The abiding distinction of Justin Rose’s Masters was not that he plundered 10 birdies in his final round, or even that he forced his way into a second play-off in eight years. It was that with the sun setting, and with a weeping Rory McIlroy folded in a heap on Augusta’s 18th green, his first thought amid his own anguish was to congratulate the champion.
Even from afar, you could see him mouthing the words, “Grand Slam.” For all that he was distraught at succumbing in sudden death, just as he had to Sergio Garcia in 2017, he managed to honour the wider significance of the moment.