Claret Jug the sweetest prize as Rose chases childhood dream

[Sports News]

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By Tony Jimenez ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Justin Rose will be chasing a childhood dream with a prize even more precious than a Mars bar or train set when he begins his pursuit of the British Open on Thursday. The world number eight is the highest-ranked Englishman in the St Andrews field and his country's most likely candidate to end a long, barren run without an Open winner, extending back to Nick Faldo's Muirfield triumph in 1992. "My dad used to encourage me to get out there and play and set hill targets and goals to keep me interested -- whether it be a Mars bar on the way home or a train set at the end of the year -- and just kept it fun for me." As enjoyable as that was, Rose already had far greater prizes in his sights.

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