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 Tuesdays live preview show as he talked Claude Harmon III through his swing before fielding a few questions from the audience. Colin Montgomerie will be the first to tee off at this years Open 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. Andy Sullivan shows Claude Harmon III his ability with a long iron 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 145th Open LIVE! Build up to The 145th Open at Royal Troon 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 shows Claude Harmon III what part of his game he has been focused on improving 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! Jimmy Walker talks Claude Harmon III through his swing Thats why its 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 dont miss our coverage throughout the week on Sky Sports - the proud new home of The Open. Get a Sky Sports Pass Dont miss The Open. Watch live on NOW TV for ￡10.99. No contract. Also See: Latest Open news Ways to Watch WATCH: McIlroys six in the sand Get Sky Sports Water Bottle Hydro Flask 24 oz Standard Mouth Flamingo . - Doug Kalitta led Top Fuel qualifying Friday in the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway with a 3. Water Bottle Hydro Flask 24 oz Standard Mouth Pacific . -- The Vancouver Whitecaps remained unbeaten with a scoreless draw at the New England Revolution on Saturday. http://www.hydroflaskaustralia.com/. "I wouldnt read anything into what happened Saturday at Torrey Pines," Woods said Tuesday after an 18-hole exhibition for past winners of the Dubai Desert Classic. Water Bottle Hydro Flask 32 oz Wide Mouth Mint . - Jason Day and Cameron Tringale shot an 8-under 64 on Friday in modified alternate-shot play to increase their lead to three strokes in the Franklin Templeton Shootout. Hydro Flask Australia . The Goldeyes (10-7) lost 4-1 to the Saltdogs (8-9) Sunday afternoon before 5,834 sizzling fans at Shaw Park. The loss drops Winnipegs record to 3-4 during this past weeks seven-game homestand.Melbourne, Australia (SportsNetwork.com) - Stan Wawrinka kept his hopes of a repeat Australian Open title alive by besting fifth-seeded Kei Nishikori in straight sets on Wednesday. The fourth-seeded Wawrinka fired 20 aces and was broken just once in the 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) quarterfinal victory at Rod Laver Arena. A five-set thriller was played between Wawrinka and Nishikori at last years U.S. Open, and it was Nishikori who survived the 4-hour, 15-minute marathon. The evenly-matched opponents were on the court for less than half that in this one. The defending champ dominated the first set and did not face a break point until he was serving out the second ahead 5-4. Niishikori had three chances at pulling even, but Wawrinkas overpowering serve closed it out.dddddddddddd Nishikori finally earned a break early in the third, but Wawrinka countered with one of his own at love. Three aces early in the tiebreak helped Wawrinka jump out to a healthy 6-1 lead. After staving off five match points, Nishikori hit a drop shot that fell into the net, and Wawrinka finished him off with another big ace. Wednesdays nightcap at Rod Laver Arena features top-seeded Novak Djokovic and eighth-seeded Milos Raonic. Djokovic, who is 4-0 versus Raonic, is seeking an eighth Grand Slam title. He captured three straight Aussie crowns from 2011-13. ' ' '