Elvis outshines major winners Smith, Day in first round of Australian PGA

:Local youngster Elvis Smylie outshone major winners Cameron Smith and Jason Day with a sizzling six-under-par 65 to lead the Australian PGA Championship by a stroke after the opening round on Thursday.

The 22-year-old stormed home with three birdies in his last four holes in the more benign early conditions at the rain-sodden Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane to set a standard that none of his rivals was able to match.

Swiss Joel Girrbach, Frenchman Victor Perez, Colombian Cristobal Del Solar and Australian Matias Sanchez all shot 66 to share second place, while Smith and Day were a stroke further back in a group of eight players on four-under.

"It's great having all the Aussies back home and supporting the Australian tournaments," Smylie said.

"And it's great to compete against them because ultimately I want to be in their shoes and what they're doing in their career."

Smylie's fellow Queenslanders Smith and Day were also early starters and played with defending champion Min Woo Lee in an Australian super grouping that attracted the biggest galleries.

"It's been a while since I've been here, so wasn't too sure how things would unfold," said Day, who was playing on home soil for the first time in seven years.

"But it's been great, the crowds have been fantastic."

Lee had the best of the early play with four birdies in his first six holes but former world number one Day was soon hot on his heels as they approached the turn.

Former British Open champion Smith, desperate to make up for missing the cut in his home city last year, was level par at the turn but three birdies in four holes at the start of his back nine brought him level with his playing partners."I feel like I did all right in the front nine, getting up