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A slimmed down Bryson DeChambeau has started well at Oak Hill
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Rory McIlroy battled illness and a poor start to remain in contention for a third US PGA Championship title as Bryson DeChambeau set the clubhouse target on day one at Oak Hill.
On a course which has drawn comparisons to Winged Foot, the venue for his US Open triumph in 2020, a slimmed-down DeChambeau still possessed enough power to post six birdies and two bogeys in an opening 66.
That gave DeChambeau a one-shot lead over world No 2 Scottie Scheffler and Corey Conners, with Viktor Hovland, Ryan Fox and Keegan Bradley on two under par.
McIlroy fought back from three over par after nine holes to return a 71, while Masters champion and world No 1 Jon Rahm surprisingly slumped to a six-over-par 76.
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Adam Scott leaks left with his drive at the 9th and can’t recover enough to save par. It’s a bogey and the veteran Aussie goes back to -2.
Patrick Cantlay has a lot of work left for his par and could be dropping to +1 but there’s better news for Justin Rose who bounces back form that clumsy double bogey with a birdie. Back into the red numbers at -1
Luke Baker18 May 2023 23:10
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Here’s how the leaderboard currently looks as the afternoon starters continue their rounds.
- -4: DeChambeau (F)
- -3: Scheffler (F), Conners (F), Scott
- -2: Hovland (F), Bradley (F), Fox (F), Straka, Pieters
- -1: Suh (F), Davis, Buckley, Larrazabal, Burns, D Johnson, Wise, Horschel, Cole
- Others: McIlroy (+1), Mickelson (+1), Morikawa (+1), Thomas (+2), Koepka (+2), Rahm (+6)
Luke Baker18 May 2023 23:08
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Ooof! A double-bogey 5 for Justin Rose at the 5th drops him from -2 back to evens. All that good early work undone in one fell swoop.
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Luke Baker18 May 2023 23:04
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Dustin Johnson getting into the red numbers with a birdie at the 7th. Here’s how he managed it
Luke Baker18 May 2023 22:59
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Adam Scott is on a charge now. He has birdied the 8th to move to -3 and is just one stroke behind DeChambeau. He’s driving the ball an absolute mile today, regularly belting the ball 330 yards-plus.
Luke Baker18 May 2023 22:52
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Sepp Straka dropped a shot but he’s still going along well at -2, while Adam Scott found a second birdie to join him on that score.
Phil Mickelson then watches a shot slip away on the 6th to fall to +1, Patrick Cantlay make a sixth straight par to start his round, Dustin Johnson is also at evens through six but Xander Schauffele is flailing at +4.
Luke Baker18 May 2023 22:40
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Good work by Justin Rose early on in his round. This is a Donald Ross-designed course and Rose has won at one of those before. He’s showing his liking for the style by birdieing holes 1 and 3 to immediately jump to two-under. A couple of nice putts to get him there
Luke Baker18 May 2023 22:13
Rory McIlroy ‘fighting something’ at US PGA as slimmed-down Bryson DeChambeau leads
On a course which has drawn comparisons to Winged Foot, the venue for his US Open triumph in 2020, a slimmed-down DeChambeau still possessed enough power to post six birdies and two bogeys in an opening 66.
That gave DeChambeau a one-shot lead over world No 2 Scottie Scheffler and Corey Conners, with Viktor Hovland, Ryan Fox and Keegan Bradley on two under par.
McIlroy fought back from three over par after nine holes to return a 71, while Masters champion and world No 1 Jon Rahm surprisingly slumped to a six-over-par 76.
Luke Baker18 May 2023 22:09
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Solid enough start from Phil Mickelson, who pars each of the first three holes. Playing partner Patrick Cantlay – another who was attracting plenty of betting money in the build-up to this major – has done similar, while the third in that group Rickie Fowler has a couple of early bogeys and is at +2.
Luke Baker18 May 2023 22:02
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