VIDEO: Golf star Rose wows them at Goodwood

By The Newsroom
Published 16th May 2014, 17:30 BST
Justin Rose with Olympic gold medalist Sarah Ayton at GoodwoodJustin Rose with Olympic gold medalist Sarah Ayton at Goodwood
Justin Rose with Olympic gold medalist Sarah Ayton at Goodwood
US OPEN champion Justin Rose proved a major draw when he spent the afternoon at Goodwood passing on tips to young players and showing members a few tricks of the trade.

The world star is ambassador to Golf At Goodwood and has built up close links with the club over the past year and it was clear to see the high regard he is held in when a large crowd of invited guests watched him lead a coaching clinic on the first tee of the Downs course.

He watched as members of Goodwood’s junior academy like Marco Penge - celebrating his 16th birthday in the knowledge he is now No1 in Europe for his age - and Midhurst’s Harry Callow, just eight, played some shots, and challenged Penge to a drive-off, which showed the teenager is already a force to be reckoned with.

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Rose exchanged sporting tales with Olympic gold medal-winning sailor Sarah Ayton - who also works with Golf at Goodwood - and said he’d love the chance to follow in her footsteps when golf becomes an Olympic sport from 2016.