The Open 2013: Justin Rose struggles to maintain focus as he records disappointing opening round "It was just a little bit fuzzy out there," Rose said after a round which included three bogeys, one double-bogey at the 15th when he splashed out of one bunker straight into another, and a solitary birdie on the penultimate hole. Yeah maybe. It's hard to know," he said. Maybe I'm happy to have this round out of the way now and get on with the rest of the tournament and the rest of the year. But at the end of the day I have done my best to come here as prepared as possible. I put all the work in last week and had a good weekend's practice. You can look at that [the lack of a warm-up event] and say that's an obvious reason but I actually felt I started pretty well. Normally any rustiness would show in the first few holes. Indeed, cheered on by the crowds eager to pay homage to Britain's newest major champion, Rose began solidly with five straight pars, his birdie putt at three just lipping out. However, bogeys at the sixth and the ninth saw the 32-year-old reach the turn two over par and he never really recovered. "I think the course just got the better of me," he concluded. I had a hard time reading the speed of the greens. It's not often you play links golf and have putts rolling '13' on the stimpmeter. I don't think I was ready for that. The course changed overnight. It's got to the point now where I need to put a good round of golf together. Maybe I was looking to be a little too respectful of certain holes, certain pins. Maybe try to hit some great shots rather than try not to make mistakes; flip the mindset a little bit.