WATCH: Justin Rose inch from a hole-in-one during Turkish Airlines Open
Thursday 2 November 2017 15:10, UK
Justin Rose made a steady start to the week at the Turkish Airlines Open, where the Englishman came extremely close to a memorable hole-in-one.
The Englishman bolstered his hopes of a late challenge for Race to Dubai victory with last week's WGC-HSBC Champions win, with Rose continuing his upturn in form with an opening-round 69 in Antalya.
Rose birdied the first and cancelled out a double-bogey at the second with gains at the the seventh and 12th, before receiving gasps from the crowd for his tee shot at the par-three 14th.
The Olympic gold medallist attacked the flag with his tee-shot at the 172-yard hole and came a whisker a way from a slam dunk ace, seeing his effort rattle the base of the flag and spin back to three feet from the pin.
To make matters worse for the 37-year-old, he missed the close-range follow-up and had to settle for a two-putt par.
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Watch the Turkish Airlines Open throughout the week live on Sky Sports. Live coverage continues on Friday from 9am on Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event.
