Rory McIlroy steals the show at US PGA as Tiger Woods limps to a 74
Tiger Woods was left wondering what might have been as he watched Rory McIlroy secure a first round lead at the US PGA Championship at Southern Hills.
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PGA Championship 2022 tee times: Full schedule for Day 2 including Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods
Rory McIlroy watches his tee shot during a practice round for the US PGA Championship
McIlroy vaults to 65 for early PGA lead as Tiger, Spieth struggle
TULSA, OKLAHOMA: Rory McIlroy fired his best opening round at a major in 11 years on Thursday to seize the lead at the PGA Championship while Tiger Woods struggled in his second comeback event after severe leg injuries.
Dean Burmester leads SA charge at PGA Championship, 4 behind leader Rory McIlroy
Dean Burmester leads the South African charge after Thurday's opening round of the PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
US PGA Championship golf: 'A great start' – Rory McIlroy tops leaderboard as Tiger Woods toils in first round
Rory McIlroy made a glorious start to the 104th US PGA Championship as a five-under par opening round of 65 saw him claim the lead at Southern Hills Country Club in Oklahoma. The Northern Irishman – winner of the Wanamaker Trophy in 2012 and 2014 – enjoyed seven birdies and two bogeys with his putter as hot as the steamy Tulsa sunshine. Ad/> Starting out from the 10th tee alongside fellow major champions Tiger Woods (74) and Jordan Spieth (72) in the marquee group of Thursday morning, McIlroy chipped his ball stone dead for a birdie on the par-four 456-yard 12th hole before finding some vintage ball-striking and a clinical edge from short range.
GOLF | PRIMERA JORNADA El prodigio del pasado recobra la magia en Tulsa y Rahm sufre
El norirlandés nacido en Holywood (el de County Down con una ele menos) regresaba a los puestos de privilegio en un major. Ese talento prodigioso que con 25 años ya tenía cuatro grandes en su palmarés (entre 2011 y 2014 dos PGA, 2012 y 2014; un British, 2014; y un US Open, 2011) y que ya lleva ocho años sin alzar uno de los cuatro torneos más ansiados del golf.
McIlroy grabs super group spotlight and clubhouse lead at PGA Championship
TULSA, Oklahoma: Red-hot Rory McIlroy grabbed the spotlight from his super group playing partners Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth on Thursday (May 19) by powering into the early first-round clubhouse lead at the PGA Championship with a five-under 65 at steamy Southern Hills.
PGA Championship: Tiger Woods says leg 'not feeling as good' after first round
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