Brendan Steele did not waste any time making his mark at the first event of the 2015-16 PGA Tour season. Steele carded seven birdies in his first nine holes, pushing his way to the top of the leaderboard before finishing with a nine-under 63 at the first round of the Frys.com Open on Thursday.
The 32-year-old California native holds a one-stroke lead over Jhonattan Vegas, who also took advantage of favorable morning conditions to shoot a 64. Harold Varner III and Martin Laird currently sit in third place at seven under, with Varner playing his last three holes at four under.