PGA Championship First Round Live Updates: Xander Schauffele Sets Course Record, Takes Early Lead
Xander Schauffele wasted no time at Valhalla on Thursday morning.
Schauffele dropped low to start the 106th PGA Championship. He posted a course-best 6-under 62 to take a three-shot lead on the field when he hit the clubhouse. His bogey-free round tied the lowest round in major championship history, something he has now done twice.
Schauffele finished second last week at the Wells Fargo Championship, which marked his eighth top 10 finish so far this season on the PGA Tour. He has yet to win a major championship in his career, but he has been in the top 20 in all but two majors since 2019. Clearly, he is due.
Although his early lead was impressive and matched the largest first-round lead in tournament history, it probably won’t hold. There’s still plenty of golf to play the rest of the week in Louisville. Tiger Woods stumbled to close his round. He made back-to-back bogeys in his final two holes and shot a 1-over 72 in the opening round. Rory McIlroy, on the other hand, made three birdies in his final five holes to reach 5 under – putting him right in the mix.
Tony Finau and Sahith Theegala are tied for second at 6 under. Robert MacYntire, Tom Hoge, Tom Kim, Thomas Detry and Collin Morikawa joined McIlroy at 5 under. Scottie Scheffler, who holed a wild eagle to start his day, finished at 4 under.
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It was only a matter of time, and Jon Rahm finally lost his cool. His frustration had been building up all day. Of course, he strove for par right after that…
And then he birdied No. 17 to bring it back into a tie. So, the lesson for all of you young people…
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Scoring definitely got tougher as the day went on. Only four of the 19 best players in the ranking are on the course. Only one player from the top nine – Thomas Detry (-4) – is still playing.
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