Thoughts on today?

"I ran out of energy after nine holes to be honest. I played well on the front nine but didn't get much out of it. I didn't really hole any putts today but I played well. I took three from the edge on 18 which was disappointing and I felt every bit of energy disappear and I thought it was going to be a battle after that. That nine was very scorable too so it was a shame. I couldn't get the shots to go normal distances. I just didn't have it in me. I was trying to play cautiously and just plodded it around. It was a shame. But that happens when you have the build up I've had, this week and last week. Last week took a bit out of me."

They reckon winning does?

"Yeah. I'd heard that - I didn't know! I felt it quite a bit today. It's a shame it happened here but I got through the nine holes OK and I'm one under for the tournament which is OK but I feel like I should have got through the second nine in two or three under. I knew I'd run out of energy at some point today. Just the interest and adrenaline got me through yesterday. When I woke up this morning I felt OK but not with a full day energy there. So I'm going to rest this afternoon and hopefully have some more for tomorrow."

What time did you hit the bed last night?

"Nine o'clock I was fast asleep. It didn't take me long!"

You've done well in The Open in the past, how does the U.S. Open compare?

"I was expecting a harder test here. It has been scorable. I haven't played as well as I did last week. I've driven the ball nicely and hit some nice iron shots but I've not putted as well as last week. Last week was the best putting week I've had ever. But I'm one under and I feel I should have been six or seven. Rory is playing some wonderful golf and has shown us all how scorable this course is. It shows if you are not scared of it and play the course for the course's sake rather than thinking this is the U.S. Open it's meant to be difficult than you can do well. The weekend will be different I'm assuming. The greens got a little fast as the sun came out. They've got a funny surface to the top of them that looks smooth but they are soft. Down- grain putts are really quick but you can put your irons in the right place because the greens are soft. That's what Rory's doing. He's giving himself easy putts and he is smashing them in."