of the bunker on the 14th. The difference was his approach into the 12th to 3 feet, followed by a 20-foot birdie putt on the 13th hole.

With Mickelson watching so many putts graze the lip, that cushion was all that Rose needed. "This is definitely a tough defeat for Phil," Rose said. "I love the way he plays the game. He plays fearless golf. He keeps everybody guessing." But not at a U.S. Open, where it never ends well for him. Justin Rose first Englishman since Jacklin to win US Open | The Week UK Justin Rose first Englishman since Jacklin to win US Open Jun 17, 2013 email Getty Images JUSTIN ROSE became the first Englishman for 43 years to win the US Open, and he dedicated his victory to his late father. The 32-year-old lost his dad, Ken, to leukaemia in 2002, and after being presented with the trophy on the 18th green at the Merion course, Rose said: "It wasn't lost on me that today was Father's Day... a lot of us come from great men and we have a responsibility to our children to show what a great man can be." A great performance it was from Rose, the first Englishman to win a Major since Nick Faldo clinched the Masters in 1996.

There was misery for Phil Mickelson, however, on the day he turned 43. The American needed to birdie the last hole to force an 18-hole play-off today, but he could only shoot a bogey five, and so for the sixth time he finished runner-up in the US Open. "For me, it's very heart-breaking," said Mickelson, who had finished second in 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2009. "This was my best chance on a golf course I really liked. I felt like this was as good an opportunity as you could ask for and to not do it hurts." Mickelson began the final day at the unforgiving Merion course two shots ahead of Rose and compatriot Luke Donald. For Rose the third day had been cruel, the young Englishman finishing with a bogey-bogey and confessing that he felt "a bit hard done by".

Mickelson in contrast carded 70 for his third round and finished the day declaring: "It was a lot of fun out there and I just can't wait to get back out there and play the final round." But it was Rose, ranked fifth in the world, who enjoyed the final round at Merion, firing a level par 70 while Mickelson could only shoot a 74. Donald had a nightmare final round, including three straight bogeys from the third and then a double bogey on the sixth. Australia's Jason Day finished on 71 to tie for second with Mickelson. Rose's first Major has been a long time coming. It was back in 1998, at the Open at Royal Birkdale, that he announced himself to the golf world when as a 17-year-old amateur he finished in a tie for fourth. The professional years that followed, however, were tough for the South African-born Rose and he missed 21 consecutive cuts. He finally won his first event as a pro in 2002 but it was another ten years before he began to fulfil the potential he'd shown at Birkdale.

In March 2012 he won his first World Golf Championship event – the Cadillac in Florida – and the same year his posted his best finish in a Major when he tied for third in the US PGA behind Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy. McIlroy won the US Open in 2011, a year after compatriot Graeme McDowell's victory in the tournament, so Rose's success at the Merion continues the UK's remarkable winning streak in recent years. Though Rose became the first Englishman to win the US Open since Tony Jacklin in 1970, the overriding thought as he holed his final putt was of his father. Rose glanced skywards as he fished the ball from the hole, and he admitted later: "The look up to the heavens was absolutely for my dad. My dad was the inspiration the whole day." Sign up for our daily newsletter Newsletter News - The Official Site of the 113th U.S. Open Championship Conducted By The USGA News Back to Articles Rose Last Man Standing at Merion Justin Rose carded an even-par 70 in the final round on Merion Golf Club's East Course to earn a two-stroke victory.

(USGA/Darren Carroll) Related Content Englishman Ends His Nation’s 43-Year Drought in U.S. Open By Stuart Hall ARDMORE, Pa. – In victoriously hoisting the U.S. Open Trophy early Sunday evening at Merion Golf Club, Justin Rose ended an odyssey for himself and his country. Rose became the first Englishman since Tony Jacklin in 1970 to win the U.S. Open, and he did so in dramatic fashion, surviving a daylong donnybrook on a bandbox East Course that provided one of the sternest tests in this championship's 113-year history. "I've been striving my whole life really to win a major championship," said Rose, 32, who also became the first Englishman to win a major since Nick Faldo won the 1996 Masters.

