20 Years After Birkdale Rose Seeks 1St British Open Title
He was just a kid then —a 17-year-old amateur seemingly with the golfing world at his feet — but it remains his best finish at his home major. Rose doesn’t understand why. “I’m kind of comfortable with how bad my record’s been here,” Rose said Tuesday, two days before the British Open starts at Carnoustie, “… and I don’t feel like there’s a reason for it, either.” Since that iconic moment at Royal Birkdale in 1998, he’s won a major title, an Olympic gold medal and two World Golf Championships, all while becoming a Ryder Cup stalwart for the European team....