Birkdale memories: Justin Rose on special finish at The Open
Tuesday 18 July 2017 11:25, UK
In the second of our video features from Royal Birkdale, we take a look back at Justin Rose's remarkable performance as a teenage amateur in the 1998 Open.
The Englishman, making his first Major appearance, produced a memorable moment in the closing stages of the tournament when he holed from 45 yards for a birdie at the 18th.
That meant Rose finished just two shots behind Mark O'Meara and Brian Watts, with the former winning the eventual play-off to lift the Claret Jug.
Rose, then 17, had kicked off with a two-over round of 72, before a superb 66 got him to within a shot of the lead ahead of the cut.
A 75 then followed before he capped off a final-round 69 to finish on two over, 10 shots ahead of the other nearest amateur, Sergio Garcia.
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Rose claimed the silver medal for finishing as the lowest amateur and turned professional the following day.
"At the beginning of my week, all I wanted was to be a part of it all," Rose said afterwards. "I didn't realise I would be such a big part of it, almost getting the feel of being the winning player coming up the 18th. That's how I felt today."