"This is the pinnacle of the game, winning major championships, and to win the United States Open Championship is, I guess in a way, very fitting of how my game has been the last couple of years." Rose shot a final-round 70 to finish at 1-over 281, two strokes ahead of Australian Jason Day and Phil Mickelson, the 54-hole leader who added to his record total with his sixth runner-up finish. Jason Dufner, whose 3-under 67 tied for the day's low round, two-time U.S. Open winner Ernie Els (a final-round 69), Billy Horschel (74) and Hunter Mahan (75) tied for fourth at 5-over 285. Five players figured in the top of the leader board changing 19 times in the final round. Rose believes Merion's design played a role in that, saying a local caddie referred to course as equal parts drama, comedy and tragedy, "like a good theatrical play," he said. Not sure how much comedy there was, but there was ample drama and tragedy.

There was also heartache, as Mickelson, who turned 43 on this Father's Day, saw another opportunity to win evaporate with a 74. "This one's probably the toughest for me, because at 43 and coming so close five times, it would have changed way I look at this tournament altogether and the way I would have looked at my record," said Mickelson, who was also the 54-hole leader in 2006 and tied for second. "Except I just keep feeling heartbreak." Day, 25, who finished runner-up at Congressional Country Club two years ago, was more optimistic. "I feel that my game is in a really good spot right now," said Day, who shot 71. "I'm doing the right things. I'm doing the little things that count. I've been close so many times now in majors, especially at a young age, which is nice. I've got plenty of majors to play in and hopefully I can keep doing the same as I'm doing, and hopefully win one soon." Time – and majors – can be fleeting though. In the late 1990s, Rose was a teen who was considered to have a huge upside.

He played on the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup Team at age 17 in 1997 and the following year tied for fourth as an amateur at the British Open, memorably capping his effort by holing out a 60-yard approach shot. A day after that Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, he turned professional, but struggled mightily. He missed the cut in his first 21 professional events. "Probably at times it feels 25 years since Birkdale, and other times it feels like it was just yesterday," Rose said. "There's a lot of water under the bridge. My learning curve has been steep from that point. "Sort of announced myself on the golfing scene probably before I was ready to handle it. And golf can be a cruel game. And definitely I have had the ups and down, but I think that ultimately it's made me stronger and able to handle the situations like today, for example." After earning his European Tour privileges in 1999, Rose lost them a year later and had to go through qualifying school a second time. He won twice on the European Tour in 2002 and slowly emerged as one of Europe's best players.

He won the European Tour's 2007 Order of Merit, made his first Ryder Cup team in 2008 and began winning annually on the PGA Tour in 2010. Countryman Luke Donald, who played the final round with Rose and fell out of contention early with three bogeys and a double bogey on hole Nos. 3-6, believes Rose's game was ideal for winning this major. "I think Justin for the last few years has been known as one of the best ball strikers in the game," said Donald, who shot a final-round 75 and ultimately tied for eighth. "To win a U.S. Open, you have to have ultimate control of your golf ball. He did that. He hit some really clutch iron shots down the stretch." Rose, who began the final round two shots back of Mickelson, first put his hands on the lead with a birdie on the 340-yard, par-4 seventh hole. He was out of the top position for only minutes after Mickelson holed a 64-degree wedge shot from 76 yards out of the rough for an eagle at the par-10th.

Rose, playing two groups ahead of Mickelson, then hit his approach at the par-4 12th to 2 feet and converted the birdie. Rose dropped back into a tie with Mickelson and Mahan with a three-putt bogey on the par-4 16th. Rose became the final outright leader when Mickelson and Mahan, who finished with a 75, made a mess of the 15th, making bogey and double bogey, respectively. While many of the leaders slid back early, Els and Dufner made upward moves after starting seven and nine strokes back of Mickelson, respectively. Dufner was 5 under for his round and within three shots of the lead when he drove his tee shot on the 15th out of bounds and made triple bogey. When Els birdied the 17th, only four players were ahead of him. He was four strokes back, but could get no closer. Holes eventually ran out for the remaining contenders to Rose, who let his emotions flow while still standing on the 18th green and with Mickelson still playing the 17th hole.

Rose, whose dad died in 2002, looked and pointed to the sky, and wiped away a few tears. "It's the golf that makes the silverware, and the history books are phenomenal, but it's about learning about yourself and how you can handle it," said Rose in a moment of introspection. "And you wonder if you can handle it. And then when you realize you can, you want to experience that feeling again and again and again." England just hopes it's not another 43 years. Stuart Hall is a North Carolina-based freelance writer whose work frequently appears on USGA championship websites. Rose outlasts Mickelson at US Open | FOX Sports Rose outlasts Mickelson at US Open Jun 16, 2013 at 1:00a ET 0 Shares Justin Rose could see all the pieces coming together in this US Open. The sun was breaking through the clouds Sunday evening at Merion as he stood in the 18th fairway with a one-shot lead. That famous Ben Hogan plaque was in front of him, a road marker bronze that one pure swing and two putts might be all that stood between Rose and his first major championship.

