Golf: Conners waves Canadian flag from top of gusty PGA leaderboard

May 20, 2021; Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA; Corey Conners places his ball on the 18th green during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament. / David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports

KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina (Reuters) - Canada's Corey Conners tamed a windswept Ocean course on Thursday, carding the round of the day to lead by two shots after the opening of the PGA Championship, with former winners Brooks Koepka and Keegan Bradley giving chase.

Trying to join Masters champion Mike Weir as the only Canadians to win one of golf's four majors, Conners produced a stellar effort on a seaside layout lashed by gusty winds, mixing six birdies with a single bogey for a five-under 67.