![]() ![]() ![]() įirst-round leader Bryson DeChambeau double-bogeyed the sixth hole after hitting his approach shot into a greenside bunker and fell as many as five shots off the lead before making three birdies on the back-nine to get back to four-under. It was Hovland's 10th consecutive major championship round inside the top 10 on the leaderboard. At the 18th, Hovland hit his approach to five feet and made the putt for a closing birdie and a 67 (–3). Hovland birdied his first two holes, including holing a 20-foot putt on the second, then made another 18-footer for birdie at the 10th. Ĭonners was three-under on his round and alone in first place at six-under before a bogey at the seventh hole (his 16th) to match Scheffler's 68. A closing bogey dropped Scheffler back to five-under after a two-under round of 68. He bogeyed the seventh hole, his first bogey of the tournament, before hitting his tee shot on the par-three 15th hole to a foot for a birdie and a share of the lead with Conners. Scheffler, one back at the start of the round, birdied the first hole after hitting his approach to within two feet. PlaceĬorey Conners, Viktor Hovland, and Scottie Scheffler tied for the lead through 36 holes at five-under. 1 Jon Rahm made six bogeys, including on his final three holes, and a double-bogey as he began the tournament with a six-over 76. ĭefending champion Justin Thomas made a double-bogey on the sixth hole and shot two-over 72 in his opening round. Adam Scott also got to four-under until a double-bogey on the 18th dropped back to two-under and a four-way tie for sixth place that included 2011 champion Keegan Bradley. Scottie Scheffler did not make a bogey in a round of 67 to join Cole in a tie for second place, along with Dustin Johnson who was tied with DeChambeau until a bogey on the 18th. He double-bogeyed the sixth hole (his 15th) on Friday morning to drop back to three-under and a shot behind DeChambeau. Įric Cole, making his PGA Championship debut after getting into the field as an alternate, made three straight birdies on holes 2–4 and was alone in first place at five-under when play was halted. īryson DeChambeau made three birdies over his final nine holes to shoot 66 (−4) and move atop the leaderboard at the end of the first round. 10 groups did not finish their rounds due to the suspension of play. Play was suspended at 8:50 pm EDT due to darkness. Winners of official tournaments on the PGA Tour from the 2022 PGA Championship until the start of the championship Playing members of the 2021 Ryder Cup teams, who are ranked within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of ġ2. ![]()
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