The Diary was merrily dispatched on celebrity watch. Former Wimbledon champion Chris Evert cannot be the only A-lister traipsing the fairways, went the call, so look for some others.
Generally, the Open is plagued by footballers, so first stop, obviously, was the Bollinger tent, where director Simon Leschallas said the best he could offer was Dave Thomas, the Open runner-up in 1958 and 1966, and the news that Will Greenwood, the former England rugby player and now Daily Telegraph columnist, is expected today.
Hmm. No George Clooney, then? Not even Vinny Jones?
There was more luck at Hamilton and Inches, the Rolex shop. There Venetia Skinner, 17, announced with great excitement that Max from Hollyoaks had stopped by.
Well, how's that for C list?
No game, set and match for Scott
The synergy between golf and tennis clearly works for Greg Norman and Chris Evert so it is a surprise that handsome Australian Adam Scott has not made the most of his chances with Maria Sharapova.
The glamorous Russian named him in her top-10 men for mixed doubles, suggesting she would very much enjoy a "night match". Scott, who shot 74 yesterday, should give her a call.
Putting contest confounds pros
Probably more difficult even than clinching the Claret Jug, is winning the putting competition in the R&A's Junior Golf Centre. Competitors have to sink three 12-footers in a row to go into the draw for a putter, something we know even Sergio Garcia can't do.
No one managed the feat on Tuesday, when talented Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal had 23 attempts before holing once. "He wouldn't go until he had done it," said the chap in charge. "We've removed some of the bumps, so it's now a little easier."
Chinese films go down a storm
In an effort to increase the Open's television audience in China, the R&A have employed Wang Ziewen, an actor-director dubbed the nation's Michael Douglas. Wang's movies have won awards at film festivals all over the world and he has been producing 15-minute films each day here for 17 television stations.
Today's blockbuster will star R&A leading man Peter Dawson on the importance of the rules, though if the wind continues to blow a gale, it could turn out to be more like Douglas's Falling Down.
Poulter faux pas
Authors always like a celebrity endorsement. But, there is clearly some risk in asking a golfer to write a foreword. Ian Poulter agreed to contribute some opening words for Alastair Tait's Broken Fairways, but cheerily admitted he had not read a book in his life.
Flip book puts Petrovic in the swing
Check out the practice facilities here and you will find that players have gurus and gadgets for every aspect of their golfing lives. One, however, prefers a simpler approach: American Tim Petrovic has based his swing on a flip book produced by Ben Hogan - a book where quickly flicking the pages produces a sequence of images of the great man in action. Petrovic had a copy but now, thanks to Rhod McEwan's stand in the merchandise tent, he has the original version. Sadly, Petrovic's swing was not good enough this week. The former pizza-delivery man missed the cut.
