Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose visit Sky's Open Zone at Royal Troon
Wednesday 13 July 2016 14:07, UK
Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose interrupted their preparations for The 145th Open to check into the all-new Sky Sports Open Zone at Royal Troon.
We took our first look at the innovative feature on Monday, with Lee Westwood and Rickie Fowler the headline acts. Colin Montgomerie kicked off Tuesday's live preview show as he talked Claude Harmon III through his swing before fielding a few questions from the audience.
Monty, who will strike the opening tee shot of the tournament at 6.35am on Thursday, then handed over the stage to Andy Sullivan, who was his usual entertaining self as he swatted a few balls away.
McIlroy was next to arrive at The Open Zone, and he was clearly not rattled by his mishap at the Postage Stamp during his practice round earlier in the day.
The 2014 champion reviewed the footage of himself taking six attempts to get his ball out of one of the deep pot bunkers at the famous par three and described the difficulty of the situation to Robert Lee at the Sky Cart.
Justin Rose looked as relaxed as ever as he demonstrated his smooth swing under the watchful eye of Claude, and he laughed off a question from a punter who backed the Englishman to finish in the top five last year (he finished tied for sixth) and wondered if he would do better this week!
"That's why it's called gambling," joked Rose, who then handed over to 1999 Open champion Paul Lawrie for the final stint of the live show, while Jimmy Walker was another guest happy to take part.
Watch the videos to see the best of The Open Zone on Tuesday at Royal Troon, and don't miss our coverage throughout the week on Sky Sports - the proud new home of The Open.
