Early first-round reaction from the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday, 7 July.

SOUNDBITE (English): Mirim Lee, shot a 8-under-par 64:

"I think everything was good, like driver is good and then iron is good. Putting, a couple of missed putt, but not bad. It's good."

SOUNDBITE (English): Mirim Lee, shot a 8-under-par 64, on having good approach shots:

"Yeah, almost (to within) like five yards. So today round was easy day -- easy round, yeah."

SOUNDBITE (English): Cristie Kerr, shot a 5-under-par 67:

"I mean I liked it today. I mean, we played in the morning and took advantage of it, obviously. Mirim had almost a career round today. I definitely expect it to change. I don't think the USGA likes when we shoot 8-under on their golf course. You have to expect it to change, and if it doesn't, then you'll have opportunities to score. Yeah, it's a very straightforward course. The rough is not great. I hit it on 9 and could only get 8-iron out of it, and had to hit 7-iron into the green. If you're hitting the fairways, you can certainly score."