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<\/a><\/p>\nRose has 11 wins on the DP World Tour, the 2013 U.S. Open, five runner-up finishes in majors including two playoff losses at Augusta, the 2018 FedEx Cup, could win a second FedEx Cup this year, has an Olympic gold medal and he will play in his seventh Ryder Cup next month at Bethpage Black.<\/p>\n
There aren\u2019t a lot of holes to fill on Rose\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9, though he was quick to point out that he hasn\u2019t qualified for the Tour Championship since 2019, a dry run that will end next week at East Lake.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s great, isn\u2019t he? I love his dedication. I really do. I\u2019ve always loved how he\u2019s gone about the game. I\u2019m an admirer of his career. I just happen to be very close to him, so I\u2019m lucky that I get to spend a lot of time with him,\u201d Fleetwood said, looking beyond his own disappointment Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, at 45 he\u2019s not slowing down at all. He\u2019s cracking on. He\u2019s still very fit, very healthy, very motivated. I think he\u2019s a great person in golf to look up to.\u201d<\/p>\n
And he\u2019s another cinder block in captain Luke Donald\u2019s imposing European Ryder Cup team.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Winning] is another really, really, really important signal that I\u2019m on the right track with my game, and actually maybe even getting a little bit better at the moment.\u201d \u2013 Justin Rose<\/p>\n
Rose has played against Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson when they were near the height of their powers, absorbed the arrival of Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth, played alongside Rahm as he became one of the game\u2019s superpowers and, most recently, has been chasing McIlroy and Scheffler, like everyone else.<\/p>\n
The arc of Rose\u2019s career may be bending with age but it\u2019s a slow bend. He has remained relevant at an age when he could relax.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously Phil bucked the trend; he won a major at 51. I feel like that\u2019s good motivation,\u201d Rose said. \u201cI still feel like there is that golden summer of my career available to me. That\u2019s what I\u2019ve been pushing for.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoments like getting close at Troon [in the 2024 Open Championship] and then obviously getting close at Augusta, they\u2019re signals that it\u2019s possible. [Winning] is another really, really, really important signal that I\u2019m on the right track with my game, and actually maybe even getting a little bit better at the moment.<\/p>\n
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Rose said if he can \u201cfind it at the key times\u201d he will remain relevant. Stacy Revere, Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cWill I ever be the best player that I was when I was maybe 2018 No. 1 in the world? I don\u2019t know, but I don\u2019t have to be I don\u2019t think, as long as I can find it at the key times.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rose has succeeded with a working man\u2019s approach to the game. He doesn\u2019t have McIlroy\u2019s athletic brilliance, Mickelson\u2019s artistry or Scheffler\u2019s extraordinary consistency.<\/p>\n
There is a grinding, dig-it-out-of-the-dirt component that has elevated Rose across the years and it would be understandable if, into his third decade as a pro, he was comfortable in easing off. Instead, Rose has doubled down on his commitment.<\/p>\n
He believes in what he is doing and has the results to validate his effort.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefinitely played some good golf this year when it\u2019s mattered. I feel like my good has been good. My consistency hasn\u2019t been there, but I\u2019ve been telling people that I feel like when I play my best golf, I\u2019m able to compete with the best players in the world, and obviously today proved that I can win against the best players in the world,\u201d Rose said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really a gratifying day for me just to know that the hard work I have been putting in is not in vain.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the subject of sticking with the hard work, the flip side of Rose\u2019s Memphis victory was Fleetwood\u2019s latest near-miss. Two ahead with three to play, Fleetwood unraveled much like he did when he let the Travelers Championship slip away earlier this summer.<\/p>\n
With 14 top-3 finishes without a victory, Fleetwood can\u2019t escape the burden he now carries. He is immensely popular with fans but the can\u2019t-win label is now as much a part of his story as his long, flowing hair. Fleetwood has not hidden from the obvious and has further endeared himself to fans by how he has handled his disappointments.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll these experiences and these close calls \u2026 there\u2019s no point in making or allowing them to have a negative effect on what happens next. What would be the point?\u201d Fleetwood said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a great week. I did a ton of good stuff, and as disappointed as I am, I have to try to find the strength to make it all a positive experience and hopefully next time go again, put myself in that position again and we just go again.\u201d<\/p>\n
If Fleetwood needs any more motivation, the example set by his good friend Justin Rose may be just what he needs.<\/p>\n
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Justin Rose reacts after making a birdie during a playoff on the way to winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Stacy Revere, Getty Images<\/p>\n