Scottie Scheffler landed a superb eagle on the Par-4 14th with a great tee shot and holed a three-footer as he went into a three-shot lead with one round to go in the 107th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club.
Right on top after two days was Jhonattan Vegas, who is leading a Major for the first time, as the PGA Championship saw a drama-filled second day. Vegas added a 1-under 70. Vegas was 10-under par until he missed a 3-foot putt on 18 and ended with a double bogey for an even-par 70, giving him
Akshay Bhatia carded 1-under 70 to be Tied-29th, but Sahith Theegala pulled out the night before the first day as his strained neck continued to affect his movements. The two Indian-Americans, as also Rai, played the Tour Championships last year and were in the Top-30 of the world
Sahith Theegala will have some great company in Sepp Straka in the opening round of the 107th PGA Championship, but he also has some worries hanging around his neck, as per a release from PGA.
The field is led by the AT&T Pebble Beach, PLAYERS and Masters champion and also the defending champion Rory McIlroy as nine of the Top-10 in the world teeing up at this week. McIlroy won this event as the Wells Fargo last year
Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai, two of the three Indian-origin at the 89th Masters, were on the front page of the leaderboard at the end of opening day, which had a lot of big names led by Justin Rose, who shot a 7-under 65.
Sahith Theegala and Akshay Bhatia have an added tag to their name this year with an Indian sponsorship from Hero, one of the biggest Indian backers of the sport in and out of the country
Joaquin Niemann, The International Series Rankings champion for the 2024 season, is the latest big name to be confirmed for International Series India, the USD 2 million tournament taking place at DLF Golf and Country Club next month
Scheffler won by six shots over Tom Kim, and it was the largest winning margin at Albany Golf Club and the biggest in the tournament history since the 10-shot margin of victory achieved by Jordan Spieth in 2014 at Isleworth
With seven birdies on the front nine, Scottie Scheffler seemed to be running away from the field at the 2024 World Challenge. Starting at 5-under his new putting grip seemed to work like magic as he birdied everything except two of the three Par-3s on the front nine
Cameron Young made a sensational return to action at the 2024 World Challenge with a bogey-free opening round of 64, giving him a two-shot lead over Justin Thomas (66), who made a late charge with four birdies in a row from the 14th