Thursday’s opening round at Baltusrol was, definitely errrr, interesting.
It was really one of those days that had absolutely everything, yet nobody could have predicted how it was going to play out.
Unfortunately, it was a tough day for the Irish with Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell both on +4 and in danger of missing the weekend, while Shane Lowry and Padraig Harrington are slightly better placed on +2 and +1.
They’ll be hoping they can make a run of it on Friday to get themselves back into contention on a golf course where anything can happen.
Where the world’s biggest stars seemed to crumble under the 40°C heat, some unexpected challengers popped up to stake their claim. One thing is for sure though; absolutely nobody who was glued to the coverage of the 2016 PGA Championship on Thursday night was left action deprived and disappointed with what they saw.
We had the painstakingly close hole-in-ones at the tricky 9th…
So close. 😒https://t.co/Z8Z3cUWcCG
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) July 29, 2016
Senden & Bubba channelling their inner Tiger…
Wait for it … wait for it …
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 28, 2016
John Daly giving zero f**ks as-per-usual…
And Justin Thomas attempting to out-do him…
There was Beef making buddies…
Beef.
A man of the people. https://t.co/ZYHtqHmAv1
— PGA Amateur Golf (@PGAAmateurGolf) July 29, 2016
And Beef making birdies…
Back-to-back Beef birdies. 👊🏽 pic.twitter.com/kuahNGykCl
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) July 28, 2016
Champions thriving…
ICYMI: @JDayGolf is well in position to defend his title after the first day of the @PGAChampionship. https://t.co/wmjx6KJs4e
— PGA Amateur Golf (@PGAAmateurGolf) July 29, 2016
And champions struggling…
Strokes gained ranks …
Off the tee: 3rd
Putting: 152ndTime to grind.
Some late night practice for Rory McIlroy. pic.twitter.com/A9bU5j4OAg
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 28, 2016
With the leaderboard looking the way it is right now it’s going to be one hell of a weekend. So clear your schedule, grab a beer and settle in for the magic that is the PGA Championship.
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