In his fourth start of the season, claimed his first top 10, with a T5 at The Honda Classic on the strength of back-to-back, 4-under 66s in the second and third rounds. Held a share of the 36-hole lead with Tom Gillis before a 71-70 finish culminated in the T5 finish. It was his seventh start in the event.

Came back a week later and carded a final-round, 2-under 70 to come from three strokes back to win the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship, finishing 16-under 272 and one stroke ahead of 54-hole leader Bubba Watson (74). Has now earned at least one victory in each of the last three years, with his fourth TOUR win the largest come-from-behind win in Cadillac Championship history, topping two-stroke comebacks by Tiger Woods in 2005 and Nick Watney in 2011. The victory, which was worth 550 points and moved him to No. 8 in the FedExCup points race, was his fifth top-10 finish in 21 World Golf Championships starts. His previous-best finish was a runner-up effort at the 2007 Bridgestone Invitational.

Finished T8 at the Masters Tournament, with rounds of 72-72-72-68. Was one of five players with all four rounds at par or better.

Fourth top-10 of the season came at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (T10).

2011: Picked up his third win on TOUR, at the BMW Championship, to propel him to a career-best fifth-place finish in the FedExCup. Made 18 of 23 cuts and had a career-best with 13 top-25 finishes.

Finished T9 at the Northern Trust Open to post first top 10 of the season.

Held a 1-shot lead through 54 holes at the Transitions Championship at 13-under-par, but faded to a T5, his second top 10 of the year, with a final round 74. Consecutive 65s in the second and third rounds were his lowest back-to-back rounds on TOUR since he shot 64-62 in the first two rounds of the 2010 Travelers Championship.

Finished T3 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, thanks to a final-round 68 and a birdie on the 72nd hole to finish two behind champion Martin Laird.

Next top-10 finish came 11 starts later and in the season's first PGA TOUR Playoffs event, a T6 at The Barclays with rounds of 67-65-67.

Entered the BMW Championship No. 34 in the FedExCup standings and moved to No. 3 with his third-career victory, securing his spot in the following week's TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola. Opened the event with an 8-under 63, equaling the best opening round in BMW Championship history. He held at least a share of the lead the rest of the way en route to becoming the first European winner of a PGA TOUR Playoffs event and the first to win the BMW Championship since Harry Cooper in 1934. The final round was nip and tuck most of the day with John Senden, but he secured the deal with a chip-in for birdie on the par-4 17th hole from 35 feet, 10 inches on his way to an even-par 71 and a two-stroke victory over Senden. The win was just the second in eight attempts when he's taken the lead/co-lead into the final round on the PGA TOUR.

Enjoyed his 13th top-25 finish of the season when he shot a final-round 66 at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions to move up the leaderboard into a T7 in Shanghai.

A week later, at the rain-shortened Barclays Singapore Open, he had all three rounds in the 60s to T9.

Playing in his third World Cup, he joined with Ian Poulter to represent England on the way to a T2 finish. Came from well behind the pack on the strength of a foursomes 63 Sunday at Mission Hills GC's Blackstone Course. 2010: Turned in his best season on TOUR, claiming first two PGA TOUR wins at the Memorial Tournament and AT&T National. Returned to the TOUR Championship and finished 15th in the final FedExCup standings.

Birdied the first four holes on the way to a course record-tying 6-under 64 to finish third at The Honda Classic. Was six strokes behind champion Camilo Villegas.

Overcame a four-stroke deficit with a final-round 66 to win the Memorial Tournament for his first PGA TOUR title. Ran off three consecutive birdies before the turn, made a 20-foot par putt to keep his momentum, then seized control when third-round leader Rickie Fowler took a double bogey with a tee shot into the water on the 12th hole. Fowler shot 73 to finish three shots behind. Finished at 18-under 270 with three rounds in the 60s at Muirfield Village GC.

In his next start, was atop the leaderboard through the first three rounds of the Travelers Championship. Set a career low with an 8-under 62 in the second round and began the final round with a three-stroke lead. Struggled on Sunday with a 5-over 75 to finish T9.

Held on for a victory at the AT&T National, his second victory of the season and of his career. Held a five-stroke lead entering the final nine, hit every green in regulation and made seven consecutive pars to finish the tournament and beat Ryan Moore by one stroke. Moore one-putted his last eight greens, including a 12-foot par putt on the 18th hole, for a Sunday-best 65 to make it a battle. Rose two-putted up a dangerous ridge on the tough 17th for par. And with the Fourth of July fireworks booming in the distance, he hit the fairway and green for one last par on the final hole. Rose finished the AT&T National at 10-under 270.

Finished T15 in his second career start at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. 2009: Surpassed $1 milion in earnings for the sixth consecutive season. Posted two top-10s in 22 starts on the season.

Finished T5 at the Wyndham Championship for his seventh top 25 of the season. Prior to first-round and third-round 65s, the last time he shot a 65 was the first round of the 2008 Travelers Championship.

Closed out the season with a T4 finish at the Children's Miracle Network Classic to remain as that tournament's career scoring average leader. 2008: Surpassed $1 million in earnings for the fifth consecutive season after making the cut in 10 of 15 starts. Finished No. 99 in earnings for fifth consecutive season inside the top 100.

In fourth career Masters start, shared first-round lead with Trevor Immelman after a 4-under-par 68. Leader or co-leader after 18 holes at the Masters for the third time (2004, 2007, 2008). Finished T36.

