World number one Jon Rahm faced an uphill battle to make the halfway cut on day two of the 105th US PGA Championship at Oak Hill.
Seeking back-to-back major titles following his Masters triumph at Augusta National last month, Rahm birdied his opening hole in the first round before slumping to a six-over-par 76.
US Open champion and playing partner Matt Fitzpatrick failed to record a single birdie as he recorded the same score to trail clubhouse leader Bryson DeChambeau by 10 shots.
DeChambeau’s 66 gave him a one-shot lead over world number two Scottie Scheffler, Dustin Johnson and Corey Conners, although Eric Cole had reached five under after 14 holes when play was suspended for the day due to darkness.
The start of play had been delayed by an hour and 50 minutes on Thursday morning due to frost.
Rory McIlroy fought back from three over par after nine holes to post a 71 despite struggling with an unspecified illness.
Quote of the day
Long day for @Keegan_Bradley 😅 pic.twitter.com/FtPdY7BR2x
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 18, 2023
Keegan Bradley reflects on a rollercoaster opening round of 68.
Shot of the day
And THAT is how you start your #PGAChamp.
Scott Stallings ➡️ Eagle pic.twitter.com/ovCuku8X7k
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 18, 2023
Scott Stallings began his round from the 10th and holed his second shot of the day from 128 yards for an eagle.
Round of the day
Scottie Scheffler’s first bogey-free round in a major 👀
He is currently T1 @PGAChampionship. pic.twitter.com/HQSvDYsZ0t
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 18, 2023
Although DeChambeau shot the lowest score, arguably the best round of the day was a bogey-free effort from Scottie Scheffler.
Statistic of the day
Jon Rahm missed 9 fairways today. He missed 8 all week at Augusta National last month.
— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGolf) May 18, 2023
World number one and Masters champion Jon Rahm struggled to an opening 76.
Hardest hole (*round incomplete)
The 481-yard ninth hole yielded just seven birdies and played to an average of 4.448.
Easiest hole (*round incomplete)
Despite measuring 617 yards, the par-five fourth hole played to an average of 4.873, with Rory McIlroy reaching the green with a long iron to set up one of the 32 birdies made.
Weather forecast
Much warmer temperatures can be expected on Friday ahead of an approaching low-pressure system and associated cold front that will move through the region on Saturday. This will bring a good chance for rain Friday night through the day on Saturday. Drier conditions return by Saturday evening with partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures expected for Sunday.
| POS | PLAYER | TOTAL | THRU | R1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Cole | -5 | 14 | - |
| 2 | Bryson DeChambeau | -4 | F | 66 |
| T3 | Scottie Scheffler | -3 | F | 67 |
| T3 | Corey Conners | -3 | F | 67 |
| T3 | Dustin Johnson | -3 | F | 67 |
| T6 | Ryan Fox | -2 | F | 68 |
| T6 | Viktor Hovland | -2 | F | 68 |
| T6 | Keegan Bradley | -2 | F | 68 |
| T6 | Adam Scott | -2 | F | 68 |
| T10 | Justin Suh | -1 | F | 69 |
| T10 | Hayden Buckley | -1 | F | 69 |
| T10 | Sepp Straka | -1 | F | 69 |
| T10 | Thomas Pieters | -1 | F | 69 |
| T10 | Keith Mitchell | -1 | F | 69 |
| T10 | Pablo Larrazabal | -1 | F | 69 |
| T10 | Victor Perez | -1 | 15 | - |
| T10 | Adam Hadwin | -1 | 15 | - |
| T10 | Justin Rose | -1 | 14 | - |
| T10 | Patrick Rodgers | -1 | 13 | - |
| T20 | Harold Varner III | Par | F | 70 |
| T20 | Adam Svensson | Par | F | 70 |
| T20 | Kurt Kitayama | Par | F | 70 |
| T20 | Matt NeSmith | Par | F | 70 |
| T20 | Michael Block | Par | F | 70 |
| T20 | Taylor Pendrith | Par | F | 70 |
| T20 | Chris Kirk | Par | F | 70 |
| T27 | Sam Stevens | +1 | F | 71 |
| T27 | Beau Hossler | +1 | F | 71 |
| T27 | Sahith Theegala | +1 | F | 71 |
| T27 | Rory McIlroy | +1 | F | 71 |
| T27 | Collin Morikawa | +1 | F | 71 |
| T27 | Callum Tarren | +1 | F | 71 |
| T27 | Mark Hubbard | +1 | F | 71 |
| T27 | Cam Davis | +1 | F | 71 |
| T27 | Nick Taylor | +1 | F | 71 |
| T27 | Max Homa | +1 | F | 71 |
| T27 | Phil Mickelson | +1 | 16 | - |
| T27 | Jordan Smith | +1 | 15 | - |
| T27 | Thomas Detry | +1 | 14 | - |
| T27 | Billy Horschel | +1 | 14 | - |
| T27 | Ben Taylor | +1 | 13 | - |
| T42 | Kazuki Higa | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | Davis Riley | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | Brooks Koepka | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | Justin Thomas | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | Padraig Harrington | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | J.T. Poston | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | Cameron Smith | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | Luke Donald | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | Brendan Steele | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | Patrick Reed | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | Brian Harman | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | Tommy Fleetwood | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | Hideki Matsuyama | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | Tony Finau | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | Xander Schauffele | +2 | F | 72 |
