2013 US Open winner Justin Rose looked ahead to the 145th Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland, on Tuesday (12th July).

SOUNDBITE: (English) Justin Rose, world No. 11 and 2013 US Open winner:

(On Rory McIlroy's form)

"He popped off a win in Ireland, which was a tournament that meant so much to him and was obviously a big, big victory for him. So he's got it when he wants it, and that's all you need to see, really. So I'm not seeing a huge drop-off in form. He's just not at his best very, very best right now, but you can't be at your best all the time. So the question kind of threw me because I didn't think there was an issue, necessarily."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Justin Rose, world No. 11 and 2013 US Open winner:

(On if he feels extra confident having spent over a week already in Troon preparing)

"Yeah, extra confidence, or I'd say right now I feel like it's a calmness. I'm prepared, I'm ready. I've seen the course, I would say, in both winds. I feel like I'm rounding into form. I feel like some of the thought processes that a player goes through, I feel like they're simplified or solidifying in my mind what's going to be my strategy going into the week, what's going to be my swing field, what I'm working on in my game, my short game, my putting. I feel like I have a clear handle on all of that. So, yeah, the rest is going to be about, can you go out and do it?"