Overview
- Rose said Tuesday that at 46 he has no interest in "just making up the numbers" and intends to keep competing at the highest level instead of moving to the Champions Tour.
- He returns to TPC Southwind as the defending FedEx St. Jude champion after beating J.J. Spaun in a playoff last year.
- This season Rose won the Farmers Insurance Open by seven strokes and collected big points with a T3 at the Masters and a T10 at the PGA Championship.
- He sits 24th in FedEx Cup points entering the playoff opener, with only the top 50 after this event advancing to the BMW Championship and then the top 30 moving on to the Tour Championship.
- Rose says practical preparation and rest have been key, citing gym work, a recent three-week break, and heat measures such as using a parasol as part of his plan to chase wins and a Ryder Cup spot next year.