Cameron Smith and Jason Day each shot 4-under 67 and were two shots behind the leader after the first round of the Australian PGA.

Jason Day concedes Cam Smith will have more crowd support when the pair play the first two rounds of the Australian PGA Championship together, but has backed his putting to at the very least match that of his fellow Queenslander.

Former British Open champion Cameron Smith and Jason Day, back Down Under for the first time in seven years, shot 4-under 67s and were two strokes off the lead midway through the first round of the Australian PGA at Royal Queensland.

Cameron Smith shot a 65 and was tied with first-round leader Elvis Smylie on Saturday at the rain-shortened Australian PGA Championship.

Former British Open champion Cameron Smith birdied three of his first four holes for a 6-under 65 and was tied for the second-round lead at the rain-shortened Australian PGA championship at Royal Quee