May 23-26
Oak Hill CC, Rochester, New York
$3,250,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4
Scott Parel recorded the only eagle of the day as he took a one-stroke lead after the first round of the weather-affected KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club.
“One of the challenges was trying to judge the wind. It seems like there were maybe a lot of crosswinds, so off the tees trying to figure out maybe it's a little different line you had to take than what you had written in your book to make sure you get in the fairway.
“I've been playing well. I had a second place in Houston a couple weeks ago. Played okay in Birmingham, not so good on the last day. But I've been hitting the ball well, and I think that's obviously a key for out here, is you have to be in the fairway. If you're playing out of the rough, you're scrambling for par most of the time.”
The American eagled the par five fourth hole and carded three further birdies, dropping just one stroke on the formidable par-70 East Course at Oak Hill, the venue which staged The 1995 Ryder Cup.
A two-time winner on the PGA Tour Champions circuit, Parel leads by one stroke from 2015 Senior Open Presented by Rolex champion Marco Dawson, two-time U.S. Open winner Retief Goosen and Ken Tanigawa.
Modest expectations ➡️ high performance. @ParelGolf (-4) leads @seniorpgachamp.
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) May 23, 2019
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“I got off to a great start, 3-under through four holes, and then I hit a few poor shots in the middle part and around, but on the last few holes I hit some good iron shots and a couple of good drives. So it's something to take into tomorrow.” - Retief Goosen
Just 15 competitors finished their first rounds under par, as the morning groups faced a two hour and 15 minute delay due to dangerous weather during their rounds – of those 15, three came from the afternoon tee times.
Those under par include Staysure Tour members Darren Clarke, winner of The 2011 Open, and four-time European Tour winner Jesper Parnevik, who each carded two under par rounds of 68.
“I'm fortunate enough to have had a couple of majors here at Oak Hill, and it's a fantastic, wonderful golf course. But it's tough. It's not hidden. Everything's in front of you. You can see. But you know you're under pressure on the tee. You miss the fairway, you know it's going to be a struggle, and it's just an all-around fantastic test.
“I hit it close enough because I was hitting a lot of fairways. You know, you cannot play Oak Hill from the rough. It'll get you sooner or later. I was hitting it pretty long and pretty straight. So I was having short irons in there and for the most part leaving myself up for the putts and made the most of them.” - Darren Clarke
The 1999 Open Champion Paul Lawrie, who like Clarke and Goosen is playing in his first Senior PGA Championship, finished the day one under par and shares eighth place with seven other golfers.
Paul Broadhurst, who triumphed in this event 12 months ago, opened his Championship defence with a level par first round and is one of 12 golfers who carded first rounds of 70.
“I still think level par could win it. It's not going to play any easier than it did this morning. This is the hardest course we've played since the 2016 U.S. Senior Open at Scioto.
"Number one, you have to hit the fairway. Number two you have to hit the greens, but you have to stay below the flag. I'm only four off the pace, so I'm in a good position."
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Scott Parel | -4 |
66 |
T2 |
Retief Goosen | -3 |
67 |
T2 |
Ken Tanigawa | -3 |
67 |
T2 |
Marco Dawson | -3 |
67 |
T5 |
Jesper Parnevik | -2 |
68 |
T5 |
Jeff Maggert | -2 |
68 |
T5 |
Darren Clarke | -2 |
68 |
T8 |
John Huston | -1 |
69 |
T8 |
Taichi Teshima | -1 |
69 |
T8 |
John Riegger | -1 |
69 |
T8 |
Paul Lawrie | -1 |
69 |
T8 |
Duffy Waldorf | -1 |
69 |
T8 |
Mike Miles | -1 |
69 |
T8 |
Gibby Gilbert III | -1 |
69 |
T8 |
Corey Pavin | -1 |
69 |
T16 |
Thomas Levet | E |
70 |
T16 |
Doug Garwood | E |
70 |
T16 |
Tommy Armour III | E |
70 |
T16 |
Kirk Triplett | E |
70 |
T16 |
Esteban Toledo | E |
70 |
T16 |
Scott Hoch | E |
70 |
T16 |
Paul Broadhurst | E |
70 |
T16 |
Jerry Kelly | E |
70 |
T16 |
Omar Uresti | E |
70 |
T16 |
Santiago Luna | E |
70 |
T16 |
Ken Duke | E |
70 |
T16 |
Michael Bradley | E |
70 |
T28 |
Paul Streeter | 1 |
71 |
T28 |
Tim Petrovic | 1 |
71 |
T28 |
Brandt Jobe | 1 |
