Jon Rahm faces uphill battle to make halfway cut on day two of PGA Championship / SCORES

Rahm birdied his opening hole in the first round before slumping to a six-over-par 76.

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.

Jon Rahm, of Spain, lines up a putt on the 14th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club on Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Pittsford
Jon Rahm, of Spain, lines up a putt on the 14th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament (Eric Gay/AP)

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

Keegan Bradley reflects on a rollercoaster opening round of 68.

 

Shot of the day

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

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

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.

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1Eric Cole-514-
2Bryson DeChambeau-4F66
T3Scottie Scheffler-3F67
T3Corey Conners-3F67
T3Dustin Johnson-3F67
T6Ryan Fox-2F68
T6Viktor Hovland-2F68
T6Keegan Bradley-2F68
T6Adam Scott-2F68
T10Justin Suh-1F69
T10Hayden Buckley-1F69
T10Sepp Straka-1F69
T10Thomas Pieters-1F69
T10Keith Mitchell-1F69
T10Pablo Larrazabal-1F69
T10Victor Perez-115-
T10Adam Hadwin-115-
T10Justin Rose-114-
T10Patrick Rodgers-113-
T20Harold Varner IIIParF70
T20Adam SvenssonParF70
T20Kurt KitayamaParF70
T20Matt NeSmithParF70
T20Michael BlockParF70
T20Taylor PendrithParF70
T20Chris KirkParF70
T27Sam Stevens+1F71
T27Beau Hossler+1F71
T27Sahith Theegala+1F71
T27Rory McIlroy+1F71
T27Collin Morikawa+1F71
T27Callum Tarren+1F71
T27Mark Hubbard+1F71
T27Cam Davis+1F71
T27Nick Taylor+1F71
T27Max Homa+1F71
T27Phil Mickelson+116-
T27Jordan Smith+115-
T27Thomas Detry+114-
T27Billy Horschel+114-
T27Ben Taylor+113-
T42Kazuki Higa+2F72
T42Davis Riley+2F72
T42Brooks Koepka+2F72
T42Justin Thomas+2F72
T42Padraig Harrington+2F72
T42J.T. Poston+2F72
T42Cameron Smith+2F72
T42Luke Donald+2F72
T42Brendan Steele+2F72
T42Patrick Reed+2F72
T42Brian Harman+2F72
T42Tommy Fleetwood+2F72
T42Hideki Matsuyama+2F72
T42Tony Finau+2F72
T42Xander Schauffele+2F72
T42Stephan Jaeger+216-
T42Rickie Fowler+216-
T42Alex Smalley+215-
T42Russell Henley+215-
T42Mito Pereira+215-
T42JJ Killeen+215-
T63Min Woo Lee+3F73
T63K.H. Lee+3F73
T63Gary Woodland+3F73
T63Jimmy Walker+3F73
T63Shane Lowry+3F73
T63Jordan Spieth+3F73
T63Dean Burmester+3F73
T63Christiaan Bezuidenhout+3F73
T63Tom Kim+3F73
T63Si Woo Kim+317-
T63Aaron Wise+315-
T63J.J. Spaun+315-
T63Matt Wallace+314-
T76Joel Dahmen+4F74
T76Adam Schenk+4F74
T76Andrew Putnam+4F74
T76Tom Hoge+4F74
T76Scott Stallings+4F74
T76Zach Johnson+4F74
T76Joaquin Niemann+4F74
T76Alex Noren+4F74
T76Mackenzie Hughes+4F74
T76Taylor Moore+4F74
T76Jeremy Wells+4F74
T76Brandon Wu+4F74
T76Thorbjorn Olesen+4F74
T76Danny Willett+4F74
T76Harris English+4F74
T76Callum Shinkwin+4F74
T76Cameron Young+4F74
T76Sam Burns+4F74
T76Anirban Lahiri+416-
T76Patrick Cantlay+416-
T76Matt Kuchar+415-
T76Talor Gooch+415-
T76Greg Koch+414-
T99Josh Speight+5F75
T99Ben Griffin+5F75
T99Thriston Lawrence+5F75
T99Wyatt Worthington II+5F75
T99Nico Echavarria+5F75
T99Adrian Otaegui+5F75
T99Kevin Kisner+5F75
T99Lee Hodges+5F75
T99Adrian Meronk+5F75
T99Denny McCarthy+5F75
T99Rikuya Hoshino+5F75
T99Taylor Montgomery+5F75
T99Sihwan Kim+5F75
T99Rasmus Hojgaard+5F75
T99Lucas Herbert+5F75
T99Seamus Power+5F75
T99Francesco Molinari+514-
T99Nick Hardy+514-
T117Nicolai Hojgaard+6F76
T117Steve Holmes+6F76
T117Matt Fitzpatrick+6F76
T117Jon Rahm+6F76
T117David Lingmerth+6F76
T117Yannik Paul+6F76
T117Adri Arnaus+6F76
T117Jason Day+6F76
T117Sadom Kaewkanjana+6F76
T117Ben Kern+6F76
T117Y.E. Yang+6F76
T117Brendon Todd+6F76
T117Robert MacIntyre+6F76
T117John Somers+6F76
T117Chez Reavie+6F76
T117Abraham Ancer+6F76
T133Trey Mullinax+7F77
T133Colin Inglis+7F77
T133Wyndham Clark+7F77
T133Ockie Strydom+7F77
T133Davis Thompson+7F77
T133Jesse Droemer+7F77
T133Webb Simpson+7F77
T133Tyrrell Hatton+7F77
T133Chris Sanger+715-
T133David Micheluzzi+715-
T133Russell Grove+713-
T144Chris French+8F78
T144Emiliano Grillo+8F78
T144Maverick McNealy+8F78
T144Sam Ryder+8F78
T144Matt Cahill+8F78
T149Braden Shattuck+9F79
T149Anthony Cordes+9F79
T151Steven Alker+10F80
T151Alex Beach+10F80
T151Sungjae Im+10F80
T154Shaun Micheel+11F81
T154Kenny Pigman+11F81
156Gabe Reynolds+15F85
Updated: May 9, 2024
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Date: 18th May - 21st May, 2023
Location: Oak Hill CC (East Course), Pittsford, New York
Purse: $15,000,000
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