Justin Rose shrugs off leaked medical records because he thought everyone knew about them anyway
The English golfer was targeted by Russian hackers, but he insists he wasn't bothered
JUSTIN ROSE was shocked his medical records were leaked — because he thought they were public anyway.
Russian hackers revealed he had a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) to take an anti-inflammatory drug for a back injury, which forced him out of May’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Rose eventually returned to action at the US Open in June and said: “Honestly, I wasn’t bothered one little bit about it.
“In fact, I didn’t even know TUEs were kept private. It’s not like you take something and ask for forgiveness.
“You apply for it, it’s granted, you do it and that procedure is in place for an athlete who is having medical issues, not someone trying to gain anything from it.”
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Olympic gold medal winner Rose, 36, had plenty to gain from the jousting with the American media ahead of the Transatlantic clash.
Asked if he had packed his prize from Rio to show the troops, he said: “No, that’s not something I’m touting around and neither would anyone else.
“This week, Danny Willett doesn’t have the Green Jacket in the team room, Rory doesn’t have the FedExCup in the team room, Henrik doesn’t have the Claret Jug in the team room.
“We all know this is about the Ryder Cup and that little gold trophy — and that’s enough for us all this week.
“Yeah, it’s nice to have belief in your team-mates that they can stand up to pressure and they can deliver on the big stage.
“And I think that’s what the gold medal and the Green Jacket, the FedExCup and Henrik’s Claret Jug represent.”