Davis among Reno field

Brian Davis has a golden chance to end his long wait for a PGA Tour victory at this week's Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada.

Englishman aiming for first win on PGA Tour

With the big names away at the WGC Bridgestone, Englishman Brian Davis has a golden chance to end his long wait for a PGA Tour victory at this week's Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada. Davis has now had five second place finishes on the circuit since moving to the States six years ago, with one of them coming in this event on his last visit to Montreux in 2008. The 37-year-old's 309 birdies on the circuit this season are second only to Zimbabwe's Brendan De Jonge and he is also the 12th most accurate driver. But he has been unable to turn such statistics into consistent results and one top-10 finish in 23 events played seems a poor return for a player ranked 97th in the world. Jose Maria Olazabal is also in the field as he seeks some form ahead of next week's US PGA Championship, an event he has been invited to as Europe's Ryder Cup captain. The twice Masters champion is now only 506th on the world rankings, but had a fifth place finish in Mallorca in May before being forced to miss some more events due to a battle with rheumatic pains. Olazabal has played only three events since, pulling out of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth after only seven holes because of back trouble and missing the cut in the Canadian Open and Greenbrier Classic over the last two weeks. He is set to play the opening two rounds this week with two more major winners - John Daly, who in a return to form came ninth in Canada, and 2002 US PGA champion Rich Beem, who has made only four cuts in 16 starts this season.