The occasion in question of course, is the Open Championship.
It'll be contested next week at Royal Birkdale and that's what makes it so significant for Justin Rose. As some golf fans may remember, exactly ten years ago Mr. Rose had a fairytale week on the fabled course in the north west of England.
He was just 17 that summer, and during the magical week he was embraced by the crowd and made to feel like a champion... the way it happens when a kid unexpectedly breaks into contention for a major.
One of my favorite golf writers, Jason Sobel, tells the post-Open story, of the ups and many downs that followed for Justin, including 21 cuts in row after Royal Birkdale. Now however, Justin Rose is back up there ready to contend again...ready to win.
I took these photographs a couple of weeks ago at the Traveler's Championship. He's an exciting player to watch, and it would be wonderful to see him do well at the course where he made magic a decade ago.
Photographs © Golf Girl Media
Why not ? Except for the fact that JR hasn't turned into the big tournament winner a lot of people expected him to be after that Open performance 10 years ago - Rose still has the game to break out and win at any given tournament. It's probably not fair to put pressure on him to win THIS Open on the basis of four days 10 years ago - but he IS capable.
ReplyDeleteSo - why not Justin Rose this week ?
and I still want to know what "Pulitzer-esqe plaids" are. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love Justin Rose. He has a certain old fashioned sweetness. I notice those things :o)
ReplyDeleteLilly Pulitzer is a designer who does really adorable clothes in pretty preppy colors. Is that enough girly-ness for you d:)
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Nice Justin pics GG.
ReplyDeleteThere's no reason why he cannot win next week, he's got himself in good positions to win Majors recently and not quite finished the job. Now I think he is ready to go on that one step further.
ReplyDeleteAH - I see ! So are they Pulitzer plaids or are they Pulitzer-esque ? (pulitzer-esque would be shorts that just resemble pulitzer plaids) We've come to expect only the finest designer duds on the GG. :-)
ReplyDelete(quick - someone get this pink off of me !!!) :-D
What a beautifully written blog entry, GG...
ReplyDeleteDavid's not betting on JR at the Open...but we'll be watching him closely, fashionable plaids included! ~Nikki @17fairway
He could do well. This bloke who won in Scotland yesterday could be a threat.
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