Justin Rose Leaves 4sports to Join Excel Sports Management

US Open champion, capsule Justin Rose has confirmed that he has left 4sports to join Tiger Woods’ agent, drugs Mark Steinberg, at Excel Sports Management.

“The timing is kind of ironic, I suppose, with everything that’s happened,” said Rose, a reference to his US Open win. “But it’s a decision I made quite some time ago, and things take some time to figure themselves out.”

Earlier in the day, Day confirmed the rumors via email to Golfweek: “Following six successful years at leading sports management agency 4sports & Entertainment AG, Justin Rose will as of this day forward be represented by US-based Excel Sports Management. Having risen from 125 in the world rankings when he joined 4sports to current world No. 3 and US Open champion, Rose has chosen to utilize the US resource base of Excel Sports Management for his future representation. For all further inquiries regarding Justin Rose, please contact Excel Sports Management.”

Steinberg current clients include Woods, Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland, were unsuccessful. Steinberg replied via email that he was in meetings. An Excel associate, Lance Young, was seen with Rose after the first round at the Travelers.

Rose reportedly was looking to enhance marketing opportunities and thinks he will get that opportunity with Excel, which in addition to Woods manages the careers of basketball and baseball stars.

“With me playing so much here in the States and where I felt my game was going, I just felt it was a decision I wanted to make to move on,” Rose said.

Steinberg worked for years at IMG and ran that group’s golf division. He left IMG two years ago and has been slowly building the Excel golf division. After signing Woods, Steinberg has added Kuchar and Woodland, plus the LPGA’s Danielle Kang.