PGA TOUR Golfer Justin Rose and his Wife Kate Back Blessings in a Big Way!

Justin Rose has eleven professional wins, including four on the European Tour and four PGA TOUR wins, 2010-AT&T and Memorial; 2011-BMW Champs; 2012-WGC Cadillac. A South African-born golfer, Rose now resides in Florida with his wife, Kate and 2 young children.

Justin  has increased his charitable support by lending his name, time and fundraising activities to Blessings in a Backpack. Along with wife Kate, Justin has become actively involved in Blessings in a Backpack to ensure that underprivileged school children across America are receiving proper nourishment on the weekends.  

Justin states, “This program is very close to our hearts because Kate and I know Blessings in a Backpack fills a crucial void for children who might otherwise go hungry. I can't expect to play good golf if I'm not properly nourished so how can we expect kids to go a full weekend without enough to eat and then be able to focus on learning the next school week?”  

Justin and Kate have worked closely with Blessings since 2009 where their fundraising efforts have helped feed over 1,600 school children in 5 Orlando area schools.  They have both visited schools, stuffed backpacks and distributed them to the children, and held two golf days that raised a total of $380,000!  The Roses have also personally provided exciting trips away from school for the Blessings in a Backpack students – including taking 80 children to the beach in 2011 for the afternoon in Orlando, taking 15 children to the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf event at Bay Hill in 2011 and 20 children in 2012. The Roses have another beach trip planned in 2012 that will include 60 2nd grade students. These experiences are events these children may never have been exposed to if the Roses hadn’t thought it was so important to help them see the world beyond their neighborhood.   

It’s through Justin & Kate’s passion for the program that lead Zurich Financial (feeding 800 children in New Orleans) and Farmers Insurance (feeding 500 children in San Diego) to extend their support to Blessings in a Backpack. Justin donated $80 for every birdie, 360, he posted in 2011, and Zurich Financial matched his donation. To date Justin has posted 162 birdies, which already gives a total of $25,920 when matched by Zurich.  

To see Justin and Kate in action with the children in Orlando, click here. 

Check-out Justin's Golf Channel Morning Drive interview HERE!

More Videos of Justin & Kate in Action!

March 22, 2012  Justin and Kate hosted a group of students at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Read more....

April 18, 2011, Zurich Financial Services ran an ad in Golf World, sharing the work Justin and Kate are doing with Blessings in a Backpack.


June 2010, Kate and Justin hosted a Blessings in a Backpack golf outing at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club that raised enough funds to feed hundreds of kids in 4 public schools in Orange County, FL.

The Roses understand the value of good nutrition in the performance equation. "I can't expect to turn up and play good golf if I'm undernourished and haven't put the right fuel in my body to do a good job and perform," says Justin. "So how can you expect a kid to go away on the weekend, not have access to enough food, and be expected to be ready to learn on Monday? From that perspective, it is the foundation of learning and performing, really."

"This event gave us funding to help sustain our program for nearly three years," states Lino Rodriguez, the principal of Grand Avenue Elementary. "Bottom line, our students are hungry. They tell us they're hungry, they write it to us, and they appreciate anything we can do for them, from providing healthy snacks during the school day to providing some food for the weekend to sustain them."

September 30, 2011 - The Kate & Justin Rose Foundation is back at it again, raising money to support several schools in Orlando, FL, through their annual golf tournament on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. We encourage our supporters in the Orlando area to help support their project by donating today and making sure to designate the funds to the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation.