Strong performance

Straka in fifth place after opening round in Charlotte

Sepp Straka(Bild: APA/Getty Images via AFP/GETTY IMAGES/Jared C. Tilton)

Professional golfer Sepp Straka has impressed with a strong opening round at the PGA tournament in Charlotte in the US state of North Carolina. The 31-year-old from Vienna is in fifth place at the Wells Fargo Championship after a three-under-par round of 68.

The US American Xander Schauffele took the lead at the Quail Hollow Club on Thursday (local time) with seven under par or three strokes ahead. Straka is therefore just one shot off second place.