19 July 2012 19:36 GMT

Matthew Baldwin, who finished one under
“It was an awesome experience. Whenever a putt dropped, a cheer went up from my family and friends. It was like scoring a goal at Anfield.”

Jamie Donaldson, after shooting a 68
[Asked how it feels to be the leading Welshman] “It’s great. I mean, how many Welshmen are in the field? Oh. Just me.”

Adam Scott, the leader at six under, on celebrating his birthday three days ago
“I was given an interesting present from my family – a golf bag. A very nice golf bag, I have to say. And I will use it at home, if I carry my clubs. But… a golf bag.”

Graeme McDowell, tied for sixth after shooting three under
“After all the chat about conditions and how difficult this golf course is and how much rain and wind is there going to be, it was kind of weird standing in a shirt sleeves on the 9th tee looking at guys being 4, 5 and 6 under par.”

Graeme McDowell again
“It’s a real tough tee shot on 18. It’s a jigsaw piece down there and you’ve got to position it. It was chess yesterday and a jigsaw today. I’m obviously a very exciting young fellow. Chess and jigsaws, that’s me.”

Darren Clarke, after shooting 76
“I don’t think you could really publish my thoughts. I was coming up the last thinking: ‘How the bleep did I manage to win this last year?’”

Ernie Els, after shooting 67, three off the lead
“My odds must have been really great – 100 to 1 or something? I wish I could have put some money on myself. But I don’t think it’s allowed.”

Lee Westwood
[Asked if he had practised the left-handed shot he hit out of the bunker greenside at the 14th] “Yeah, I practise it all the time, yeah, left-handed out of the bunker. What a stupid question [laughter]. I can’t remember the last time I had to play a left-handed shot, never mind out of a bunker.”

Michael Thompson, who became first reserve when Ben Crane asked to be taken off the list, and then teed off today at 11.53am, three hours after learning he was replacing injured Russ Cochran in the draw
“I’m going to buy Ben a drink the next time I see him. I’m glad I came over [from the USA]. The only downside was having to be here by 5.30am. We were planning on going into London for some sight-seeing.”

George Coetzee, who shot four over
“It was a tough day. I think I hit half the 200 bunkers.” (That would be an average of almost six bunkers at every hole. Maybe Coetzee didn’t hit quite as many bunkers as he estimated.)

Paul Casey, who went out in 31 and back in 41 to finish two over, hitting the ball out of bounds into a car park on the way back
“That front nine was wonderful stuff, the best golf I’ve played this year. My only disappointment is I knocked it in Seve’s car park. And that’s now out of bounds which I have to confess, I wasn’t aware of. I would have enjoyed the challenge. There were no cars there. A burger van and a couple of pie stands and an ice cream van. I would have loved to have carved one around to the green, but I wasn’t allowed to.”

Rory McIlroy, whose drive off the 15th tee struck 16-year-old Jason Blue on the head before landing out of bounds
“If he could have headed it the other way, it would have been on the fairway.”