SOUTHPORT, England (AP) Royal Birkdale is where it all began for Justin Rose.
Now, there’s a Lego scene to prove it.
Rose was a slight 17-year-old golfer wearing a baggy red sweater and a wide smile when he produced one of the British Open’s iconic moments in 1998, holing out from 45 yards for eagle at the 72nd hole to secure a tie for fourth place.
He was the talk of Birkdale that week. Even trash-collector girls stopped working to get a glimpse at the English amateur making a run at the claret jug on home turf.