Scottie Scheffler Shares Lead After First Round of PGA Championship
Scheffler birdied three long putts to share the lead, while McIlroy finished with four straight bogeys and a 74.
- On Thursday, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler shot a 3-under 67 at Aronimink Golf Club, sharing the first-round lead with six other players at the PGA Championship.
- Aronimink's undulating greens and fast fairways created the largest first-round logjam in 57 years, with a record 33 players within two shots of the lead.
- Masters champion Rory McIlroy struggled with wayward drives, bogeying his final four holes to finish 4-over 74, seven shots behind the leaders at Aronimink.
- South African golfer Garrick Higgo received a two-stroke penalty for arriving 10 seconds late to the tee, while former PGA champion Martin Kaymer surprised many by joining the leaders.
- Competition remains wide open with 12 major champions hunting the leaders, setting up a difficult second round Friday at the Newtown Square venue.
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Scottie Scheffler tied for lead; Rory McIlroy struggles with Aronimink’s early wet conditions in PGA’s first round
PHILADELPHIA — Scottie Scheffler shot himself into a crowd of seven players tied for the lead after the first round of the PGA Championship at 3-under par late Thursday evening at Aronimink. The post Scottie Scheffler tied for lead; Rory McIlroy struggles with Aronimink’s early wet conditions in PGA’s first round appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Scottie Scheffler fires warning to PGA Championship rivals after impressive start
Scottie Scheffler fired an ominous warning to the rest of the field after storming into a share of the early lead at the PGA Championship while Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau endured nightmare starts.The 29-year-old, bidding to retain the Wanamaker Trophy, produced a composed opening-round 67 at Aronimink Golf Club to move to three under par.That score was enough to place the world No 1 in a seven-way tie at the top of a tightly packed leade…
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Scheffler part of 7-way tie for the lead at PGA Championship
The biggest logjam in 57 years after the opening round of a major championship still had one name that stood out above the rest: Scottie Scheffler handled everything Aronimink threw his way Thursday in the PGA Championship.
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