By Mark Garrod, PA Sport Golf Correspondent, Chicago

Justin Rose finished his United States Open debut in brilliant fashion on Sunday - and said: "That's a nice Father's Day present for my old man".

The 22-year-old, whose father Ken died of leukaemia last year, was joint 24th with a round to go at Olympia Fields, but a one under par 69 left him joint sixth as the championship neared its conclusion.

"I'm delighted," said Rose. "This is another good learning experience for me and I'll take level par in this for the next 20 years every time.

"My game is at a major level now and without saying I feel I am ready to win one I think I am capable of it in the not too distant future.

"People talk about patience all the time, but I've never seen the value of it until now. This week spelt it out black and white.

"David Leadbetter (his coach) gave me a bit of a hard time beforehand because I was struggling a bit with my swing. He said it was ridiculous I was not up for a US Open and by being hard on me maybe he was speaking through my dad.

"He pointed out to me that Nick Price has won a lot not playing well. I was whingeing a bit and I took it to David for him to say something to fire me up. He gave me a talking to."