Justin Rose’s PGA Tour season was brought to a close at the St. Jude Championship – but in an alternate reality he could’ve instead been competing at LIV Golf Greenbrier
Justin Rose of England reacts on the first green during the third round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on August 17, 2024
Justin Rose hasn’t been tight-lipped about his views on LIV Golf.
Another PGA Tour has concluded for Justin Rose after he was knocked out of the play-offs.
Rose finished T22 at the St. Jude Championship, which didn’t earn him enough points in the FedEx Cup standings. The top 50 progress to this week’s BMW Championship, with the 44-year-old missing the cut by five places.
He was well placed heading into the weekend, sitting T5 on eight-under. However, back-to-back rounds of one-over on Saturday and Sunday dashed his hopes of advancing to the second play-off event of the season finale.
Rose could be in a very different situation now had he accepted an offer from LIV Golf, rumoured to be around £50million, when the Saudi-backed breakaway approached him before their 2022 launch. Since then, he’s been outspoken about why he rejected it and his views on the rival tour
Justin Rose of England reacts on the first green during the third round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on August 17, 2024
Justin Rose hasn’t been tight-lipped about his views on LIV Golf
Another PGA Tour has concluded for Justin Rose after he was knocked out of the play-offs.
Rose finished T22 at the St. Jude Championship, which didn’t earn him enough points in the FedEx Cup standings. The top 50 progress to this week’s BMW Championship, with the 44-year-old missing the cut by five places.
He was well placed heading into the weekend, sitting T5 on eight-under. However, back-to-back rounds of one-over on Saturday and Sunday dashed his hopes of advancing to the second play-off event of the season finale.
Rose could be in a very different situation now had he accepted an offer from LIV Golf, rumoured to be around £50million, when the Saudi-backed breakaway approached him before their 2022 launch. Since then, he’s been outspoken about why he rejected it and his views on the rival tour.
Rose was fully aware of just how good a deal was presented to him. For the 2013 US Open champion, there was a stronger motivation in play than the money, though – his childhood goals.
Joining LIV would’ve limited his opportunities to earn world ranking points, and that would’ve harmed his chances of qualifying automatically for the majors. And it’s those championships which he grew up dreaming of winning.
“Sure it looked great on paper,” Rose confessed to the Telegraph last year. “But what sealed it for me was honouring that kid who was on that putting green at North Hants Golf Club trying to knock in putts to win the Masters and the Open and the US Open and the PGA [Championship]. I felt I couldn’t let him down and stop chasing his dreams.”
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