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Rose finds inspiration in Faldo
Sandwich, July 17: Britain`s Justin Rose says he is using the career of six-times major winner Nick Faldo as a blueprint for success.
Sandwich, July 17: Britain's Justin Rose says he is using the career of six-times major winner Nick Faldo as a blueprint for success.
"He represents a benchmark for all of us," said Rose, who has been practising with Faldo ahead of this week's British Open. "He showed us how much discipline and how much work needs to be put in. You can have talent but if you haven't got that work ethic it won't go all the way."
Rose, 22, finished fourth at Birkdale five years ago as an amateur but it took 21 starts as a professional before he made his first cut. Last year he finally broke through with four victories and, along with Paul Casey, Ian Poulter, Nick Dougherty and Luke Donald, is hoping to emulate Britain's last home-grown British Open champion, 1999 winner Paul Lawrie.
Since the Scotsman's play-off success at Carnoustie no European has won one of golf's four Majors. But Rose believes his healthy rivalry with his fellow British golfers could help to make the breakthrough.
"Put it this way, if I don't win the Open in my career I'd be disappointed," he said. "We all get along fantastically but you want to keep pace with them, don't want to get left behind as they kick on. That's got to be a good thing."
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"He represents a benchmark for all of us," said Rose, who has been practising with Faldo ahead of this week's British Open. "He showed us how much discipline and how much work needs to be put in. You can have talent but if you haven't got that work ethic it won't go all the way."
Rose, 22, finished fourth at Birkdale five years ago as an amateur but it took 21 starts as a professional before he made his first cut. Last year he finally broke through with four victories and, along with Paul Casey, Ian Poulter, Nick Dougherty and Luke Donald, is hoping to emulate Britain's last home-grown British Open champion, 1999 winner Paul Lawrie.
Since the Scotsman's play-off success at Carnoustie no European has won one of golf's four Majors. But Rose believes his healthy rivalry with his fellow British golfers could help to make the breakthrough.
"Put it this way, if I don't win the Open in my career I'd be disappointed," he said. "We all get along fantastically but you want to keep pace with them, don't want to get left behind as they kick on. That's got to be a good thing."
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