Darren Clarke (71 - 136): "After the double bogey I tried not to get too aggressive, then got it going a bit and then made a couple of mistakes. I certainly didn't expect at the start of the week to see so many players under par - and I am very pleased with the score I am on."

Briny Baird (69 - 136): "I was glad to see the clubhouse when I did. I went to the range, and got some things figured out, so I'm looking forward to tomorrow."

Luke Donald (73 - 140): "I didn't play quite as well, but the rough was definitely tougher with the tees back and some pins tucked away more."

Nick Faldo (70 - 142): "It was was good to get to five under in the first place. The seventh and eighth are brutal holes, but it was a bad bogey on nine."

Tiger Woods (69 - 144): ""I gave it everything I've got."