| T42 | Stephan Jaeger | +2 | 16 | - |
| T42 | Rickie Fowler | +2 | 16 | - |
| T42 | Alex Smalley | +2 | 15 | - |
| T42 | Russell Henley | +2 | 15 | - |
| T42 | Mito Pereira | +2 | 15 | - |
| T42 | JJ Killeen | +2 | 15 | - |
| T63 | Min Woo Lee | +3 | F | 73 |
| T63 | K.H. Lee | +3 | F | 73 |
| T63 | Gary Woodland | +3 | F | 73 |
| T63 | Jimmy Walker | +3 | F | 73 |
| T63 | Shane Lowry | +3 | F | 73 |
| T63 | Jordan Spieth | +3 | F | 73 |
| T63 | Dean Burmester | +3 | F | 73 |
| T63 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +3 | F | 73 |
| T63 | Tom Kim | +3 | F | 73 |
| T63 | Si Woo Kim | +3 | 17 | - |
| T63 | Aaron Wise | +3 | 15 | - |
| T63 | J.J. Spaun | +3 | 15 | - |
| T63 | Matt Wallace | +3 | 14 | - |
| T76 | Joel Dahmen | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Adam Schenk | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Andrew Putnam | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Tom Hoge | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Scott Stallings | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Zach Johnson | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Joaquin Niemann | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Alex Noren | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Mackenzie Hughes | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Taylor Moore | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Jeremy Wells | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Brandon Wu | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Thorbjorn Olesen | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Danny Willett | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Harris English | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Callum Shinkwin | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Cameron Young | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Sam Burns | +4 | F | 74 |
| T76 | Anirban Lahiri | +4 | 16 | - |
| T76 | Patrick Cantlay | +4 | 16 | - |
| T76 | Matt Kuchar | +4 | 15 | - |
| T76 | Talor Gooch | +4 | 15 | - |
| T76 | Greg Koch | +4 | 14 | - |
| T99 | Josh Speight | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Ben Griffin | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Thriston Lawrence | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Wyatt Worthington II | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Nico Echavarria | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Adrian Otaegui | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Kevin Kisner | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Lee Hodges | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Adrian Meronk | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Denny McCarthy | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Rikuya Hoshino | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Taylor Montgomery | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Sihwan Kim | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Rasmus Hojgaard | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Lucas Herbert | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Seamus Power | +5 | F | 75 |
| T99 | Francesco Molinari | +5 | 14 | - |
| T99 | Nick Hardy | +5 | 14 | - |
| T117 | Nicolai Hojgaard | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | Steve Holmes | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | Matt Fitzpatrick | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | Jon Rahm | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | David Lingmerth | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | Yannik Paul | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | Adri Arnaus | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | Jason Day | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | Sadom Kaewkanjana | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | Ben Kern | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | Y.E. Yang | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | Brendon Todd | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | Robert MacIntyre | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | John Somers | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | Chez Reavie | +6 | F | 76 |
| T117 | Abraham Ancer | +6 | F | 76 |
| T133 | Trey Mullinax | +7 | F | 77 |
| T133 | Colin Inglis | +7 | F | 77 |
| T133 | Wyndham Clark | +7 | F | 77 |
| T133 | Ockie Strydom | +7 | F | 77 |
| T133 | Davis Thompson | +7 | F | 77 |
| T133 | Jesse Droemer | +7 | F | 77 |
| T133 | Webb Simpson | +7 | F | 77 |
| T133 | Tyrrell Hatton | +7 | F | 77 |
| T133 | Chris Sanger | +7 | 15 | - |
| T133 | David Micheluzzi | +7 | 15 | - |
| T133 | Russell Grove | +7 | 13 | - |
| T144 | Chris French | +8 | F | 78 |
| T144 | Emiliano Grillo | +8 | F | 78 |
| T144 | Maverick McNealy | +8 | F | 78 |
| T144 | Sam Ryder | +8 | F | 78 |
| T144 | Matt Cahill | +8 | F | 78 |
| T149 | Braden Shattuck | +9 | F | 79 |
| T149 | Anthony Cordes | +9 | F | 79 |
| T151 | Steven Alker | +10 | F | 80 |
| T151 | Alex Beach | +10 | F | 80 |
| T151 | Sungjae Im | +10 | F | 80 |
| T154 | Shaun Micheel | +11 | F | 81 |
| T154 | Kenny Pigman | +11 | F | 81 |
| 156 | Gabe Reynolds | +15 | F | 85 |
