"As you're not using your driver, could Matthew have it?"

"I know where you're going with this."
Els anticipates a questioner's line of thinking regarding his ability to go head-to-head with Woods over the weekend. Els has been accused of wilting in the face of the American.

"Because I'm not here with the Claret Jug."
Tiger Woods reveals how he knows the Open is not his already.

"One through 18. If I can just take care of those holes, I'll be alright."
Woods helpfully explains which stretch of the course could trip him up on Saturday.

"Who cares? As long as we have a good champion and we've had a good win."
Retief Goosen is unfazed that the winning score might break the record of 19 under, set by Tiger Woods in 2000.

"I wasn't expecting to put myself under that much pressure. I was hoping to get a nice quiet draw, maybe with Mr Watson or Mr Ballesteros.

"Maybe that's what the crowd would have liked. Instead I get Tiger and get thrown into the deep end."
Nick Faldo on playing with Tiger Woods in the first two rounds.

"A pigeon flew past and crapped on me, and I guess that was the message. I knew something was coming."
Faldo reveals how he found out that he and Tiger Woods were supposed to be having a spat.

"As you're not using your driver, could Matthew have it?"
Faldo again, securing a memento from Tiger Woods for his teenage son and caddie Matthew.

"It wasn't the best of days and now that I have Mr Woods gallivanting out in front of me the pressure could be off."
First-round leader Graeme McDowell, who added a disappointing 73 to his opening 66.

"I didn't sleep well, no, but I'm going to put that down to the heating and not nerves."
McDowell describes what it was like to be the overnight leader of the Open.

"I have had a great peace about me this week. I know that when she used to come to tournaments she couldn't see much. But she's got the best seat in the house now."
America's Chris DiMarco, third after two rounds, whose mother died recently.

"Rounded?"
Former Open champion David Duval, who disappeared from the game for a while, finishes off the question: "You used to look a bit more chiselled, but now you look a little bit more..."

"It could be some crazy thing like lifting a piece of luggage or wrapping the cord around a vacuum cleaner."
Duval explains the precarious nature of his on-off back injury.

"It's kind of going to plan. It just seems Tiger is playing a bit more to plan."
Adam Scott is happy to reach seven under, but still finds himself five off the lead.

"This course can bite anyone, even Tiger. He's not fool-proof."
Scott tries to convince himself that he's still got a chance.

"I was a few over and would probably have had to shoot the lights out coming in."
Kenneth Ferrie reasons that he would have missed the cut anyway after withdrawing with a back injury.

"No. I will go and have my beer now and maybe wine with lunch. Then I will have a nice big cigar."
Miguel Angel Jimenez refutes any suggestions that he may be joining the gym gang.

"I might just pitch up on Thursday morning at Carnoustie next year."
David Howell considers changing his preparation after missing his sixth cut in eight Opens.