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Yang just chipped in for birdie at the par-3 sixth hole ... JD rolled in a birdie at the par-5 fifth. His wedge spun perfectly to within two feet ... and the X-Man keeps his hot stretch going from the weekend in Dallas. We now have seven players atop the leaderboard at -1. 9:26 a.m.: Tiger, Spieth and Rory all find the green at the par-3 11th hole. 9:34 a.m.: Good runs for birdie for Tiger, Rory and Spieth ... they'll settle for pars at the par-3 11th. And California club pro Michael Block started with a birdie at the 10th. Will Zalatoris just looped in a long birdie at the par-4 12th hole to get to 2-under, tieing Robert MacIntyre, Y.E. Yang and John Daly atop the leaderboard. Tiger was nearly 100 yards further from the hole than Rory, but he still puts it to 20-or-so feet at the 12th. Jordan Spieth thought he lost his tee shot way left ... but the hole doglegs left and his ball bounced into the fairway. Spieth missed his birdie effort from 10 feet and Rory converted his birdie after a nice bunker shot to get to two under. Woods moves to two under with his second birdie of the day, but he trails playing partner Rory McIlroy, who also birdies the hole from a similar spot. And he made up two shots on both his playing partners as Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth bogeyed the par-4 15th. This is a different Southern Hills than in recent major history, plus as we mentioned, there is forecasts for Friday afternoon storms—so will the course play softer on the weekend and make it easier to come from behind?
The second major championship in men's golf gets underway Thursday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a star-studded field competing for the Wanamaker Trophy.
He will not be able to dodge the pointed questions about the new Saudi-backed golf tour or the unauthorized biography of him that was released this week whenever he does resurface. Mickelson would have hosted the dinner after becoming the oldest major champion last year when he won the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island two months shy of turning 51. Obviously we're going to have difference of opinions, how he sees the Tour, and we'll go from there." Instead of sadness at how far the most beloved golfer since Arnold Palmer has fallen, however, there should be a sense of relief. Woods seeking his fifth PGA Championship. He started off at the back nine at No. 10 with Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth. Woods birdied the first hole to get off to a fast start. “It’s an elephant in the room for me. However, two of the biggest names in men's golf will not be in the field. Tiger Woods has won at Southern Hills Country Club, taking home the Wanamaker Trophy in 2007. The story here this week is the PGA.” I believe in major championships. “I think Phil would have been a big distraction. And 2020 U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau withdrew on Wednesday as he continues to recover from wrist surgery.
Live scores, updates and highlights from the first round of the 104th PGA Championship at Southern Hills.
Good morning all and welcome to our coverage of the 2022 PGA Championship. We've already had some excitement here in Tulsa with 56-year-old John Daly, who teed off first to start Round 1, sitting T1 on the leaderboard. Thankful we've arrived at the awesome level of early access and coverage we have today.— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) May 19, 2022 Oh, and don't forget about Tiger Woods who is 1 under through his first two holes. Great start to the week for him. Homa's had a stellar year -- he won earlier this month at the Wells Fargo -- yet entered this week as a quasi-sleeper given the star power (and Tiger) in the field. The last time Rory McIlroy had 4 birdies in a row in the opening round of a major? His bunker shot missed for birdie and his par putt, well long, he left on the short side. Followed him this morning from the range to the putting green and he was missing just about every other one within 10 feet. Like earlier in his round, he missed his approach -- but this time paid the price. Missing birdie opportunities on his next two holes, the three-time major champion has since made two consecutive bogeys. CBS Sports will update this story with scores and highlights from the PGA Championship below. Reigning champion Phil Mickelson's curious absence looms over the event like a shadow after a late withdrawal, but the old guard will be well-represented still with Woods. He's six weeks removed from a slow finish to the Masters, where he made the cut in his first appearance in more than a year.
The world No 1 is sure to face stern competition from his Ryder Cup teammates with Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele all in fine form.
Rory McIlroy (-4) finds the green in two on the ninth, the last hole of his round. That’s a great start to the tournament for the Northern Irishman. Most of the bunker shots I hit were long but predominantly I hit bad iron shots and that’s not normally how I play. The blockbuster trio of John Rahm, Collin Morikawa and Scottie Scheffler get their rounds started on the first tee. Jon Rahm is looking to clinch the second major of his career and hasn’t competed since winning the Mexico Championship at the start of the month. Scottie Scheffler enters the week as a slight favourite owing to his spectacular start to the season, with four victories including his maiden major title at Augusta in April. The world No 1 is sure to face stern competition from his Ryder Cup teammates with Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele all in fine form.
In his first tournament since the Masters in April, Woods finished his first nine holes at even par but soon ran into trouble.
Woods struck back with a birdie on 3, making a long putt that got his big gallery going. As if to illustrate this, John Daly was at even par through 16. He birdied the 14th as well with a 15-footer. But he gave that right back with a bad bunker shot on 4, rolling over and off the green and winding up with another bogey. Toward the end of his first nine holes, he appeared to start limping a little more. Woods returned to the majors at the Masters last month after missing more than 500 days of top-flight golf following the accident.
Complete 2022 PGA Championship tee times for Round 2 at Southern Hills on Friday, featuring Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and more.
Sign up for an account to get into the action today. 9:50 a.m. – Chad Ramey, Austin Hurt, Lucas Herbert 2:20 p.m. – Matt Kuchar, Cameron Davis, Rikuya Hoshino 8:49 a.m. – Dustin Johnson, Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas 8:38 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Brooks Koepka, Adam Scott 9:50 a.m. – Chad Ramey, Austin Hurt, Lucas Herbert 8:27 a.m. – Cameron Tringale, Hudson Swafford, Adam Hadwin 3:09 p.m. – Cameron Young, Sam Burns, Davis Riley If you buy a linked product, GOLF.COM may earn a fee. 9:06 a.m. – Zach Johnson, Russell Henley, Cameron Champ McIlroy, already a two-time PGA champion, came out firing on Thursday, going five under over his first 11 holes to take the lead. Pricing may vary.
Jesse Mueller, winner of the PGA Professional Championship, couldn't have asked for a better way to begin his first appearance at the PGA Championship.
Starting on the par-4 10th hole at Southern Hills in this opening round Thursday afternoon, Mueller found the fairway off the tee and left himself 102 years with his approach … which he proceeded to holed out for eagle 2. Clad in a bright-purple get-up repping his school, the Grand Canyon University, where he’s general manager of the school-owned course and a volunteer assistant for the men’s and women’s teams, Mueller got to celebrate the moment with his wife, Jessie. She is on the bag this week in Tulsa, just as she was when Mueller won the PGA Professional Championship last month in Austin. As winner of last month’s PGA Professional Championship, Jesse Mueller is the proud leader of the PGA of America’s #TeamOf20 club pros getting the chance to go shot-for-shot with the best in the world at this week’s PGA Championship. He may not draw the fans of the Tiger/Rory/Spieth pairing, but that doesn’t mean that the 39-year-old from Scottsdale, Ariz., can’t make some noise of his own.