Tiger Woods (70 - 274): "It's a dream come true to win at the home of golf - it's as good as it gets. Anything could have happened but I played really well coming in. All the hard hours I've put in to get to this point has been a lot of fun - it's why I made the changes to my game."

Colin Montgomerie (72 - 279): "You've got to take positives - I'm back in the position where I felt I belonged in the 1990s. In the past four years things haven't gone too well and it's nice to be back in this arena. I feel this is a big push in the right direction for my career"

Fred Couples (68 - 280): "I had a great day, played very well but it could have been a heck of a lot better. With a little bit of luck I could've been a couple better off and had a better finish.

Ian Poulter (69 - 280): "It's my best finish in an Open but I should be winning these tournaments now and I'm not happy."

Graeme McDowell (67 - 282): "If you take out that eight I made on 17 yesterday and I'm right back in this golf tournament."

Nick Faldo (69 - 282): "That was unbelievable, a very unexpected surprise and I'm delighted. I've had a great week after being three over at one stage on day one. To make the cut and claw my way up the leaderboard I'm very happy."

Lloyd Saltman (71 - 283): "The Walker Cup is my main goal, but winning the medal at the home of golf is a fantastic bonus for me. You have got to enjoy people watching and cheering you on."