Intro:

Players practised and talked on Monday in readiness for the start of the Women's US Open at Pinehurst in North Carolina.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Suzann Pettersen:

"You know I think this is a really good golf course. It gives you a variety of challenges. You really got to be on top of your game, throughout the bag. Watching the guys play last week helps you to understand the golf course a little better. You still got to execute. It's not going to be an easy walk out there, even though you've watched all the guys fail and succeed on their strategies. But it's in great great shape. It's only going to get tougher from here I guess. So with the water poured on it last night, it drying up with the hot week, it's going to be quite a battle."