128th Open Championship
128th Open Championship
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Quotes from Friday

Greg Norman (70): "That would have been one of my great championship rounds but for one shot (on the 17th). I'm three paces off the fairway. To have rough that thick nine feet off the fairway on a hole that long, I just don't see the justification. It's just brutal."

Patrik Sjoland (72): "This is the tournament all the Europeans would like to win and be in contention for after two rounds."

Colin Montgomerie (76): "I'm out of the tournament now and I look forward to the USPGA. I just didn't play well, simple as that. Now I'm just playing for numbers unfortunately. I was very disappointed with today's performance. It was not a difficult day. I got a great draw and I didn't capitalise on it."

Nick Faldo (79): "I played lousy, putted lousy - that's all I can say."

Rod Pampling (86): "I just didn't play well all day and kept getting bad lies. I'm not too happy obviously but I've gained a lot of experience. What have I learned? Not to hit it in the rough. Pretty basic. I will always have the knowledge that I led the Open - but I'll always have the bad second round too."

Jean Van de Velde (68): "I know it's a major, but it's just a golf tournament. You have to stay focused and try to do nothing silly. If it's my week it's my week - we will see."

Tiger Woods (72): "I'm in very good shape at four over. As of right now I'm only three shots back and looking pretty good. You're going to hit clubs you don't normally hit, you have to be very inventive and creative and I always enjoy that. You have to use your repertoire of shots and not be afraid to go ahead and trust your instincts."

Zane Scotland (81): "It has been a fantastic week, everything I could have hoped for and more. I felt much better today than I did yesterday. Perhaps if I have learned something from the Open, it is that my course management could have been much better."

Sergio Garcia (83): "I don't think I'm going to watch the Open this weekend, probably the first time in 10 years I'm not going to be watching it on television. I don't think it deserves it. You can't have probably the toughest golf course in the world with 12 yard wide fairways when you know the weather is going to be like this.I don't know if I'll come back here. I don't know if we will play another tournament here."


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