‘I've learned so much': Why Justin Rose is so comfortable moving to McLaren Golf

Justin Rose is joining McLaren Golf after six years of gear free agency. Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images and McLaren Golf As he stares down his 46th birthday this summer, Justin Rose is the oldest player in the Official World Golf Rankings top 50 — and that experience isn’t lost on him. In fact, his past experience is part of the reason he feels so comfortable becoming an investor in McLaren Golf , the new venture of the F1 and Supercar juggernaut.

Rose was announced as the company’s first global ambassador on Monday at this week’s Cadillac Championship in Miami. On Tuesday, at a pre-tournament press conference, he was asked about the new partnership, with the brand is set to officially announce its new clubs at an event on Wednesday. “McLaren Golf has been something that’s been on the back burner for a good number of months,” Rose said Tuesday at his pre-tournament press conference, his first comments since the announcement.

“Obviously, to launch a brand out of the ground obviously has been going for a lot longer than a year. It’s something I’ve been involved with from the outset, really helping the engineering team, really testing the very first editions of the club. So yeah, I’ve been kind of working with the project for well over a year, probably.

” Justin Rose was asked directly if he thought changing clubs at this point in his career was a risk. He was direct and he was unwavering. "In the long-term, no, I don't see there being an issue at all.