May 16-19
Bethpage State Park Black Course, Farmingdale, NY
$11,000,000
Live leaderboard
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4
Defending champion Brooks Koepka equalled the lowest round in tournament history to leave playing partner Tiger Woods trailing in his wake in the US PGA Championship at Bethpage State Park.
Koepka carded seven birdies in a flawless opening round of 63 to set a new course record on the fearsome Black Course where Woods was the only player to finish under par in winning the 2002 US Open.
Masters champion Woods had threatened to recover from a nightmare start when he eagled the fourth, his 13th hole of the day, to get under par for the first time, only to drop three shots in the next four holes and finish two over, nine behind Koepka.
“My putter was hot today, I’m not going to lie,” Koepka said after becoming the first player in US PGA history to record multiple rounds of 63 in his career. “It hasn’t felt that good in a long time.
“This is a crazy day, seven under is not going to happen every day, but I parred two par fives and missed a five footer on number 11. It could have been a helluva round, I just need to clean a few things up.”
Effortless.@BKoepka is the first player to record 63 in back-to-back PGA Championships.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/iv0DJoMbXm
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) 16 May 2019
New Zealand's Lee was the closest challenger after carding his best round at a Major thanks to a six under 64, with 2017 Race to Dubai Champion Fleetwood the next best after a three under 67. The Englishman came close to winning the U.S. Open at another Long Island venue, Shinnecock Hills, last year but a final round 63 saw him come up just short of winner Koepka.
Mike Lorenzo-Vera, meanwhile, shares fourth place in just his third Major appearance after the Frenchman signed for a two under par 68, and England's Matt Wallace was the next best European a shot further back on one under.
England’s Tommy Fleetwood, who finished second to Koepka in last year’s US Open at another Long Island venue Shinnecock Hills, was four shots off the lead after recording six birdies and three bogeys in an opening 67.
“It doesn’t always go right, but I enjoy the toughest courses and I enjoy getting in a dogfight out there with the toughest courses in the world,” Fleetwood said.
“It was a little more playable than the practice days have been but overall still a brutal golf course and as soon as you’re out of position, you’re going to struggle. Luckily enough, I hit plenty of good golf shots.”
Starting on the back nine alongside Koepka and Open champion Francesco Molinari, Woods missed the fairway on the 502-yard par-four 10th and could only lay up around 80 yards short of the green.
Brooks Koepka birdies his final hole to shoot 63 and leads the #PGAChamp by four. ? pic.twitter.com/HAnDeKEDV7
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) 16 May 2019
From there the 43-year-old flew his approach over the green and, after chipping to four feet, missed the bogey putt after Koepka had holed from 40 feet for an unlikely birdie.
Woods steadied the ship with a string of pars before holing from 15 feet for birdie on the 15th, only to three-putt the par-three 17th for another double bogey after his tee shot had plugged in a greenside bunker.
Koepka, who was joint second behind Woods at Augusta National, birdied the 14th and 18th to cover the back nine in 32 and fared even better on the front nine, birdies on the first, third, fifth and ninth giving him a place in the record books.
Woods gave the large crowds something to cheer with birdies on the first and second and an eagle from 30 feet on the fourth, his first in the US PGA since 2001, but three-putted the fifth and seventh and failed to get up and down from the edge of the next.
“I got off to not the best start today, fought my way back and unfortunately let a couple slip away at the end with some bad putts,” said Woods, who was understood to be suffering from a cold when he opted not to practice on Wednesday.
“It could have been a little bit better today and consequently I’m a long way back.”
England’s Matt Wallace had held the early lead after four birdies in his first six holes before having to settle for a 69, one shot better than world number two Justin Rose and Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Brooks Koepka | USA |
-7 |
63 |
2 |
Danny Lee | NZL |
-6 |
64 |
3 |
Tommy Fleetwood | ENG |
-3 |
67 |
T4 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
-2 |
68 |
T4 |
Chez Reavie | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T4 |
Luke List | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T4 |
Sung-Hoon Kang | KOR |
-2 |
68 |
T4 |
Pat Perez | USA |
-2 |
68 |
T9 |
Rickie Fowler | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T9 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
T9 |
Patrick Cantlay | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T9 |
Dustin Johnson | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T9 |
Jordan Spieth | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T9 |
Jason Day | AUS |
-1 |
69 |
T9 |
Phil Mickelson | USA |
-1 |
69 |
T9 |
Si-Woo Kim | KOR |
-1 |
69 |
T17 |
Patton Kizzire | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Sam Burns | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Jason Caron | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Max Homa | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
David Lipsky | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Jimmy Walker | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Graeme McDowell | NIR |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Justin Rose | ENG |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Hideki Matsuyama | JPN |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Xander Schauffele | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Aaron Wise | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Ryan Vermeer | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Daniel Berger | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Paul Casey | ENG |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Billy Horschel | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Joel Dahmen | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Tony Finau | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Gary Woodland | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Keegan Bradley | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Matt Kuchar | USA |