That and Phil Mickelson in the final group behind him. Rose followed his script to perfection with a par. So did Mickelson, who can’t seem to win a US Open no matter how hard he tries. Rose drilled a 4-iron just through the green and used a 3-wood to bunt the ball to an inch of the cup for par. Mickelson, who made two careless bogeys on the back nine, needed a birdie on an 18th hole that didn’t yield a single one all weekend at Merion. ”What a piece of silverware to be sitting to my right,” Rose said, gazing at the shiny trophy after closing with an even-par 70. ”It’s just an incredible experience and a childhood dream come true at this point.” It was a recurring nightmare for Mickelson, extending his record collection of silver medals in the major he covets. ”Heartbreak,” Mickelson said on his 43rd birthday. ”This is tough to swallow after coming so close. This was my best chance of all. I had a golf course I really liked. I felt this was as good as opportunity as you could ask for.

It really hurts.” With remarkable poise and three pure swings under pressure, Rose became the first Englishman in 43 years to win America’s national championship. Mickelson extended his US Open record with his sixth runner-up finish, and this one stung. It was the first time he had the outright lead going into the final round. He holed a wedge out of deep rough for an eagle to take back the lead as he headed to the back nine. But he flew the green with a wedge on the par-3 13th hole and made bogey on the easiest hole at Merion. He tried to hit wedge off the green on the 15th hole to give him a good shot at par, only he hit it so hard he made another bogey. And he never caught up. He wonders if he’ll ever get another chance. ”At 43 and coming so close five times, it would have changed the way I look at this tournament altogether and the way I would have looked at my record,” Mickelson said, dreaming one last time of winning. ”Except that I just keep feeling heartbreak.” Rose was pacing in the scoring area, waiting for Mickelson to finish, wondering if he could catch him.

At one point, he looked above the TV to that famous photo of Hogan hitting 1-iron into the 18th green in the 1950 US Open to set up a playoff that he won the next day. ”When I walked over the hill and saw my drive sitting perfectly in the middle of the fairway, with the sun coming out, it was kind of almost fitting,” Rose said. ”And I just felt like at that point it was a good iron shot onto the green, two putts – like Hogan did – and possibly win this championship. So I felt like I did myself justice, and probably put enough of a good swing where Ben Hogan might have thought it was a decent shot, too.” As usual, someone’s big moment in the US Open came at Mickelson’s expense. All the stars were aligned. None of the putts fell in. Lefty somehow blasted out of the rough to 8 feet on the 16th hole, but he missed the putt. His tee shot on the par-3 17th was just short enough that it didn’t catch the funnel toward the hole, and he missed a long birdie putt.

From the rough left of the 18th fairway, he couldn’t quite reach the green and to chip in from about 40 yards. With his caddie tending the flag, Mickelson’s chip raced by the cup, and Rose was the US Open champion. Mickelson wound up with a bogey on the 18th for a 74 and tied for second with Jason Day, who closed with a 71. Day appeared to salvage his round by chipping in for bogey on the 11th hole, and he was still in the picture when he made a 12-foot par putt on the 17th to stay one shot behind. But he put his approach into the bunker left of the 18th green, blasted out to about 7 feet and missed the putt. The back nine was a four-way battle that included Hunter Mahan, who played in the last group with Mickelson. He was one shot out of the lead until he three-putted the 15th hole for a double bogey, and then closed with back-to-back bogeys when his hopes were gone.

Mahan had a 75 and tied for fourth with Billy Horschel (74), Ernie Els (69) and Jason Dufner, who had a 67 despite making triple bogey on the 15th hole. Rose finished at 1-over 281, eight shots higher than David Graham’s winning score in 1981 when the US Open was last held at Merion. The shortest course for a major championship in nearly a decade held up just fine. It was the third time in the last four years that no one broke par in the toughest test of golf. The last Englishman to win the US Open was Tony Jacklin at Hazeltine in 1970, though Rose added to recent dominance of the Union Jack at the US Open as the third winner in four years. The others were Graeme McDowell (2010) and Rory McIlroy (2011) of Northern Ireland. Walking off the 18th green, he looked through the patchy clouds and pointed to the sky, a nod to his late father, Ken, who died of leukemia in September 2002.

