Justin Rose

Left it late to book his 21st start in The Open but quickly made up for lost time at Royal Troon.

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

It proved prophetic as the Englishman recorded his second joint runner-up finish, challenging throughout despite having the toughest of the conditions to contend with and ultimately finishing two shots behind Xander Schauffele.

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 there have been, most notably, his 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, most recently in Rome last season.

There were also five spells as world No.1. Rose missed his first 21 cuts as a professional but became European Tour No.1 in 2007 and since then has twice been a runner-up in The Masters, losing a play-off to Sergio Garcia in 2017, third in the US Open and fourth in the PGA Championship.

Also won two World Golf Championships – the Cadillac Championship in 2012 and the 2017 HSBC Champions. Has 11 wins on both the DP World Tour and PGA Tour.