"Links golf without wind is generally pretty low scoring. Is that a bad thing?"

Ewan Murray, reporting from Castle Stuart, where the scores are low and 36-hole leader Graeme McDowell says that's just fine for a number of reasons.

"If we had been coming to a brutal test here, a Carnoustie or one of the really, really tough tests, I think in a way you'd be mentally worn out," McDowell explained, with another glance towards next week at Royal St George's.

"I think they have the balance just right. This is a nice, straightforward links course. Links golf without wind is generally pretty low scoring. Is that a bad thing? I don't think it's a bad thing for the guys. There's fans, plenty of them, out there to watch us play good golf and we are certainly giving them that."