”I couldn’t help but look up at the heavens and think my old man Ken had something to do with it,” Rose said. It seems like more than 15 years ago when Rose first starred on the major scene as a 17-year-old amateur who chipped in on the final hole at Royal Birkdale in the 1998 British Open and tied for fourth. He turned pro the next week, and then missed the cut in his first 21 tournaments. But he stayed the course and slowly picked off big tournaments – including the AT&T National in 2010 just down the road at Aronimink. The US Open takes him to another level and moves him to No. 3 in the world. Tiger Woods turned out to be nothing more than an afterthought. He hit out-of-bounds on his second hole and made triple bogey, and closed with a 74 to finish at 13-over 293, his worst score as a pro in the US Open, and matching his worst score in any major. The score wasn’t nearly that bad considering the golf course, with its tricky contours on the greens and punishing rough.

Mickelson wore all black when he arrived for the final round, and in a brief TV interview he said, ”The best for me is to play well and have fun.” Sunday at the US Open is rarely fun. Just ask Donald, who was only two shots behind starting the final round. It all crumbled when he pulled his tee shot on the par-3 third hole – so long and hard that Donald hit a driver – and struck a standard-bearer. She was on the ground for several minutes, and Donald appeared visibly shaken. He shot 42 on the back nine. Steve Stricker took his lumps on one hole, and it was ugly. One shot behind, he pushed his tee shot on the par-5 second hole out-of-bounds. After hitting the next tee shot into the fairway, he tried to lay up with a 4-iron and hit a shank out-of-bounds. Stricker had to make a 7-foot putt to escape with a triple-bogey 8. Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel, trying to give South Africa a major for the fourth straight year, opened with a birdie and a tie for the lead.

That became a distant memory, however, when he dropped seven shots over the seven holes and closed out his front nine with a 42. Horschel wore pants with octopus prints, and he putted like he had eight arms. Out in 39, he opened the back nine with a pair of three-putts. For a short time, it looked as though Mickelson might join this parade of pretenders when he three-putted for double bogey twice in three holes on the front nine. And then came his shot out of the rough on the 10th, and he was on his way – but not for long. Rose made his share of mistakes, too, like the three-putt bogey on the 11th and a horrible shot out of the bunker on the 14th. The difference was his approach into the 12th to 3 feet, followed by a 20-foot birdie putt on the 13th hole. With Mickelson watching so many putts graze the lip, that cushion was all that Rose needed. ”This is definitely a tough defeat for Phil,” Rose said. ”I love the way he plays the game. He plays fearless golf.

He keeps everybody guessing.” But not at a US Open, where it never ends well for him. 0 Sports Personality contender: Golfer Justin Rose - BBC Sport BBC Sport Sports Personality contender: Golfer Justin Rose 12 Dec 2013 From the section Sports Personality Share this page Media playback is not supported on this device Rose: Dad set me train set targets During the countdown to the 60th BBC Sports Personality of the Year award on Sunday, 15 December, we will be looking at each of the 10 shortlisted contenders. Golfer Justin Rose had a memorable 2013 as he clinched his maiden major title in June to become the first Englishman for 43 years to win the US Open. The 32-year-old also became the first English player to win a major since Nick Faldo in 1996.

Justin Rose factfile Born: 30 July 1980, Johannesburg 2013 highlight: Winning the US Open at Merion - first English winner in 43 years Career highlights: Eight PGA & European Tour wins, including the 2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship Rose led by one shot going up the 18th at Merion and held his nerve for a two-shot victory over Phil Mickelson of the United States - his sixth US Open runner-up finish - and Australian Jason Day. After tapping in his final putt on Fathers' Day, Rose looked up to the sky with tears in his eyes, and admitted later to thinking of his father and long-time mentor Ken, who died from leukaemia in 2002. "A lot of us come from great men and we have a responsibility to our children to show what a great man can be," he said. "For it to all just work out for me, on such an emotional day, I couldn't help but look up to the heavens and think that my old dad Ken had something to do with it.

