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• World’s top players congratulate Rose on Rio triumph
• Woods, Spieth & Co amongst those to tweet messages
• One Direction’s Niall Horan also gets in on the action

OLYMPIC GOLF | JUSTIN ROSE

No sooner had Justin Rose secured the first Olympic golf gold medal in 112 years than the world’s top golfers took to Twitter to congratulate him and celebrate his superb victory in Rio.

We’ll get to them soon enough but, first, what about this class selfie from the man himself?

Read more -> Justin Rose secures gold for GB in Rio

Unsurprisingly, this has already become Rose’ new Twitter avatar. Meantime, his long-standing caddie, Mark ‘Fooch’ Fulcher, also got in on the Twitter action. This is quite brilliant…

Many had criticised golf’s reintroduction to the Olympics, some saying that the top players simply weren’t interested in it. The reaction to Rose’ win would suggest otherwise…

The congratulatory messages weren’t just restricted to golfers. One Direction’s Niall Horan – a good friend of Rose – also sent him a ‘well done’ tweet…

British tennis ace Jamie Murray – the doubles specialist and brother of two-time Olympic gold medallist Andy – also had this to say…

Fresh from appearing on Match Of The Day in his pants, footballer-turned-presenter Gary Lineker also showed his appreciation for Rose’ efforts.

Meanwhile, this video former England and British & Irish Lions rugby player Matt Dawson posted of his kids celebrating Rose’ win is just brilliant…

Justin Rose, Olympic champion – Your Thoughts

What did you make of Justin Rose’ Olympic golf victory? Did you enjoy seeing golf in the Games? Leave your thoughts in our ‘Comments’ section below.

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Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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