2013 U.S. Open: Lee Westwood 'in decent position' after first round

England's Lee Westwood met briefly with reporters after carding an even-par 70 in the first round of the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club. Here's a transcript of his remarks:

It's a good start. I played nicely yesterday and then came out this morning and the conditions were a little bit different. It was quite cold and damp and a little wet. So I think 70 is a good score and I'm in decent position.

It's pretty similar. I would say around this course you got blind tee shots, you have to get your sight lines right.

There's no semi rough this week. It's just strange really, because there's some undulation on the fairways.

Yeah, well I did hit it. But Peter Dawson has reassured me that for the Open Championship we'll be going back to flags like a normal tournament.

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