"Had I not won the tournament, I still felt good about what I had accomplished: how I handled myself, how I handled the pressure and how I handled the tournament." Media playback is not supported on this device Why Rose should win Sports Personality Rose, who was born in Johannesburg but brought up in Hampshire, burst on to the golf scene as a 17-year-old amateur when he finished in a tie for fourth place in the 1998 Open at Royal Birkdale. He joined the paid ranks soon after but missed his first 21 cuts, before winning his first professional event in 2002. His biggest victory before the US Open was the WGC Cadillac Championship in March 2012. Rose's previous best major finish was tied third in the US PGA behind Rory McIlroy last year, while he has had six other top 10s in majors during his career. "You certainly don't want the title of 'best player never to win a major'," said Rose, who became the third UK winner of the US Open in four years after Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy in 2011 and Graeme McDowell in 2010.

"I've felt I've been getting closer to that tag and now I've knocked it off fairly early, which is good. "I don't know if it takes pressure off, but it's a moment where you can look back and think childhood dreams have come true." Did you know? After Rose finished second to Tiger Woods in the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational, he rose to a career-high world ranking of third The last Englishman to win the US Open before Rose was Tony Jacklin in 1970, and he paid tribute to the way Rose clinched his victory. "It's all about confidence and I've no reason to believe he couldn't win four or five majors," said Jacklin. "It takes a lot of courage to win a major championship. You have to stay in the moment, which sounds very easy but when the stakes are high it's very hard. "To come through it is fantastic and I was proud of him. He's a good guy, he's good for the game." Share this page Justin Rose wins US Open - US Open 2013 Justin Rose wins US Open June 17, 2013 Justin Rose could see all the pieces coming together in this U.S. Open.

The sun was breaking through the clouds Sunday evening at Merion as he stood in the 18th fairway with a one-shot lead. That famous Ben Hogan plaque was in front of him, a road marker bronze that one pure swing and two putts might be all that stood between Rose and his first major championship. That and Phil Mickelson in the final group behind him. Rose followed his script to perfection with a par. So did Mickelson, who can't seem to win a U.S. Open no matter how hard he tries. Rose drilled a 4-iron just through the green and used a 3-wood to bunt the ball to an inch of the cup for par. Mickelson, who made two careless bogeys on the back nine, needed a birdie on an 18th hole that didn't yield a single one all weekend at Merion. ''What a piece of silverware to be sitting to my right,'' Rose said, gazing at the shiny trophy after closing with an even-par 70. ''It's just an incredible experience and a childhood dream come true at this point.'' It was a recurring nightmare for Mickelson, extending his record collection of silver medals in the major he covets.

''Heartbreak,'' Mickelson said on his 43rd birthday. ''This is tough to swallow after coming so close. This was my best chance of all. I had a golf course I really liked. I felt this was as good as opportunity as you could ask for. It really hurts.'' With remarkable poise and three pure swings under pressure, Rose became the first Englishman in 43 years to win America's national championship. Mickelson extended his U.S. Open record with his sixth runner-up finish, and this one stung. It was the first time he had the outright lead going into the final round. He holed a wedge out of deep rough for an eagle to take back the lead as he headed to the back nine. But he flew the green with a wedge on the par-3 13th hole and made bogey on the easiest hole at Merion. He tried to hit wedge off the green on the 15th hole to give him a good shot at par, only he hit it so hard he made another bogey. And he never caught up. He wonders if he'll ever get another chance.

''At 43 and coming so close five times, it would have changed the way I look at this tournament altogether and the way I would have looked at my record,'' Mickelson said, dreaming one last time of winning. ''Except that I just keep feeling heartbreak.'' Rose was pacing in the scoring area, waiting for Mickelson to finish, wondering if he could catch him. At one point, he looked above the TV to that famous photo of Hogan hitting 1-iron into the 18th green in the 1950 U.S. Open to set up a playoff that he won the next day. ''When I walked over the hill and saw my drive sitting perfectly in the middle of the fairway, with the sun coming out, it was kind of almost fitting,'' Rose said. ''And I just felt like at that point it was a good iron shot onto the green, two putts - like Hogan did - and possibly win this championship. So I felt like I did myself justice, and probably put enough of a good swing where Ben Hogan might have thought it was a decent shot, too.'' As usual, someone's big moment in the U.S. Open came at Mickelson's expense. All the stars were aligned.

