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Justin Rose: English Star Has Ground to Make Up in Ryder Cup Standings

By Tim Letcher

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 17: Justin Rose of England looks on on the fourth hole during the final round of The PLAYERS Championship on The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 17, 2019 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 17: Justin Rose of England looks on on the fourth hole during the final round of The PLAYERS Championship on The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 17, 2019 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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Justin Rose has become a regular in Ryder Cup play. If he is to make it five Ryder Cups in a row, he is going to need a big summer.

Justin Rose is one of the best players on the PGA Tour and, frankly, in the world. Now 39 years old, Rose has won 10 times on the PGA Tour and 12 additional times around the world.

However, Rose has not had a good 12 months. Since winning at last year’s Farmers Insurance Open, Rose has had more than his share of struggles. He was able to make the Tour Championship last season and he finished 26th in the FedEx Cup standings.

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The 2020 season has been brutal for Rose, even before the shutdown due to the coronavirus. The Englishman has made five starts on the PGA Tour this season, and the results have been much less than spectacular.

Rose started his season with a tie for 28th at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions. Since then, he has missed three of four cuts, including at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he was the defending champion.

The only cut Rose made in that streak was at the Genesis Open, where he tied for 56th place. He’s currently 205th in the FedEx Cup standings.

Rose has made the last four European Ryder Cup teams and five of the last six. However, he’s got quite a bit of ground to make up if he’s going to be playing for the Euros at Whistling Straits this summer. Rose currently sits 39th in the European Ryder Cup standings and will need to make up a ton of ground if he is to qualify for the team on his own.

The good news for Rose is that, even if he doesn’t qualify for the team via the points, he will have a very good chance of being a captain’s pick by Padraig Harrington. Having a player of Rose’s caliber and with his experience will definitely be beneficial in this fall’s competition.

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Rose has a lot of ground to make up, and it’s not likely that he will qualify for the Ryder Cup on his own. But if he can play well and gain momentum this summer, it would help him, and the European Team, at the Ryder Cup competition in September.

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