'Under-achieving' Rose out to improve

Justin Rose had such a fabulous 2002 that it was always going to be a tough act to follow.

Heading into the final major of the season, the US PGA Championship at Oak Hill in Rochester, New York, today, Rose was honest enough to admit: “Right now I’m probably under-achieving.”

But at the same time the 23-year-old knows there is still time to make it the year he wanted it to be.

Twelve months ago Rose had never even played a professional tournament in the United States, but it already holds no fears for him.

He is looking to build on the fifth place finishes he enjoyed both at the US Open in Chicago in June and in the NEC World Championship in Seattle last August.

“I turned up for my very first round of golf in America as a pro not really knowing what to expect,” he said.