If I hit it like that a couple of years ago or last year, I would have probably made a lot more bogeys; it was good to grind it out and shoot level par."Herbert battled back from two-over at the turn to finish on evens, but Smith now has his work cut out to make the weekend four years since he won the Claret Jug at St Andrews after his 73.Day, in action again after he had pulled out during last month's US Open with more back trouble, was adamant that his own 73 could have been a score in the 60s."I played OK, left four or five shots out there, especially with my short game and putting," he said."Missed two relatively easy up-and-downs on the back side and then had two three-putts practically I just didn't score well at all."In the late afternoon, the disappointments continued as Scott, on his 46th birthday and in his 101st consecutive major, ended up missing a short putt on the 18th to finish with a 72.AAP