Justin Rose didn’t win The British Open Championship, but not for a lack of a cheering section - PGA TOUR

The Englishman, who had to qualify for Royal Troon, put on a determined performanceWritten by Cameron Morfit @CMorfitPGATOURTROON, Scotland – Justin Rose was the people’s choice, the poet’s choice, and the storybook ending.Alas, he did not win The 152nd Open Championship even if you could feel the affection for him, and not just from the brave swimmer in the freezing Firth of Clyde who held up a sign wishing him luck Sunday.“I’ll tell you the thing I like about Rosie,” said Gary Woodland, who finished T50 at Troon. “In 2008, I joined Lake Nona in Orlando, it was the week before Q-School Final Stage. And he came up out of nowhere and introduced himself to me. He gave me some advice to slow things down, try to play every nine holes under par, since it’s six rounds.“He said there will be some big names,” Woodland continued, “but since I had played my way to that point, I was playing better than the guys that were falling back. I ended up getting my TOUR card. Ever since then, we’ve been p...