First top-10 was a T2 finish at the Memorial Tournament. In four career starts at Muirfield Village GC he has two top-5s (2004, fourth).

Finished T9 at the PGA Championship, his first top-10 in a major since finishing T10 at the 2007 U.S. Open.

Made first Ryder Cup appearance at Valhalla where he recorded a 3-1-0 record (one of only three winning records on the European team), including a 3-and-2 Singles victory over Phil Mickelson. 2007: Played in all four PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events en route to finishing 16th on the points list. Set personal bests in earnings ($2,705,875) and top-10 finishes (seven) after making 15 of 16 cuts on the season. Finished in the top 12 at all four major championships.

Finished first on the European Tour's order of merit. Won the Volvo Masters in a playoff in early November to capture the order of merit. Moved to seventh in the World Ranking with the victory.

Early in the PGA TOUR season, had another near-miss at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, where he held or shared the lead after the second, third and fourth rounds. Entered the final round tied with Lucas Glover at 20-under par. Posted 76 in the wind-blown final round to finish third, missing a birdie putt on the 90th hole that would have forced a three-way playoff.

Finished T5 at the Masters Tournament, tying his career-best finish in a major championship. Shared the first-round lead of 69 with Brett Wetterich.

Missed the better part of two months after the Masters due to a back injury.

One of five players to record top-10s at first two majors of 2007, notching a T10 at the U.S. Open at Oakmont CC.

Runner-up to Tiger Woods at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, thanks to a final-round, 2-under 68, his second career runner-up finish on TOUR.

Four rounds in the 60s resulted in a T5 at the BMW Championship. 2006: Posted a T2 at the Valero Texas Open after sharing the first-round lead with a 6-under 64.

Set the Palm Course record with a 12-under-par 60 in the first round of the FUNAI Classic, breaking the record of 61 held by Mark Lye (1984) and Carl Pettersson (2005). Missed a 14-foot birdie try on 18 to shoot 59.

Won first European Tour title in four years with a two-stroke win in the Australian Masters in late November. 2005: Season highlighted by a pair of third-place finishes.

First was a solo third at the Buick Championship, where he held the 36- and 54-hole leads. Opened with bogey-free rounds of 65-63 to take a four-shot lead over Ben Curtis and Kevin Sutherland. Led Curtis by one entering final round after a third-round 70, but was overtaken by Brad Faxon (61) and Tjaart van der Walt (64) on Sunday, falling one shot short of a playoff after posting a 1-under-par 69.

Second was a T3 at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Recorded four rounds in the 60s, including an 8-under 64 in the third round. 2004: Fared well in his first season as an official TOUR member, making 18 of 22 cuts, including four top-10s and earning more than $1 million.

Making second Masters appearance, grabbed first- and second-round leads. Shot a 9-over-par 81 in the third round and finished T22.

Shot an 8-under 63 in the final round of the Bell Canadian Open, where he finished T4.

Recorded hole-in-one in first round of Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, acing the par-3 17th hole with a 3-iron from 232 yards. 2003: As a non-member, made more money than the 125th spot on the TOUR money list to earn his initial TOUR card.

Playing in his first U.S. Open, finished T5 and shared honors with Fredrik Jacobson for best finish by a first-time participant.

Solo third in 16th professional TOUR start at the inaugural Deutsche Bank Championship. First-round 8-under-par 63 set the TPC Boston course record that was broken one day later by Adam Scott's 62. 2002: Delivered the huge potential which first became apparent in the 1998 British Open by capturing the Dunhill Championship on the European Tour at the start of the season.

Went on to win the Nashua Masters title in South Africa and the Crowns Tournament in Japan. He then claimed the Victor Chandler British Masters after a battle with friend Ian Poulter. 2001: Begun the season with successive second-place finishes in South Africa, the country of his birth, to ensure his playing rights for this season. 2000: Finished ninth at European Tour qualifying tournament to keep his playing privileges for next season after coming within five spots of retaining his card. 1999: Finished fourth at European Tour qualifying tournament to earn first card. Amateur: Pitched in at the last hole to T4 at the 1998 British Open at Royal Birkdale. Won Silver Medal as leading amateur. Turned professional the next day.

Moved to England from South Africa at age 5, when he started to play seriously at Hartley Wintney GC 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, and he is remembered via the Ken Rose Foundation (kenrosefoundation.com).

Delivered the huge potential which first became apparent in the 1998 British Open by capturing the Dunhill Championship at the start of 2002, having begun the 2001 season with successive second-place finishes in South Africa, the country of his birth, to ensure his playing rights for this season.

Moved to England at age 5, when he started to play seriously at Hartley Wintney GC 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-3 at age 14 and played in 1997 Walker Cup at only 17.

Brother, Brandon is an ex-professional in South Africa.

Co-coached by his father Ken and David Leadbetter, with whom he began working in 1998, the year he holed out at the 72nd hole to T4 in the British Open at Royal Birkdale and win low amateur honors. Turned professional the next day.

Missed card at Qualifying School in 1998 but finished fourth in 1999 and ninth in 2000 after coming within five spots of retaining his card.

Went on to win the Nashua Masters title in South Africa and the Crowns Tournament in Japan after his breakthrough success in the Dunhill Championship then claimed the Victor Chandler British Masters in 2002 after a battle with friend Ian Poulter.