71 |
T28 |
Prayad Marksaeng | 1 |
71 |
T28 |
Rocco Mediate | 1 |
71 |
T28 |
Jarmo Sandelin | 1 |
71 |
T28 |
Peter Fowler | 1 |
71 |
T28 |
Rafael Gómez | 1 |
71 |
T28 |
Gregory Meyer | 1 |
71 |
T28 |
Jerry Smith | 1 |
71 |
T28 |
Frank Esposito Jr | 1 |
71 |
T28 |
Bob Sowards | 1 |
71 |
T28 |
Bob May | 1 |
71 |
T28 |
Mark Brooks | 1 |
71 |
T42 |
Mike Goodes | 2 |
72 |
T42 |
Fred Funk | 2 |
72 |
T42 |
Paul Goydos | 2 |
72 |
T42 |
Scott McCarron | 2 |
72 |
T42 |
Vijay Singh | 2 |
72 |
T42 |
Bernhard Langer | 2 |
72 |
T42 |
Scott Dunlap | 2 |
72 |
T42 |
David Frost | 2 |
72 |
T42 |
Dan Forsman | 2 |
72 |
T42 |
Wes Short, Jr. | 2 |
72 |
T42 |
Peter Baker | 2 |
72 |
T42 |
Billy Andrade | 2 |
72 |
T42 |
Gary Hallberg | 2 |
72 |
T42 |
Tom Byrum | 2 |
72 |
T56 |
Joey Sindelar | 3 |
73 |
T56 |
Rob Moss | 3 |
73 |
T56 |
Thaworn Wiratchant | 3 |
73 |
T56 |
Miguel Angel Jiménez | 3 |
73 |
T56 |
Carlos Franco | 3 |
73 |
T56 |
David McKenzie | 3 |
73 |
T56 |
Stephen Ames | 3 |
73 |
T56 |
Tommy Tolles | 3 |
73 |
T56 |
Paul McGinley | 3 |
73 |
T56 |
Roger Chapman | 3 |
73 |
T56 |
Olin Browne | 3 |
73 |
T56 |
Lee Janzen | 3 |
73 |
T56 |
Cliff Kresge | 3 |
73 |
T56 |
Mark Mielke | 3 |
73 |
T70 |
Mark Brown | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Dave McNabb | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Mark Calcavecchia | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Colin Montgomerie | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Steve Pate | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Stephen Leaney | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Kevin Baker | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Mark O'Meara | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Stuart Smith | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Miguel Angel Martin | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Tom Gillis | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Gene Sauers | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Joe Durant | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Chris Williams | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Jeff Sluman | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Shaun Micheel | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Jay Haas | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Woody Austin | 4 |
74 |
T70 |
Bart Bryant | 4 |
74 |
T89 |
Dan Olsen | 5 |
75 |
T89 |
Kohki Idoki | 5 |
75 |
T89 |
Tom Lehman | 5 |
75 |
T89 |
Magnus Atlevi | 5 |
75 |
T89 |
Paul Claxton | 5 |
75 |
T89 |
Billy Mayfair | 5 |
75 |
T95 |
Mike Genovese | 6 |
76 |
T95 |
Chris Kaufman | 6 |
76 |
T95 |
Barry Lane | 6 |
76 |
T95 |
Gus Ulrich | 6 |
76 |
T95 |
Tom Pernice Jr. | 6 |
76 |
T95 |
James Kingston | 6 |
76 |
T95 |
Jared Melson | 6 |
76 |
T95 |
Willie Wood | 6 |
76 |
T95 |
Paul Eales | 6 |
76 |
T95 |
Henrik Simonsen | 6 |
76 |
T95 |
Steve Stricker | 6 |
76 |
T95 |
Bob Tway | 6 |
76 |
T95 |
Larry Mize | 6 |
76 |
T95 |
Chad Proehl | 6 |
76 |
T109 |
Mark Tucker | 7 |
77 |
T109 |
Dudley Hart | 7 |
77 |
T109 |
Rich Gilkey | 7 |
77 |
T109 |
Toru Suzuki | 7 |
77 |
T109 |
Craig Bowden | 7 |
77 |
T109 |
Jeffrey Schmid | 7 |
77 |
T109 |
Jeff Brehaut | 7 |
77 |
T109 |
Steve Jones | 7 |
77 |
T109 |
Todd Hamilton | 7 |
77 |
T109 |
Jim Estes | 7 |
77 |
T109 |
Charlie Bolling | 7 |
77 |
T109 |
Clark Dennis | 7 |
77 |
T109 |
Skip Kendall | 7 |
77 |
T109 |
Russ Cochran | 7 |
77 |
T123 |
Brian Kelly | 8 |
78 |
T123 |
Walt Chapman | 8 |
78 |
T123 |
Steve Flesch | 8 |
78 |
T123 |
Stephen Dodd | 8 |
78 |
T123 |
Michael Allen | 8 |
78 |
T123 |
Greg Kraft | 8 |
78 |
T123 |
Glen Day | 8 |
78 |
T130 |
Mauricio Molina | 9 |
79 |
T130 |
Rick Morton | 9 |
79 |
T130 |
Markus Brier | 9 |
79 |
T130 |
James Mason | 9 |
79 |
T130 |
Sandy Lyle | 9 |
79 |
T130 |
Bob Gilder | 9 |
79 |
T130 |
John Daly | 9 |
79 |
T130 |
Scott Verplank | 9 |
79 |
T130 |
Brad Lardon | 9 |
79 |
T130 |
Dave Bahr | 9 |
79 |
T130 |
Fran Quinn | 9 |
79 |
T130 |
Jeff Hart | 9 |
79 |
T142 |
Peter Jacobsen | 10 |
80 |
T142 |
Thomas Vizina | 10 |
80 |
T142 |
Frank Bensel Jr | 10 |
80 |
T142 |
Phillip Price | 10 |
80 |
T146 |
Gene Fieger | 11 |
81 |
T146 |
Michael Campbell | 11 |
81 |
T148 |
Mike Reid | 12 |
82 |
T148 |
Philip Golding | 12 |
82 |
T150 |
Ken Green | 13 |
83 |
T150 |
Chris DiMarco | 13 |
83 |
T150 |
Brian Cairns | 13 |
83 |
T150 |
Brent Studer | 13 |
83 |
T150 |
David Shacklady | 13 |
83 |
155 |
Jean-Francois Remesy | 14 |
84 |
156 |
Christopher Perry | 16 |
86 |