PHIL-GOOD FACTOR

GOLDEN SUMMER Rose credits fellow veteran winner Mickelson, below, for inspiring the English star to become the oldest European PGA Tour winner with his success the St Jude

- BY NEIL MCLEMAN

JUSTIN ROSE revealed he is inspired to keep winning by Phil Mickelson claiming the US PGA aged 50 after becoming the oldest European winner on the PGA Tour.

And the new world No.9's golden summer will now extend to a seventh Ryder Cup appearance at Bethpage Black in September.

Rose, 45, first found fame as a 17-year-old qualifier at the 1998 Open when he chipped in at the last to finish tied fourth.

And the 2013 US Open champion is still producing stunning finishes as he birdied five of his last eight at the FedEx St Jude Championships - including the last two holes of a three-hole playoff - to beat JJ Spaun.