None of the putts fell in. Lefty somehow blasted out of the rough to 8 feet on the 16th hole, but he missed the putt. His tee shot on the par-3 17th was just short enough that it didn't catch the funnel toward the hole, and he missed a long birdie putt. From the rough left of the 18th fairway, he couldn't quite reach the green and to chip in from about 40 yards. With his caddie tending the flag, Mickelson's chip raced by the cup, and Rose was the U.S. Open champion. Mickelson wound up with a bogey on the 18th for a 74 and tied for second with Jason Day, who closed with a 71. Day appeared to salvage his round by chipping in for bogey on the 11th hole, and he was still in the picture when he made a 12-foot par putt on the 17th to stay one shot behind. But he put his approach into the bunker left of the 18th green, blasted out to about 7 feet and missed the putt.

The back nine was a four-way battle that included Hunter Mahan, who played in the last group with Mickelson. He was one shot out of the lead until he three-putted the 15th hole for a double bogey, and then closed with back-to-back bogeys when his hopes were gone. Mahan had a 75 and tied for fourth with Billy Horschel (74), Ernie Els (69) and Jason Dufner, who had a 67 despite making triple bogey on the 15th hole. Rose finished at 1-over 281, eight shots higher than David Graham's winning score in 1981 when the U.S. Open was last held at Merion. The shortest course for a major championship in nearly a decade held up just fine. It was the third time in the last four years that no one broke par in the toughest test of golf. The last Englishman to win the U.S. Open was Tony Jacklin at Hazeltine in 1970, though Rose added to recent dominance of the Union Jack at the U.S. Open as the third winner in four years.

The others were Graeme McDowell (2010) and Rory McIlroy (2011) of Northern Ireland. Walking off the 18th green, he looked through the patchy clouds and pointed to the sky, a nod to his late father, Ken, who died of leukemia in September 2002. ''I couldn't help but look up at the heavens and think my old man Ken had something to do with it,'' Rose said. It seems like more than 15 years ago when Rose first starred on the major scene as a 17-year-old amateur who chipped in on the final hole at Royal Birkdale in the 1998 British Open and tied for fourth. He turned pro the next week, and then missed the cut in his first 21 tournaments. But he stayed the course and slowly picked off big tournaments - including the AT&T National in 2010 just down the road at Aronimink. The U.S. Open takes him to another level and moves him to No. 3 in the world. Tiger Woods turned out to be nothing more than an afterthought.

He hit out-of-bounds on his second hole and made triple bogey, and closed with a 74 to finish at 13-over 293, his worst score as a pro in the U.S. Open, and matching his worst score in any major. The score wasn't nearly that bad considering the golf course, with its tricky contours on the greens and punishing rough. Mickelson wore all black when he arrived for the final round, and in a brief TV interview he said, ''The best for me is to play well and have fun.'' Sunday at the U.S. Open is rarely fun. Just ask Donald, who was only two shots behind starting the final round. It all crumbled when he pulled his tee shot on the par-3 third hole - so long and hard that Donald hit a driver - and struck a standard-bearer. She was on the ground for several minutes, and Donald appeared visibly shaken. He shot 42 on the back nine. Steve Stricker took his lumps on one hole, and it was ugly. One shot behind, he pushed his tee shot on the par-5 second hole out-of-bounds.

After hitting the next tee shot into the fairway, he tried to lay up with a 4-iron and hit a shank out-of-bounds. Stricker had to make a 7-foot putt to escape with a triple-bogey 8. Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel, trying to give South Africa a major for the fourth straight year, opened with a birdie and a tie for the lead. That became a distant memory, however, when he dropped seven shots over the seven holes and closed out his front nine with a 42. Horschel wore pants with octopus prints, and he putted like he had eight arms. Out in 39, he opened the back nine with a pair of three-putts. For a short time, it looked as though Mickelson might join this parade of pretenders when he three-putted for double bogey twice in three holes on the front nine. And then came his shot out of the rough on the 10th, and he was on his way - but not for long.

Rose made his share of mistakes, too, like the three-putt bogey on the 11th and a horrible shot out of the bunker on the 14th. The difference was his approach into the 12th to 3 feet, followed by a 20-foot birdie putt on the 13th hole. With Mickelson watching so many putts graze the lip, that cushion was all that Rose needed. ''This is definitely a tough defeat for Phil,'' Rose said. ''I love the way he plays the game. He plays fearless golf. He keeps everybody guessing.'' But not at a U.S. Open, where it never ends well for him. Justin Rose Videos Justin Rose Videos December 15, 2016 . No comments. Well, 2016 was an unforgettable year for Justin Rose. Notably, he didn’t win a single PGA Tour event in 2016. His best performance was at the Wells Fargo Championship. He finished 3rd there. As far as his overall performance in a major was concerned, it was T10 at the Masters. But things changed dramatically in no time. Or in other words, Rio happened.

