It has been six years for Graeme Storms, since he registered a win on golf's big stage. He failed to make the cut at the Nordea Masters in Stockholm. He, however, surprised everyone in yesterday's opening round at Diamond Country Club.

He brilliantly played the game on the 7,386-yard course at Atzenbrugg. Despite heavy rain in the buildup to the tournament, Storm did not have any difficulty to find the fairways and greens.

Storm putted the ball at the shortest hole on the course, the 184-yard ninth. He showed how much he likes the par threes by having another two at the 202-yard 11th.

Storm played flawlessly and showed his great form with back to back birdies, a four at the 13th being followed by a three at the par-four 14th.

He was targeting 65, but at the last, he registered his first blue figure of the afternoon with a five at the 457-yard 18th.

Storm missed the cut there last year after rounds of 73 and 74. Storm said, "I stayed very composed and tee to green I played as well as I could have. I think I only missed three greens and I holed a few nice putts".