IT WAS a fist pump that got its first Open airing 26 years ago at Royal Birkdale.
This time, it was in celebration of a birdie putt on the Postage Stamp, one of the most famous holes on the Championship roster.
The putt briefly had Justin Rose in pole position for victory in golf's blue-riband event. With 10 holes left, the Englishman, 43, was tied for the lead with a nervylooking Billy Horschel, with playing partner and eventual winner Xander Schauffele one behind.
He had missed a couple of decent opportunities but there was a buzz about his progress, a feeling that fate was dealing him a winning hand.
Sure, Rose has long been an established big-name player, a Major winner and a Ryder Cup stalwart.
But that Major, the US Open, came in 2013, and Rose's world ranking in a five-year period when he has won only one tournament - has slipped to 67th.
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