CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - American Robert Streb rode a little luck and a hot putter into the clubhouse lead during the opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship on Thursday.
Streb dominated the par-fives, picking up birdies at all four of the long holes, en route to a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 in pleasant morning conditions at Quail Hollow.
The 28-year-old from Oklahoma headed local favorite Webb Simpson by two strokes, while South Korean K.J. Choi trailed by three with half the field back in the clubhouse.
Streb, whose breakthrough PGA Tour victory came at the McGladrey Classic in October, had a mini-slump earlier this year which coincided with the arrival of a daughter in February.