LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Harris English used a red-hot start to equal his career-low round of 62 and seize a two-stroke lead after Thursday's (Aug 5) opening round of golf's WGC-St Jude Invitational.

The 32-year-old American stormed out of the gate with six birdies in his first seven holes and closed by making birdie on three of his last four to finish on eight under in the US$10.5 million (S$14.2 million) event at Memphis, Tennessee.