Justin Rose will enter this week's Open Championship at Royal Liverpool as the No. 3-ranked golfer in the world after his victory Sunday at the Scottish Open.

Sam Horsfield and Jorge Garcia each confirmed to Golfweek that they are both still committed to join Florida's men's golf program, led by new coach J.C. Deacon, in the fall of 2015.

Davis Riley, last year's U.S. Junior Amateur runner-up, fired a 5-under 67 to take the first-round lead on a hot day in The Woodlands, Texas. But he wasn't the only player to go low after playing well a year ago, as Sam Horsfield and Brad Dalke also find themselves in the top 5.

The U.S. Amateur Public Links, in its last year of existence, refused to go quietly. It took 37 holes for Byron Meth to outlast Doug Ghim in Newton, Kan.

Mountain Park's heathland-style design shows Gary Player at the top of his game, says our Bradley S. Klein.