Storm

TULSA, (Reuters):

Little-known Briton, Graeme Storm, upstaged the game's biggest names by charging into an early two-stroke lead in the opening round of the United States PGA Championship, yesterday.

The 29-year-old Englishman, who won his first European Tour title at last month's French Open, fired a flawless five-under-par 65 in sapping heat at Southern Hills Country Club.

Storm set the tone for the day with three birdies in his first four holes before ending it two ahead of twice major champion, John Daly.

American, Arron Oberholser, was alone in third after shooting a four-birdie 68, three ahead of defending champion Tiger Woods, who bogeyed two of his last three holes for a 71.

Colombia's Camilo Villegas carded a 69 to share fourth place with Austrian Markus Brier, 2006 U.S. Open champion, Geoff Ogilvy, of Australia; Britain's Lee Westwood, and American Mark Wilson.

Daly, a notable absentee from Southern Hills Country Club in the build-up, grabbed the limelight among the early starters.

Playing aggressively off the tees, the big-hitting American birdied four of his first 13 holes before carding a 67.

Daly, who became one of the most unlikely major winners of all-time by clinching the 1991 PGA Championship at Crooked Stick as the nint was delighted with his start.