PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — John Daly had the kind of round that matched the weather at Pebble Beach.

On Thursday, finally, that was good news on both fronts.

The sunshine and surf was all anyone could talk about at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am until Daly stole the show. Wearing his Loudmouth pants with a wild pattern called “In The Jungle,” he made his way around Pebble Beach by hitting fairways, making putts and keeping bogeys off his card. The two-time major champion had a 7-under 65, his lowest opening round on the PGA Tour in nearly 10 years, and was one shot behind J.B. Holmes and Justin Hicks.

Finally, some happy memories for Daly at Pebble Beach.

He once went 11 holes without making a par on his way to an 86. In the 2000 U.S. Open, he took a 14 on the 18th hole — three balls in the ocean, one out-of-bounds — for an 83 and headed for the airport. He has missed the cut straight times after playing this tournament as a rookie in 1991.

John Daly with a 65? That’s a bigger surprise than abundant sunshine and aqua waves.

That’s why Daly could only laugh when he heard what a volunteer said as he finished up with a 15-foot birdie on the par-5 18th. The sign for each group in the pro-am has the player and the team score, and when the standard bearer put a red 7 next to Daly’s name, the volunteer said, “Daly is at 7 under? On his own?”

“I drove it well, hit irons well,” he said. “It was one of those rounds.”