"I made a lot of good putts for pars on the front nine, " he told reporters.
We kept mostly to the front nine holes, following the progress of the early tee times.
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"For the front nine, I played very solid, especially in this wind, " she said.
Tiger had creeped into a tie for the lead in the tournament after a sparkling front nine.
Westwood failed to save par on consecutive holes on the front nine and could never catch up.
Chappell, who missed four birdie attempts inside 10 feet on the front nine, still closed with a 68.
Britain's Casey was the overnight leader by four shots, but saw his advantage disappear on the front nine.
Rookie Chie Arimura, who was tied for the lead on the front nine, finished in a group at 1 over.
Florida teenager Pressel, in contention throughout the week, had three successive birdies on her front nine and finished with a 75.
He missed three par putts of about 6 feet on the front nine and had a 72, putting him nine shots behind.
Curtis made three bogeys on the front nine and never really recovered.
Jason Dufner was 1 under through five holes, though he was on the front nine, which is far easier in this wind.
The world number three cancelled out two of his three birdies on the front nine with dropped shots at the sixth and ninth.
Chalmers picked up four birdies, three on the front nine and one on the back, to maintain touch but also bogeyed the 17th.
The 32-year-old did his best work early in his round, racing to the turn in 31 on a front nine that included five birdies.
Perry made three birdies on the front nine and another at 14 before his lone bogey at 15, then birdied the final hole to share the lead.
Hamilton were in front nine minutes before half-time when Falkirk failed to clear Easton's throw-in and the ball fell to McCarthy, who lashed into the net past Flinders.
Woods had hoped to post a low score to at least get into contention and was headed that way with a 32 on the front nine.
Pre-tournament favorite Henrik Stenson completed a disappointing week on his home course in Malmo, closing with two double-bogeys after dropping four shots on the front nine.
Canada's number one Mike Weir hit a two-under-par 69, recovering from a bogey on the par-five 14th to string together four straight birdies on the front nine.
Cabrera rode a hot putter on the front nine to a slick birdie on the sixth hole on a downhill putt that hit the middle of the cup.
Ko needed just 30 shots to complete her front nine holes and her illustrious playing partners thought she could be on course for a record-breaking round of 59.
Stallings had a 6-under 29 on the front nine, one off the course record, and was 13 under with a one-stroke lead when he got the 428-yard 15th hole.
Woods then limped through nine holes at Sawgrass after aggravating his injuries on the first tee -- posting 42 on the front nine -- before withdrawing from the tournament.
World number 10 Casey began the day six under but picked up five shots on the front nine, narrowly missing with an eagle putt after driving the ninth green.
Woods saw his hopes of an unlikely fourth Open title end with two double bogeys on the front nine on the way to a final-round 72 to finish three under.
"I played nice and steady and took a few chances on the front nine and then the wind got up, " he said, before giving credit to his temporary local caddie.
Westwood lost two shots on his front nine as he struggled with his putting but picked up three strokes coming home to keep alive his hopes of a maiden major title.
Worksop golfer Westwood, who was within one shot of equalling the course record of 63 on Friday, picked up two shots on the front nine to reach the turn in 36.
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