Moved to England from South Africa at age 5, when he started to play seriously at Hartley Wintney Golf Club near his Hampshire home. First swung a club in back garden at 11 months when dad, Ken, handed him a plastic club. Broke 70 for the first time at age 11. Handicap of plus-1 at age 14.

Father, Ken, passed away in September 2002.

Became golf's first Olympic champion since 1904 when he won the gold medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Also made history when he recorded the first hole-in-one in Olympic Golf.

Together with wife, Kate, runs the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation, benefitting the youth of Orlando (kjrosefoundation.org).