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Claret Jug the sweetest prize as Rose chases childhood dream

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Justin Rose of England watches his tee shot on the fourth hole during a practice round ahead of the British …

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Justin Rose will be chasing a childhood dream with a prize even more precious than a Mars bar or train set when he begins his pursuit of the British Open on Thursday.

The world number eight is the highest-ranked Englishman in the St Andrews field and his country's most likely candidate to end a long, barren run without an Open winner, extending back to Nick Faldo's Muirfield triumph in 1992.