Colin Montgomerie (69): "Disappointing, but I would have taken 69 before the start and that's the important thing. The crowd were great and I like the course."

Padraig Harrington (69): "It was all going nicely, but I seemed to get tired and struggled for focus."

Ernie Els (69): "You've got to keep your patience and that was a nice and quiet start. There was not a lot of breeze and reasonably soft, but you've got to keep it in play and the greens are really difficult."

Tiger Woods (70): "Par is good any time in a US Open, but I wasn't happy with some of my drives. When I trusted my swing I hit it perfect, but when I tried to steer it, I didn't hit it straight at all."

Justin Rose (70): "I'm delighted with that because I'm not playing well. I don't really know where the ball is going."

Brian Davis (71): "I was in shock. The adrenalin was really flowing, but the main difference playing in an event like this is mentally. It really gets you and then I lost my momentum."