England's Justin Rose qualified Tuesday for this month's British Open at Troon as former Ryder Cup team-mate Sergio Garcia again failed to book a place in golf's oldest major championship for the second-straight year. The 43-year-old Rose, the 2013 US Open champion, took one of the four places on offer in final qualifying at Burnham Burrow in Somerset.
Rose has missed the cut at four of his last five majors, but he still believes he has it in him to win the British Open, a tournament where he made his name by finishing fourth as a 17-year-old amateur at Birkdale in 1998 and later tied for second place at Carnoustie in 2018.
'Right now, I feel a little bit of buzz,' 2016 Olympic champion Rose told Sky Sports. 'I guess I came in with a good attitude... I still feel like I can win the Open. To win it, you've got to be in it.'
But over at the West Lancashire course, there was disappointment for another former major champion as Garcia fell short in his bid to qualify for the British Open by finishing two strokes adrift of the top four, just as he had done 12 months ago.
Rose has missed the cut at four of his last five majors, but he still believes he has it in him to win the British Open, a tournament where he made his name by finishing fourth as a 17-year-old amateur at Birkdale in 1998 and later tied for second place at Carnoustie in 2018.
'Right now, I feel a little bit of buzz,' 2016 Olympic champion Rose told Sky Sports. 'I guess I came in with a good attitude... I still feel like I can win the Open. To win it, you've got to be in it.'
But over at the West Lancashire course, there was disappointment for another former major champion as Garcia fell short in his bid to qualify for the British Open by finishing two strokes adrift of the top four, just as he had done 12 months ago.
