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SOUTHPORT, England (AP) \u2014 Justin Rose could feel the warmth and adulation as he walked up the 18th hole Friday in the British Open<\/a>. He just wishes he could have changed the day of the week.<\/p>\n

Rose had left himself too big of a hole and didn’t make nearly enough putts to make the cut at Royal Birkdale. He closed with a 2-under 68 \u2014 he shot 76 in the first round \u2014 and his exit was more ceremonial than it was a celebration.<\/p>\n

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