Rose puts foot on it and pays the penalty

JUSTIN ROSE put his foot in it – or rather on it – when the French Open began at Le Golf National near Paris yesterday.

The 22-year-old from Hampshire, looking to build on his fifth place at the US Open two weeks, trod on his ball and incurred a one-stroke penalty.

It could prove costly come the end of the £1.7million tournament on Sunday. Rose lies two strokes off the lead following his four-under-par 68, the same score as Ireland's Gary Murphy.