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Rose recommends freewheeling approach for teen Hammer

Yahoo Sports | June 17, 2015

Related Topics: Justin Rose, US Open (tennis), The Open Championship, United States, Agence France-Presse

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Cole Hammer of the United States watches a tee shot during a practice round prior to the start of the 115th U.S. Open Championship at Chambers Bay on June 17, 2015 in University Place, Washington (AFP Photo/Mike Ehrmann)

Tacoma (United States) (AFP) - When Justin Rose reached the final stage of qualifying for the British Open as a wet-behind-the-ears 14-year-old, he figured he'd climbed the highest mountain in golf.

"I felt like I was changing the world," Rose said Wednesday at the 115th US Open at Chambers Bay.

So when the 2013 US Open champ sat down and watched 15-year-old Cole Hammer's Chambers Bay news conference on Monday, it brought back memories of his own major championship debut at age 17.

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