Storm, 28, was a team-mate of Luke Donald and Paul Casey at the 1999 Walker Cup.
The current world No.1 Luke Donald may also struggle to mount a challenge at the weekend.
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World No. 1 Luke Donald was tied for 36th on 219, 11 shots off the lead.
The prize for best-placed Brit at Oak Hill on Sunday went to Luke Donald.
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Luke Donald, eighth with a round to go, lost his chance when he bogeyed the ninth and 10th.
England's Luke Donald signed off with a final-round 67 to take him to level par for the Turnberry event.
This week then was the last opportunity for Padraig Harrington, Paul Casey, Justin Rose, Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia.
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England's David Howell and Luke Donald shot a 63 to share second with Sweden's Henrik Stenson and Niclas Fasth.
Other qualifiers included rising stars Luke Donald of Britain and Australia's Aaron Baddeley.
Luke Donald fired seven birdies and is four off the lead on five under - one ahead of Ian Poulter.
Fellow Englishman Luke Donald lies third on 10 under, while Tiger Woods is back on three under after a 73.
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Last time we looked, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Luke Donald and Nicolaus Colsaerts have not won a major.
The leading European is England's Luke Donald, who climbed from 23rd place to eighth overall with his round of 66.
He was bracketed at nine-under with, among others, Luke Donald (72), Ernie Els (70), Padraig Harrington (71) and Justin Rose (68).
Meanwhile, world No. 1 Luke Donald completes an under-the-radar march (69-69-69) to tie Woods and Stricker at four off the pace.
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World number three Ernie Els, Henrik Stenson, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood and ninth-ranked Vijay Singh are also among the strong field.
England's Luke Donald is alone in sixth, three shots back following a steady 70 that featured three birdies and a bogey.
Meanwhile, Chicago-based Brit Luke Donald finally gave his fans something to cheer about with a respectable 68 to move to one over.
Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Luke Donald took turns before this week.
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Former PGA champions John Daly and Padraig Harrington were tied for 19th, while previous world No. 1 Luke Donald was equal 32nd.
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Briton Luke Donald is six shots off the lead after an impressive 67, which included four birdies and an eagle at the last.
In come Ireland's Padraig Harrington (17th to eighth), Luke Donald (13th to ninth) and Australia's US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy (50th to 10th).
The other two top seeds, South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen and England's Luke Donald, the world No. 3, went safely through to round two.
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Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell is in second on nine under, with compatriot Rory McIlroy (70) and England's Luke Donald (66) a shot further adrift.
Spain's Sergio Garcia (68) led the Europeans on six under but Luke Donald (74), Colin Montgomerie (76) and Padraig Harrington (73) missed the cut.
The dramatic finish at Wentworth helped make up for the early departures of Rory McIlroy, the world's second ranked golfer, and defending champion Luke Donald.
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