John Daly, dressed in typically eccentric trousers, gets some last-minute practice in on Wednesday ahead of the start of the USPGA Championship at Minnesota's Hazeltine National Golf Club on Thursday
Crowds gather at the seventh hole at Hazeltine as the first round of the 2009 USPGA gets under way
Northern Ireland's young hopeful Rory McIlroy tees off on Thursday and makes a decent start with two birdies in his first five holes before eventually finishing with a one-under 71
One spectator takes time out from the action during the first round at Hazeltine Golf Club
World number one Tigers Woods prepares to start his attempt to win his 15th major, going out in a group with defending champion Padraig Harrington and another former winner Rich Beem
Harrington appears in relaxed mood ahead of his defence of the USPGA title he won last year
But it is Woods who sets the early pace, firing a first round 67 to leave him on five under par and one shot ahead of Harrington
England's Lee Westwood also enjoys a decent start to his USPGA Championship, ending the day on two under, just three shots off the lead
As the action hots up at Hazeltine, young spectators try to find the best possible vantage point
World number two Phil Mickelson is among the afternoon starters but struggles off the tee and on the greens and ends with a two-over 74
Fiji's two-time former champion Vijay Singh, 46, compiles an impressive 69 in a stiff afternoon breeze to end two over, just two strokes adrift
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