Justin Rose has already written his name into Open folklore.But 12 years after his famous finish at Royal Birkdale, the hottest player on the planet is now ready to add another chapter and finally include those teenage images among the highlights of his career,www.abercrombieclothesus.com.As a 17-year-old amateur, Rose led after 36 holes and finished tied fourth when he pitched in at the last.But after turning pro the next day - and missing his first 21 cuts - he has kept no reminders of his "distorting" breakthrough.While this Open could be the making of the Ryder Cup star,Men's UGG Classic Short Bomber, the 29-year-old now admits his premature success in 1998 could have been the breaking of his young career."I have a great little golf room in my house now with all the mementoes,Abercrombie & Fitch stores, badges and photos but nothing about 1998," revealed Rose,www.asicsforaustralia.net, who lives in Florida."It was such a distorting event in my career and I don't really like celebrating it, which is a shame."I thought it gave me so much to overcome and recently I feel like other things have been more enjoyable."At the time I was too young. Before I knew it, all it was was baggage. The upside was that it gave me a great profile in terms of the British public. I feel the general sense of people wanting me to do well. But the rest of it has been hard work."It created big challenges for me and created things that impacted me, both as a person and as a golfer. I have spent a long time breaking it down, smoothing down the damage done."If he wins his first Major this weekend -and England's first since Nick Faldo in 1992 -will he dig out some old photos of that youth to accompany the new pictures of the now husband and father holding the Claret Jug?"I'd put them side by side," smiled the ever-charming star. "There would be a nice correlation between the start and the finish. I could write a good book about all that went on in between."The recent chapters will be great ones. After seven years and 162 tournaments on the other side of the Atlantic, Rose won The Memorial last month and then claimed the AT&T National.He should have completed an unprecedented hat-trick but threw away a three-shot lead in the final round of the Travelers Championship. Still, he has gone from World No.70 to No.16 thanks to new swing coach Sean Foley and new mind coach Gino Valiante."I have never gone into a Major feeling better," added Rose, who was first reserve but did not play at St Andrews in 2005."It's not just with my game either. I am slightly more contented and more aware of what I need to focus on."I guess that is 12 years of learning and making mistakes. I am excited, not just about this week but the next 10 years. I am nearly 30."When you are 30, you are no longer young. I am now in my prime and hopefully this week will be the first of many Majors to come now."Rose has a well-earned reputation for running hot and cold,www.pumasneakersonsale.com. When he was scorching in 2002 - just before his father Ken died - he won four tournaments in six months."I don't want to put a ceiling on this year at all," he said. "It could be the two that I have won. It could be five."I feel a little bit different now, like I know why I am playing well, whereas in the past it might have been pure talent or getting in a rich vein of form."Rose's new serenity will be tested over the opening two rounds in the company of the World No.1 Tiger Woods,Women's UGG Lexi."Playing with Tiger will be much easier for me than it has been in the past," said Rose, who also played with the American in 2002 and 2007.Woods has 14 Majors and English golfers have won none during his era since his first in 1997.But Rose insisted: "On pure numerical odds and on world ranking positions, we have that many guys, one of them is going to be in contention to win. That is going to be exciting."Justin Rose plays with the new TaylorMade Ghost putter - a putter exceptionally easy to aim. For more information, go to www.taylormadegolf.euIt's a fact..American Tom Watson has won the Open on every course in Scotland.. except St Andrews Related articles:

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