Justin Rose's emotional surprise a tribute to his late father
Justin Rose was surprised by friends who bought his 2002 British Masters trophy at auction, a win his late father saw.
Justin Rose has a new trophy in his trophy case at home: the Victor Chandler British Masters trophy representing his victory of the DP World Tour event in 2002 at Woburn Golf Club, about 50 miles northwest of central London. Rose posted a video on social media and explained there were only four editions of that version of the trophy, and he never got a replica of it. A couple of his close friends noticed the original was being auctioned recently and purchased it for Rose and surprised him with it.
“It means so much, I was actually lost for words,” Rose said in the video, showing a photo of his father physically touching the trophy with him and his family. “It’s the only professional win my late father was there to see. Truly special.
” Back on the road for five weeks… It was a shorter trip home than expected after the @TGL semi-final win. Busy few weeks ahead starting with the TGL final tomorrow and Tuesday, Easter holidays with the family and a few big tournaments in April!! I also wanted to share… pic.
twitter. com/5tO712ujxk — Justin ROSE (@JustinRose99) March 22, 2026 Indeed, it is. Rose’s father, Ken, died later that year after a long battle with cancer.