Rose to miss Shanghai

Justin Rose has withdrawn from next week’s HSBC Champions event in Shanghai after returning to South Africa following the death of his grandfather.

Rose was considering whether to play or not in any case after slumping to last place in the Volvo Masters with scores of 80 and 81 – the first time in his professional career that he has failed to break 80 in two successive rounds.

But he was then given the news about his grandfather and left Valderrama immediately.

With only three top 10 finishes all year, Rose will finish the season 81st on the Order of Merit, the worst defence of the Harry Vardon Trophy since Dale Hayes was down in 194th place in 1976.

The South African played only four events that season, however. Rose played 14.