Golf has again become an item at the Olympics this summer. It’s been a long awaited demand. Many players decided to not participate. Rose was more than ready to be part of Rio Olympics. He became the gold medal winner at the Olympics. Remember, he’s the first gold medal winner after 100 years or so. As a result, he is on the cover of GOLF for the November edition. You should definitely check out the GOLF magazine as he talks about his overall experience at the Rio Olympics. And he also shares tips as how to improve your performance when the pressure is ON. He says that pressure will be always there. It’s all about learning to have fun while playing there. August 19, 2016 . No comments. The Englishman golfer and former US Open winner Justin Rose is all fired up to compete for his country in the forthcoming Rio Olympics. With many of the popular golfing stars withdrawing from playing the Olympics due to Zika virus scare and for other reasons, Justin Rose says he is pretty excited to be playing in Rio. He says that his enthusiasm to take part in the Rio Olympics stemmed from the sporting background of his wife.

He is happy to be in the team Great Britain to help the team win the Olympics gold. He will also be taking part in the opening ceremony to be held at Rio on August 5th. Justin has embraced the Olympics as a whole and his focus is not solely on golf . He said that once golf event starts, then it is a tournament duty for him. Otherwise, he will also join in on the Olympic spirit and enjoy every bit of time that he spends in Rio. Justin said that the Olympics are a big part of his family. His wife was a gymnast and competing in the Olympics was a huge dream of hers. As she is pretty excited about the Olympics, he too has joined in with her to celebrate the Olympics. This is the first time in 100 years that golf is part of the Olympics. He believes that it would soon become popular and like tennis many of the world’s best golfers will compete at the Olympics to win gold for their country. June 2, 2016 . No comments. Justin Rose can give himself time to slack up when in the environment of a golf course, he has after all won huge championship before.

And it was no surprise when the former US Open champion was pictured with musicians and major golf fans Justin Timberlake and Niall Horan. Rose, who has already arrived at Augusta National for the Masters, which starts on Thursday, tweeted a picture of himself with the pair on Saturday. This is not the very first time that the two pop stars have shown an interest in golf. Previous year, One Direction’s Horan, caddied for McIlroy during the par-3 competition which precedes the main Masters event. Justin Timberlake was meant to be involved in an exhibit with Rickie Fowler and McIlroy this year but that did not took place as different sponsors could not reach a deal over finance issues. He was also on stage before Ryder Cup 2012 at the Medinah Country Club. May 11, 2015 . No comments. South African-born English professional golfer Justin Rose came into view for the first time in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans after becoming the runner up in the Masters. Rose is a part of both PGA tour and European tour. He made his mark when he won the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club in 2013.

Rose did his country proud by two strokes over Phil Mickelson and Jason Day. He is the first English player to conquer a major tournament since Nick Faldo in 1996. He also became the first Englishman in 43 years to win the U.S. Open after Tony Jacklin in 1970. In the 2015 Masters Tournament Rose tied with Phil Mickelson for the second place behind winner Jordan Spieth. He continued to show case his talents as he maintained his form at the New Orleans Classic with a three under 69. Previously he dropped three shots in two holes. After Augusta he took rest for a week but now is back with a bang and hopes to continue the momentum in Georgia. March 30, 2015 . No comments. Beleaguered and cash strapped Formula One team Manor Marussia have managed to escape sanction from the governing body of the sport after being investigated following their failure to line up their cars at the season opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne’s Albert Park last weekend.

The team had gone into administration at the end of last season and has only recently been revived with fresh injection of cash from its new owners and despite carrying their cars all the way to Australia from their base in the United Kingdom, the team failed to turn up either for practice or qualifying, effectively ruling them out of the running for the race on Sunday which was won by Englishman Lewis Hamilton. John Booth, the team principal blamed problems with the software and other technical glitches for their failure to race but he said that it was important that they travelled to Australia and attempted to get their cars running by the time the race came by. The FIA issued a statement following their probe, expressing their satisfaction that the Manor Marussia had done all it could have done in order to get the cars to race. It added that as a result, there were no further actions from the stewards following the event.

Question: In 2013, Justin Rose became the first Englishman in 43 years to win golf's US Open, who won in 1970?
Answer: Tony Jacklin