Justin Rose says he's motivated by Phil Mickelson to continue winning into his late 40s and is targeting a "golden summer" after winning the FedEx St Jude Championship.

Rose, 45, became the oldest European to win on the PGA Tour in the modern era after beating US Open champion JJ Spaun in a playoff .

The Englishman, whose last triumph came in February 2023, is now second in the six-player list of Team Europe's automatic qualifiers for the Ryder Cup in September, live on Sky Sports , so is set to make a seventh appearance in golf's famous biannual event.

"There's a pretty short list of guys that are competitive in that 45 to 50 sort of age range," said Rose.

"Obviously Phil Mickelson bucked the trend. He won a major at 51. I feel like that's good motivation.

"I still feel like ther

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