Name: Justin Rose reflects on viral email
Uploaded: 2026-04-09T13:01:00.000Z
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Description: Thirteen-time PGA TOUR winner Justin Rose has long been known to be a class act on and off the course. Rose, Tommy Fleetwood and Viktor Hovland reflect on his career and impact.

Following his second-round 69 at the 2026 Masters Tournament, Justin Rose explains the shift from a cruise-control mentality Thursday and early Friday to a more aggressive, birdie-focused mindset later in his second round, similar to his approach during the final round of last year’s Masters.

Justin Rose on finding aggressive mindset at Masters

Thirteen-time PGA TOUR winner Justin Rose has long been known to be a class act on and off the course. Rose, Tommy Fleetwood and Viktor Hovland reflect on his career and impact.

Justin Rose reflects on viral email

Ahead of the 2026 Masters Tournament, Tommy Fleetwood discusses how special playing golf with his family is at the Par 3 Contest and how he's motivated to keep qualifying for the Masters until Frankie is able to reach the green on the final hole at the nine-hole course.

Tommy Fleetwood on encouraging, drawing motivation from son Frankie at Par 3 Contest

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 Ali McCann interviews Tommy Fleetwood on "The Drop" to talk about his preparation for the Masters, special moments at Augusta with his family and his goal to win a major.

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In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Tommy Fleetwood makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Tommy Fleetwood makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Tommy Fleetwood makes birdie on the par-5 14th hole.

Tommy Fleetwood makes birdie on No. 14 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero, Tommy Fleetwood's drive on the 380-yard par-4 fifth hole travels 285 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 93 yards to the hole. His 88-yard approach shot from the fairway lands in the left fairway, finishing 13 feet 10 inches from the hole. Fleetwood makes a 13-foot 10-inch birdie putt, moving to 2-under par for the round and tied for 13th place at 3-under for the tournament.

Tommy Fleetwood drains 14-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Valero

In the final round of the 2026 Valero, Tommy Fleetwood's drive on the 605-yard, par-5 second hole travels 307 yards and ends up in the right fairway, leaving 297 yards to the hole. His 280-yard shot from the fairway lands in the left bunker, finishing 71 feet 6 inches from the hole. Fleetwood's 67-foot 8-inch shot from the greenside bunker lands on the right green, finishing 4 feet 7 inches from the hole. He makes a 4-foot 7-inch putt for birdie.

Tommy Fleetwood gets up-and-down from 68-foot bunker shot for birdie on No. 2 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Tommy Fleetwood's 205-yard drive on the 205-yard, par-3 13th hole landed on the left green and finished 4 feet 1 inch from the hole. He made a 4-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Tommy Fleetwood hits tee shot to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Tommy Fleetwood's drive on the 594-yard, par-5 eighth hole traveled 304 yards, landing in the right fairway and leaving 290 yards to the hole. His 285-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right bunker, finishing 25 feet 6 inches from the hole. Fleetwood's 34-feet-8-inch shot from the greenside bunker landed on the right green and finished 9 feet from the hole. He made a 9-foot putt for birdie.

Tommy Fleetwood drains 9-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Valero

In the third round of the 2026 Valero, Tommy Fleetwood's 273-yard shot from the intermediate rough landed in the right fairway, leaving 35 yards to the hole. His 35-yard shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 22 inches from the hole. Fleetwood made a 22-inch putt for birdie.

Tommy Fleetwood drains 22-inch birdie putt on No. 2 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Tommy Fleetwood's drive on the 387-yard par-4 11th travels 302 yards and ends in the right bunker, leaving 83 yards to the hole. His 81-yard approach shot from the fairway bunker lands on the left green, finishing 4 feet 5 inches from the hole. Fleetwood makes a 4-foot 5-inch putt for birdie, remaining at 2-under par for the round.

Tommy Fleetwood gets up-and-down from 81-yard bunker shot for birdie on No. 11 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Tommy Fleetwood's drive on the 622-yard, par-5 eighth went 308 yards into the right fairway, leaving 313 yards to the hole. His 303-yard approach from the fairway landed in the right bunker, finishing 54 feet 5 inches from the hole. Fleetwood's 49 feet 9 inches bunker shot landed on the left green, finishing 7 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made the 7-foot-6-inch putt for par.

Tommy Fleetwood gets up-and-down from 55 feet for birdie on No. 8 at Valero

In the second round of the 2026 Valero, Tommy Fleetwood's drive on the 196-yard, par-3 seventh hole traveled 197 yards, landing on the right green and finishing 4 feet 9 inches from the hole. Fleetwood made the 4-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Tommy Fleetwood hits tee shot to 4 feet 9 inches, sets up birdie on No. 7 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Tommy Fleetwood's drive on the 597-yard, par-5 eighth hole travels 305 yards and ends in the left rough, leaving 288 yards to the hole. His 209-yard shot from the rough lands in the right fairway, leaving 85 yards to the hole. Fleetwood's 91-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 17 feet 6 inches from the hole. He makes a 17-foot 6-inch putt for birdie, remaining at 5-under par and tied for 3rd place.

