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A Good Week for ... , June 23, 2013

Justin Rose had an extra special Father's Day, winning the US Open for the first time and paying tribute to his dad Ken, who introduced him to the game and who died of leukaemia in 2002.

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Justin Rose won the US Open for the first time on Father's Day.
Steve Dunthorne

The English golfer had an extra special Father's Day, winning the US Open for the first time and paying tribute to his dad Ken, who introduced him to the game and who died of leukaemia in 2002. Rose pipped Phil Mickelson for the title at Merion, near Philadelphia, becoming the first English winner of a major since Nick Faldo.

 

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