Mark Roe

Mark Adrian Roe (born 20 February 1963) is an English professional golfer, short game coach and golfing analyst for Sky Sports.

At school he was a gymnast , trampolinist and spring board and high-board diving champion but suffered a perforated eardrum, and while convalescing he took up golf after caddying for his father Gordon.

[3] A former England and Great Britain Boy international Golfer Roe turned professional in 1981 and became a member of the European Tour in 1985 having been successful at the final qualifying school at his fourth attempt.

[4] He is also a worldwide respected coach, specialising on the short game,(www.markroe.info) and counts Lee Westwood Francesco Molinari , Justin Rose , Nicolas Colsaerts and Ross Fisher amongst many on the list of world class players he has helped.

Roe commented at a later date that he "handled the situation in a way that his Father would have been proud of him" and that "he welcomed the rule change so that any other player may not have face to the rollercoaster of emotion that he had to endure on Open Championship Saturday at Royal St George’s in 2003.