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PGA Tour Brunch Coverage Leading Into the Second Round of the PGA

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May 19, 2023
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PGA Championship | Second Round Today

Note: Due to darkness, the first round was suspended at 8:30pm ET with 33 players yet to complete their round. The first round will resume at 7am ET today. The second round will begin as scheduled at 7am (ET).

ROCHESTER, NY - World No. 1 Jon Rahm (T-117) carded a 6-over (76), tying his highest score in 23 rounds in the event (76/R3/2022/Finished T-48). Round 1 marked his ninth career round on Tour with a score of +6 or higher (relative to par). Rahm has made the cut in the last 16 majors, the longest active streak (last missed cut in a major: 2019 PGA Championship).

Eric Cole, a PGA Tour rookie, made his second major start (MC/2021 U.S. Open) and first ever at the PGA Championship. He sits at (-5) after 14 holes of the first round. He made his 24th career start on Tour and has never held a lead after any round.

Bryson DeChambeau is back in form and his (66) tied his low opening round in a major (66/R1/2019 Masters/Finished T29) and his low round in 17 rounds at a PGA Championship event (recorded back-to-back 66s in the third and final rounds of the 2020 PGA Championship to finish T-4).

Scottie Scheffler’s 3-under (67) marked his first bogey-free round in a major in his 15th major start (51 rounds). He opened a major with a (67) or better for the third time: 66/R1/2020 PGA Championship/Finished T4, 67/R1/2021 Open Championship/Finished T8, 67/R1/2023 PGA Championship/TBD

The 2022 Masters champion seeks a second major title after winning the 2022 Masters.


PGA Championship | Leaderboard (Partial 1st Round)

1 Eric Cole -5 thru 14

T-2 Bryson DeChambeau 66 (-4)

T-3 Scottie Scheffler 67 (-3)

T-3 Corey Conners 67 (-3)

T-3 Dustin Johnson 67 (-3)

Full Leaderboard: (link)


PGA Championship | Tournament Facts

COURSE: Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, NY

YARDS/PAR: 7,394/70

ARCHITECT: Donald Ross

PRIZE Money/Winner’s Share: (TBA) - 2022 was $15m/$2.700,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Justin Thomas

PAST RESULTS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 600

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup

PGA of AMERICA CHAMPIONSHIP SITE: (link)


PGA Championship | The Basics

Tee Times: 7:00am to 2:42pm (ET) - (link)

Weather: Cloudy to partly cloudy with morning temps at 56-degrees, warming to 75 by midday. Winds 12-15 mph. Only a 1% chance of rain.

Tournament Site: PGA Championship (link)

FEDEx CUP Standings: (link)

PGA Tour Brunch will publish at 8:00am on Saturday

How to Watch: (link)


PGA Championship | Field, Tee Times, Leaderboard

Field: (link)

Tee Times: Friday: 7:00am to 2:42pm (ET) - (link)

Leaderboard: (link)


PGA Championship | How to Watch

Friday, May 18, 2023 - (All Times Eastern Daylight Time)

7:00am - 1:00pm - Streaming on ESPN+

1:00pm - 7:00pm - TV - ESPN

1:00pm - 8:00pm - PGA Championship Radio / Westwood / Sirius/XM 92

How to Watch 2023 PGA Championship (Golf Week/USA Today)


Special PGA Championship Offer

PGA Championship | What They’re Saying

Round 1: Review of the Day (PGATour.com)

Rory Fighting Sickness/Temp (PGATourCom)

New Look Bryson Among Clubhouse Leaders (ESPN.com)

CBS Sports’ Special Section - (CBSSports.com)

How to Watch 2023 PGA Championship (Golf Week/USA Today)


On This Day in Golf History

May 19, 1996 - Reigning U.S. Open champion Corey Pavin won the 50th Colonial National Invitational by two strokes over Jeff Sluman. Pavin shot a final round (69) to win the Colonial for the second time in his career. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE


Next Week:  Charles Schwab


Parting Putt


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