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First Round Coverage of the 2026 PGA Championship | Aronimink
2026 PGA Championship | Tournament Preview
NEWTOWN SQUARE - Although Scottie Scheffler has not had a dominant season in the winner’s circle, he has played outstanding golf and his game and first round afternoon tee-time should jump-start his 2026 PGA Tour Championship at the Aronimink Golf Club - the outskirts pf Philadelphia.
Scheffler’s resume thus far:
He was the 2025 PGA Championship winner and is seeking to become the first player to successfully defend since Brooks Koepka (2019). Scheffler claimed a five-stroke margin of victory last year at Quail Hollow Club, the largest in the event since 2012 when Rory McIlroy won by eight.
Scheffler’s 2025 title is one of four major championship victories: 2022 Masters Tournament, 2024 Masters Tournament, 2025 PGA Championship, 2025 Open Championship.
He finished T8 or better in five of six career starts in the PGA Championship: T4/2020, T8/2021, MC/2022, T2/2023, T8/2024, Won/2025.
Scheffler’s had Top-10 finishes in 16 of his last 20 starts in major championships.
The 2026 Field features:
A total of 93 PGA TOUR winners who have combined for 445 titles, led by Rory McIlroy (30)
Exactly 31 players in the field have won at least one major championship, led by Rory McIlroy (6), Brooks Koepka (5) and Scottie Scheffler (4).
Thirty players in the field competed in the 2018 BMW Championship when it was hosted at Aronimink Golf Club, highlighted by all of the top five finishers: Keegan Bradley (Won), Justin Rose (2nd), Billy Horschel (T3), Xander Schauffele (T3), Rory McIlroy (5th). They know the course.
A total of 26 different countries and territories are represented in the field, with 100 of those players coming from either the United States (85) or England (15); next most is Australia (six).
No international player has won the PGA Championship since 2015 (Jason Day, Australia).
Fourteen past PGA Championship winners are: Keegan Bradley, Jason Day, Jason Dufner, Padraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy, Shaun Michael, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Jimmy Walker and Y.E. Yang.
There are 10 PGA TOUR rookies: Chandler Blanchet, Dan Brown, Alex Fitzpatrick, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, John Parry, Marco Penge, Kristoffer Reitan, Adrien Saddier, Jordan Smith, Sudarshan Yellamaraju.
The 2026 PGA Championship | Tournament Facts
TOURNAMENT DATES: 05/14/2026-05/17/2026
COURSE: Aronimink Golf Club
LOCATION: Newtown Square, PA USA
ARCHITECT: Donald J. Ross
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Scottie Scheffler
FEDEXCUP POINTS/1ST: 750
OVERVIEW: (link)
PAST RESULTS: (link)
TEE TIMES: (link)
FIELD: (link
UPDATES:
Sunday, May 10
Brandt Snedeker IN
Sudarshan Yellamaraju IN
Monday, May 11
Jake Knapp WD / Tom Hoge IN
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WEATHER: Overnight rain will leave the course with up to a 1/4 inch of wet residue, making the morning rough difficult to play, an advantage to today’s afternoon crew. Rain ended at 6:00am, and partly sunny skies, but cool temperatures will prevail. A high of 65-degrees by 3:00pm. Humidity at 93% and winds 4mph. Temperatures warming to the 80s on the weekend.
PGA Championship | How to Watch
May 14, 2026 - All Times Eastern Daylight
7:00am -8:00pm: PGA Championship, Round 1 - ESPN+ Streaming
7:00am - 9:00pm: PGA Championship on Sirius XM Radio
!2 Noon - 7:00pm: PGA Championship. Round 1 - ESPN
7:00pm - 8:00pm: PGA Championship, Round 1 - ESPN2
8:00pm - 10:00pm: Live from the PGA Championship - Golf Channel
How to Watch: (In case of changes) - (link)
Note: The PGA of America, which owns and operates the PGA Championship, controls all digital streaming and broadcast rights to this event. PGA TOUR LIVE coverage will resume next week at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson.
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On This Day in Golf History
May 14, 1978 - Lee Trevino won the Colonial National Invitational for the second time with a four-under (66) to defeat Jerry Pale and Jerry Heard by four strokes. It marked the 21st victory of Trevino’s career. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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