Justin Rose

Justin Rose left it late to book his place at The 152nd Open, but only just missed out on the Claret Jug - sharing second place two strokes behind Champion Golfer Xander Schauffele.

He had come through Final Qualifying at Burnham & Berrow to seal his spot and that evening made clear his belief he could compete for the Claret Jug.

His previous tie for second came at Carnoustie in the 2018 Championship – and that after surviving the halfway cut with nothing to spare.

It meant Rose had finally bettered his fourth place as a 17-year-old amateur at Royal Birkdale in 1998.

In the decades since, Rose has celebrated victory in the 2013 US Open at Merion, where he beat Phil Mickelson and Jason Day by two, an Olympic gold medal, and four Ryder Cup victories. There were also five spells as world No.1.

And although he missed his first 21 cuts as a professional he was the DP World Tour No.1 in 2007 and has also twice been a runner-up in The Masters, losing a play-off to Sergio Garcia in 2017, and third in both the US Open and PGA Championship.

He has won two World Golf Championships – the Cadillac Championship in 2012 and the 2017 HSBC Champions.

To date, Rose has racked up 11 wins on both the DP World Tour and PGA Tour.