Par |
70 |
T17 |
Jazz Janewattananond | THA |
Par |
70 |
T41 |
Harold Varner III | USA |
1 |
71 |
T41 |
Kyle Stanley | USA |
1 |
71 |
T41 |
Adam Scott | AUS |
1 |
71 |
T41 |
Kelly Kraft | USA |
1 |
71 |
T41 |
Tyrrell Hatton | ENG |
1 |
71 |
T41 |
J. B. Holmes | USA |
1 |
71 |
T41 |
Lucas Bjerregaard | DNK |
1 |
71 |
T41 |
Sung-Jae Im | KOR |
1 |
71 |
T41 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
1 |
71 |
T41 |
Zach Johnson | USA |
1 |
71 |
T51 |
Beau Hossler | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
J. J. Spaun | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Scott Piercy | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Adam Hadwin | CAN |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Richy Werenski | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Russell Knox | SCO |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Charles Howell III | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Francesco Molinari | ITA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Tiger Woods | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Troy Merritt | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Joost Luiten | NED |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Julian Suri | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Marty Jertson | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Cameron Champ | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Lucas Glover | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Bryson DeChambeau | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Kevin Na | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Rory McIlroy | NIR |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Webb Simpson | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Corey Conners | CAN |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Chesson Hadley | USA |
2 |
72 |
T51 |
Tyler Hall | USA |
2 |
72 |
T74 |
Charley Hoffman | USA |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Haotong Li | CHN |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Alexander Noren | SWE |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Shaun Norris | RSA |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Abraham Ancer | USA |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Adam Long | USA |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Jason Kokrak | USA |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Ryan Moore | USA |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Thorbjorn Olesen | DEN |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Steve Stricker | USA |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Bronson Burgoon | USA |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Cameron Smith | AUS |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Kevin Tway | USA |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Satoshi Kodaira | JPN |
3 |
73 |
T74 |
Jim Furyk | USA |
3 |
73 |
T91 |
Ben Cook | USA |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Keith Mitchell | USA |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Andrew Putnam | USA |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Brandt Snedeker | USA |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Byeong-Hun An | KOR |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Henrik Stenson | SWE |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Justin Harding | RSA |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Sergio Garcia | ESP |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Patrick Reed | USA |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Brian Mackey | USA |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Shugo Imahira | JPN |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Cory Schneider | USA |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Lucas Herbert | AUS |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Martin Kaymer | GER |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Ryan Armour | USA |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Marc Leishman | AUS |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Michael Kim | KOR |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
4 |
74 |
T91 |
Mikko Korhonen | FIN |
4 |
74 |
T112 |
Rob Labritz | USA |
5 |
75 |
T112 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
5 |
75 |
T112 |
Shane Lowry | IRL |
5 |
75 |
T112 |
Lee Westwood | ENG |
5 |
75 |
T112 |
Martin Trainer | USA |
5 |
75 |
T112 |
Joaquin Niemann | CHI |
5 |
75 |
T112 |
John Daly | USA |
5 |
75 |
T112 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG |
5 |
75 |
T112 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
5 |
75 |
T112 |
Rich Beem | USA |
5 |
75 |
T112 |
Padraig Harrington | IRL |
5 |
75 |
T123 |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | THA |
6 |
76 |
T123 |
Jason Dufner | USA |
6 |
76 |
T123 |
Bubba Watson | USA |
6 |
76 |
T123 |
Rich Berberian Jr | USA |
6 |
76 |
T123 |
Eddie Pepperell | ENG |
6 |
76 |
T123 |
Emiliano Grillo | ARG |
6 |
76 |
T123 |
Yong-Eun Yang | KOR |
6 |
76 |
T123 |
Tom Lewis | ENG |
6 |
76 |
T123 |
Jhonattan Vegas | VEN |
6 |
76 |
T132 |
J. T. Poston | USA |
7 |
77 |
T132 |
Casey Russell | USA |
7 |
77 |
T132 |
Justin Bertsch | USA |
7 |
77 |
T132 |
Michael Thompson | USA |
7 |
77 |
T132 |
Rod Perry | USA |
7 |
77 |
T132 |
Ryan Palmer | USA |
7 |
77 |
T132 |
Brian Harman | USA |
7 |
77 |
T132 |
Alex Beach | USA |
7 |
77 |
T132 |
Shaun Micheel | USA |
7 |
77 |
T132 |
Kevin Kisner | USA |
7 |
77 |
T132 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
7 |
77 |
T132 |
Dylan Frittelli | RSA |
7 |
77 |
T144 |
Brendan Jones | AUS |
8 |
78 |
T144 |
Ryan Fox | NZL |
8 |
78 |
T144 |
Craig Bowden | USA |
8 |
78 |
T144 |
Cheng Tsung Pan | TPE |
8 |
78 |
T144 |
Danny Balin | USA |
8 |
78 |
T149 |
John O'Leary | USA |
9 |
79 |
T149 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
9 |
79 |
151 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
10 |
80 |
152 |
Jeff Schmid | USA |
11 |
81 |
T153 |
Stuart Deane | AUS |
12 |
82 |
T153 |
Craig Hocknull | AUS |
12 |
82 |
155 |
Andrew Filbert | USA |
14 |
84 |
RET |
Brian Gay | USA |
Par |
81 |