Justin Rose Dedicates Win To Caddie Fooch

Rose's caddie underwent heart surgery earlier in month

Justin Rose Dedicates Win To Caddie

Rose's caddie underwent heart surgery earlier in month

Justin Rose Dedicates Win To Caddie Fooch

Justin Rose won his 10th PGA Tour title at the weekend but it was the first without his long-time bagman Mark 'Fooch' Fulcher alongside him.

Fooch was back home watching from the sofa after undergoing heart surgery earlier in the month so Rose took Henrik Stenson's former caddie Gareth Lord out to California with him.

The partnership clearly worked well, with Rose winning by two strokes, and he dedicated his victory to Fooch.

“Fooch, that was for you, mate,” Rose said in his post-round interview.

“I’m sure watching us all weekend was harder than the heart surgery. … Love you, and we’ll see you soon.”

Fooch confirmed on Twitter that he was more nervous watching..."much more bloody nervy watching on the couch I can tell you," he wrote whilst thanking TV commentators for their thoughts.

Rose again dedicated the win to Fooch in a social media clip posted to the PGA Tour.

"I dedicate this to my boy Foochy who's at home resting up after surgery and no doubt we'll come back and try to win it again with him on the bag," he said.

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Mark Fulcher was tweeting throughout the final round, here are some of the highlights:

Fooch was discharged from hospital last week, a week after undergoing heart surgery.

The Englishman is currently taking some time off and we're sure he'll be back out on Rose's bag soon.

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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!

Elliott is currently playing:

Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV