It's really hard to complain about the first round of the PGA Championship. The weather was great and the leaderboard is packed with stars:
1. Xander Schauffele: -9 (62)
T2. Tony Finau: -6 (65)
T2. Sahith Theegala: -6 (65)
T2. Mark Hubbard: -6 (65)
T5. Rory McIlroy (NIR): -5 (66)
T5. Robert MacIntyre (SCO): -5 (66)
T5. Tom Hoge: -5 (66)
T5. Tom Kim (KOR): -5 (66)
T5. Thomas Detry (BEL): -5 (66)
T5. Maverick McNealy: -5 (66)
T5. Collin Morikawa: -5 (66)
We normally stick to the Top Ten in these reports, but Brooks Koepka and Scottie Scheffler are at 4 under par, Bryson DeChambeau and Viktor Hovland are 3 under, and Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas are 2 under. It's an excellent leaderboard.
According to the PGA Tour's web page, here are the players with the shortest odds to win:
X. Schauffele: +275
S. Scheffler: +400
R. McIlroy: +500
B. Koepka: +1200
C. Morikawa: +1400
S. Theegala: +2200
T. Finau: +2500
If the next three days are like this, then golf fans are in for a treat.
Believe it or not, Scottie Scheffler was arrested this morning, but it sounds like he will play the second round anyway. His scheduled tee time is 9:08 AM Central.
ReplyDeleteAfter two holes, Scheffler is even for the day and 4 under for the tournament.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a rainy morning in Louisville, and we've had a lot of movement on the leaderboard:
ReplyDelete1. C. Morikawa: -10 (33 holes)
T2. M. Hubbard: -9 (30)
T2. X. Schauffele: -9 (18)
4. S. Scheffler: -8 (32)
As of now, the projected cut line is at Even Par.
ReplyDelete1. C. Morikawa: -11 (34 holes)
ReplyDelete2. M. Hubbard: -10 (31)
3. X. Schauffele: -9 (18)
4. S. Scheffler: -8 (33)
Morikawa makes his fifth birdie in a row to move to 12 under par with one hole left.
ReplyDeleteMorikawa bogeys his last hole. He finishes with a 65 and a two-day score of 11-under par.
ReplyDelete1. C. Morikawa: -11 (36 holes)
ReplyDeleteT2. T. Detry (BEL): -9 (36)
T2. S. Scheffler: -9 (34)
T2. M. Hubbard: -9 (32)
T2. X. Schauffele: -9 (19)
Scheffler shoots a 5-under par 66, which is incredible when you consider how his day began.
ReplyDelete1. C. Morikawa: -11 (36 holes)
ReplyDelete2. X. Schauffele: -10 (21)
T3. S. Scheffler: -9 (36)
T3. T. Detry (BEL): -9 (36)
Scheffler is now doing a press conference. What a day he's had.
ReplyDeleteI've checked out on pretty much everything going on outside my specific worlds over the last two or three weeks, and the Scottie Scheffler arrest is one of the stories I'm glad I didn't follow.
DeleteSchauffele goes out in 32 and he has retaken the lead:
ReplyDelete1. X. Schauffele: -12 (27 holes)
2. C. Morikawa: -11 (36)
T3. T. Detry (BEL): -9 (36)
T3. S. Scheffler: -9 (36)
T3. M. Hubbard: -9 (36)
Schauffele birdies the 10th hole and moves to 13 under.
ReplyDeleteSchauffele bogeys the 11th hole and falls back to 12 under.
ReplyDeleteSagith Theegala birdies the 7th and moves to 9 under.
ReplyDeleteTheegala birdies the 9th and moves to 10 under.
ReplyDelete1. X. Schauffele: -12 (31 holes)
ReplyDelete2. C. Morikawa: -11 (36)
3. S. Theegala: -10 (27)
T4. T. Detry (BEL): -9 (36)
T4. S. Scheffler: -9 (36)
T4. M. Hubbard: -9 (36)