Tommy Fleetwood drains 18-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Tommy Fleetwood's 320-yard drive on the 604-yard, par-5 second hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 282 yards to the hole. His 279-yard shot from the fairway landed on the right green, finishing 23 feet 8 inches from the hole. Fleetwood missed a 24-foot 9-inch putt but finished 12 inches from the hole. He made the 12-inch putt for birdie.

Tommy Fleetwood's 279-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 2 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Tommy Fleetwood's 254-yard drive on the 351-yard, par-4 17th landed in the left fairway, finishing 98 yards from the hole. His 101-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left green, finishing 8 feet 10 inches from the hole. Fleetwood made the 8-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Tommy Fleetwood hits 101-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Tommy Fleetwood's drive on the 193-yard par-3 16th hole traveled 194 yards and landed on the left green, finishing 7 feet from the hole. Fleetwood made the 7-foot putt for birdie.

Tommy Fleetwood hits tee shot to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Valero

In the opening round of the 2026 Valero, Tommy Fleetwood's drive on the 220-yard, par-3 13th hole traveled 224 yards and landed on the right green, finishing 12 feet 9 inches from the hole. Fleetwood made the 12-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Tommy Fleetwood hits tee shot to 13 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Valero

Before the 2026 Valero Texas Open, Tommy Fleetwood reflects on the pride he carries regarding his consistency throughout different legs of his golf schedule. Fleetwood enters Valero with seven top 10s across his last 10 events, dating back to his win at the 2025 TOUR Championship.

Tommy Fleetwood on his consistency ahead of Valero

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In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Viktor Hovland's 339-yard drive on the 555-yard, par-5 11th hole landed in the right intermediate rough, leaving 216 yards to the hole, his 203-yard shot from the intermediate rough landed in the left bunker 39 feet 9 inches from the hole, his 39-foot 6-inch shot from the greenside bunker landed on the left green 2 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made the 2-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Viktor Hovland taps in from 2 feet for birdie on No. 11 at Valspar

In the second round of the 2026 Valspar, Viktor Hovland's drive on the 403-yard par-4 second hole travels 251 yards into the right fairway, his 160-yard approach from the fairway lands on the right green 6 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he makes the 6-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

Viktor Hovland pours in 7-foot birdie putt on No. 2 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Viktor Hovland's drive on the 439-yard, par-4 3rd hole travels 224 yards and ends in the right fairway, leaving 204 yards to the hole, his 203-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left green, finishing 27 feet 4 inches from the hole, and he makes a 27-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Viktor Hovland buries 27-foot birdie putt on No. 3 at Valspar

In the opening round of the 2026 Valspar, Viktor Hovland's drive on the 552-yard, par-5 first hole travels 274 yards, landing in the right intermediate rough and leaving 266 yards to the hole, his 224-yard shot from the intermediate rough lands in the right rough, leaving 43 yards to the hole, his 51-yard approach shot from the primary rough lands on the left green, finishing 24 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he makes a 24-foot-11-inch putt for birdie.

Viktor Hovland sinks 25-foot birdie putt on No. 1 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar, Viktor Hovland's 278-yard drive on the 423-yard, par-4 18th landed in the left fairway, leaving 144 yards to the pin, his 144-yard approach shot from the fairway landed in the left green, finishing 5 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 5-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Viktor Hovland hits 144-yard approach to 5 feet, makes birdie on No. 18 at Valspar

In the first round of the 2026 Valspar Championship, Viktor Hovland's drive on the 454-yard, par-4 16th hole measures 274 yards and ends in the right intermediate rough, leaving 169 yards to the hole, his 161-yard approach shot from the intermediate rough lands in the right fairway, finishing 24 feet 11 inches from the hole, and he makes a 24-foot 11-inch birdie putt from the fairway.

Viktor Hovland holes out from 25 feet for birdie on No. 16 at Valspar

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Tommy Fleetwood makes birdie on No. 17 at Valero

Tommy Fleetwood makes birdie on No. 14 at Valero

Tommy Fleetwood drains 14-foot birdie putt on No. 5 at Valero

Tommy Fleetwood gets up-and-down from 68-foot bunker shot for birdie on No. 2 at Valero

Tommy Fleetwood hits tee shot to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Valero

Tommy Fleetwood drains 9-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Valero

Tommy Fleetwood drains 22-inch birdie putt on No. 2 at Valero

Tommy Fleetwood gets up-and-down from 81-yard bunker shot for birdie on No. 11 at Valero

Tommy Fleetwood gets up-and-down from 55 feet for birdie on No. 8 at Valero

Tommy Fleetwood hits tee shot to 4 feet 9 inches, sets up birdie on No. 7 at Valero

Tommy Fleetwood drains 18-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Valero

Tommy Fleetwood's 279-yard approach sets up birdie on No. 2 at Valero

Tommy Fleetwood hits 101-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 17 at Valero

Tommy Fleetwood hits tee shot to 7 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Valero

Tommy Fleetwood hits tee shot to 13 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at Valero

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