Appleby leads Byron Nelson Championship

Stuart Appleby reeled off eight birdies, and needed just 22 putts, in a seven-under-par 63 to lead by one stroke from Ernie Els, John Daly and Brett Wetterich after the first round of the Byron Nelson Championship in Texas.

But all the big names were in contention, with Vijay Singh shooting a 68, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson 69s, Retief Goosen 70, while defending champion Sergio Garcia carded a 71.