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U.S. Open champ Lucas Glover strolled into a two-shot lead at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Port Royal yesterday.

And he is aiming for more of the same this morning as he bids to hold-off strong competition from compatriot Stewart Cink.

The two Americans left Argentine Angel Cabrera and a severely jetlagged Y.E .Yang trailing in their wake on day one.

Two monster putts at the 4th and again at the 17th proved critical for Glover, who hit six birdies and an eagle in a round of 65 - a course record for the new-look Port Royal.

Stewart Cink, who admitted the breathtaking ocean views had made it tough to keep his mind on golf, is two further shots back on four under par.

Cink provided one of the highlights of the day, chipping in from the rough on the 10th.

But he admitted he had not made the most of numerous birdie opportunities and vowed to 'keep the accelerator down' on day two.

Angel Cabrera, the burly Argentine who won this tournament at Mid-Ocean in 2007, was in touch with the leaders all day. But he blew it with two bogeys on the last three holes and has a mountain to climb today, five shots behind the leader.

With the torrential rain that prevented the four major winners from getting a full preview of the course at yesterday's pro-am giving way to bright sunshine yesterday, the world saw the best Port Royal had to offer.

All four players were visibly impressed with the spectacular backdrop, stopping on occasion to admire the views.

Play paused for several minutes on the spectacular 16th hole as Premier Dr Ewart Brown pointed out a school of brightly coloured parrot fish swimming in the shallows.

But mild, shifting winds meant it was no walk in the park for the fab four.

Yang, who struggled all day to scrape round at even-par spent so much time in the sand he might as well have headed straight for Horseshoe Beach.

He best summed up the nature of the challenge in his post-round remarks.

"It's like a rose - pretty but with thorns," said the Korean, who pipped Tiger Woods to win the PGA Championship and earn his place in Bermuda.

He was referring specifically to the 16th - a three-par across a stretch of clear turquoise ocean that caused problems for all four players.

But his poetic pronouncement was a fitting tribute to the course.

Yang had little else to wax lyrical about.

Looking red-eyed and exhausted after a 22-hour journey from Korea that saw him touchdown in Bermuda at 5.30 am on Monday, he grasped more thorns than rose petals.

A double-bogey on the fourth set the tone for a difficult day for the amiable Korean.

At the end of the day he said he was thankful not to have embarrassed himself and held on to par.

"I'm not at my top condition right now. I did wake up a little bit early, the jet-lag going around the world has taken a toll on me a little bit. But I tried my best," he said.

Yang will hope for better today. Glover, by contrast, is simply hoping to pick up where he left off.

"I'm just going to have fun tonight, come out tomorrow and get loose and go have fun.

"That's what we are here for. We tried - every one of us tried hard today but we had fun in between shots and cut up and picked on each other a little bit, so we'll do the same thing tomorrow."

For Cabrera, life will be a lot more fun, if he can make the most of his birdie opportunities.

He was in the mix all day today, but missed crucial putts.

"I was feeling well today with my putting but sometimes it happens, sometimes the ball just doesn't drop.

"It happens, tomorrow is another day....

"It's not going to be easy. Lucas is playing very well. But it depends on whether I can make a lot of birdies on the first few holes and put some pressure on."

It was a similar story for Cink, who believes the birdies are there for the taking.

"There were some holes that you could get to and I didn't. So tomorrow just got to keep the accelerator down," he added.[[In-content Ad]]

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