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Delaware County Native Braden Shattuck Hits Opening Shot of 2026 PGA Championship
Shattuck, one of 20 club pros in the 156-man field, took a one-shot penalty and made double bogey on the opening hole.
- Braden Shattuck hit the opening shot of the 108th PGA Championship on Thursday at Aronimink Golf Club, carding a double bogey after a one-shot penalty for an unplayable lie.
- One of 20 club pros in the 156-man field, Shattuck serves as the PGA director of instruction at Rolling Green, about 10 miles away from the course.
- After pulling his drive toward the fence line, Shattuck hit a provisional shot before learning his original ball stayed in bounds, yet still faced the penalty stroke.
- McIlroy and Spieth compete in the same group, bringing the Grand Slam into focus as Spieth pursues winning all four majors in a single season.
- Aronimink has not hosted a major since the 1962 PGA Championship; a restoration project nearly 10 years ago added bunkers, with forecast winds expected to shape play.
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Braden Shattuck looks to recover after tough PGA Championship start
Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. At 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, Delco-native Braden Shattuck got to hit the opening drive of the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. He pulled the shot into the left fence and ended up double-bogeying the hole. After that, he managed to keep things contained on the front nine, only bogeying the eighth hole. The back nine is where things got worse. Finis…
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PGA Championship gets started with a wild shot and a little uncertainty
The PGA Championship is off and running at Aronimink and it started with a little uncertainty. Braden Shattuck was given the honor of the opening shot.
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