Intro:

Player reaction from the 96th US PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky on Thursday (7th August).

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SOUNDBITE (English) Henrik Stenson/ 5-under par for the day, 5-under for the tournament, on Thursday's round:

"I was most pleased with my putting today. I think I played a nice strategic round out there. I hit some good tee shots and some nice iron shots as well, but it was more than anything, my performance on the greens that made this round, I'd say. With average putting, I would have shot one or two under, but it was really the blade that made the score for me today. I made some great birdie putts, one or two long ones and a couple in between, and some good par saves as well. The hard work on the putting green has paid off today."