Justin Rose happy to stick with current schedule
November 6, 2017
England’s Justin Rose admits he will not change his schedule after winning the Turkish Airlines Open on Sunday afternoon.
The world number six had been tempted to play at the Nedbank Golf Challenge after winning back-to-back titles this week.
Rose stormed to victory at the WGC-HSBC Champions event last week and he followed that up with another win Antalya.
He finished his round with a 10-foot birdie effort to beat Nicolas Colsaerts and Dylan Frittelli to victory.
His win now gives him a chance to win the Race to Dubai, with Tommy Fleetwood ahead by just 135,000 points with two events remaining.
Rose is not entered into the Nedbank in South Africa as he planned to reserve his energy for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. However, he now admits a change of schedule may unsettle his rhythm.
He told reporters: “I put myself in a predicament about next week. I didn’t quite fully anticipate being so close to Tommy, but we’ll have to see.
It’s in Tommy’s hands still, but I just know I need to go and play well in Dubai. That’s been my mentality from the outset and it not going to change, but it’s exciting to be within touching distance.
“Playing four in a row is not something that I do scheduling-wise.
I’ve done it many times and I feel like by the fourth week, you’re hoping to play well, not knowing you can play well, at least for me.
And especially travelling through all these time zones, I’m kind of banking on trying to freshen up and continue my good form and momentum in Dubai.
“I think I’m focusing on if I win there, then Tommy is going to have to play some good golf next week and in Dubai to beat me, and if he does, hats off to him. I’ll set my stall out, and I’ll stick to it.”
