{"id":1251331,"date":"2024-05-17T03:30:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T03:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1251331"},"modified":"2024-05-18T08:26:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T08:26:26","slug":"pga-championship-2024-r1-xander-schaufelle-leading-by-three-at-valhalla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/pga-championship-2024-r1-xander-schaufelle-leading-by-three-at-valhalla\/","title":{"rendered":"Xander Schaufelle leading by three at Valhalla"},"content":{"rendered":"

Xander Schauffele took a record-equalling three-shot lead into the second round of the US PGA Championship after again writing his name into the history books at Valhalla.<\/p>\n

For the second time in 11 months, Schauffele matched the lowest score in men\u2019s major championship history, the Olympic champion recording nine birdies in a flawless 62 to match the mark set by Branden Grace in the 2017 Open.<\/p>\n

Grace\u2019s feat was equalled by Rickie Fowler and Schauffele himself in the opening round of last year\u2019s US Open, although neither man went on to lift the title at Los Angeles Country Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels great,\u201d Schauffele said. \u201cIt\u2019s just day one, but if someone had said I was going to shoot nine under, I would certainly have taken it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been playing some really good golf, having a lot of close calls, so me and my team say why not keep chugging along?\u201d<\/p>\n