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Rory McIlroy surges into PGA Championship contention with a 66 at Aronimink
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania: Rory McIlroy wailed his drive on the 397-yard sixth hole and landed a beauty on the green to the delight of a roaring Aronimink crowd. He made a birdie and kept a second straight major victory firmly in sight on a day in which several players made big moves up the leaderboard in more favorable conditions. The pin placements, the course, nothing bothered McIlroy at Aronimink as he charged back from 105th at the end of Round 1 of the PGA Championship all the way to a share of the lead until he bogeyed 17, finishing at 3 under on Saturday a day after he complained about the setup at Aronimink Golf Club. “I feel like I still did enough to think I have a chance going into tomorrow,” McIlroy said. Who would count out McIlroy? He won the Masters and is trying to join Ben Hogan (1953), Arnold Palmer (1960), Jack Nicklaus (1972), Tiger Woods (2002) and Jordan Spieth (2015) as the only golfers to win the first two majors of the year in the modern rotation. The No. 2 player in the world, McIlroy was buried on the leaderboard on Thursday after he shot a 74.
2026 PGA Championship: Experts' picks and betting tips - ESPN
The season's second major — the PGA Championship — is at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion, while Rory McIlroy enters after winning the Masters in the season's first major.
Five storylines to follow at the PGA Championship
May 11 : Five storylines to follow during the 2026 PGA Championship, the second major of the year that begins on Thursday at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania:
Fitzpatrick brothers capture PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic pairs crown
LOS ANGELES, United States: Brothers Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick surrendered a four-stroke lead but combined to birdie the final hole in a dramatic victory at the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic pairs event on Sunday. The English duo posted a one-under 71 in the final-round alternate shot format in New Orleans, with world number three Matt bagging his second PGA Tour title in as many weeks after winning the RBC Heritage. Alex, a DP World Tour regular, earned PGA Tour playing status through 2028, including an exemption to play in the upcoming PGA Championship, the second men’s major of the year. Alex Fitzpatrick, 27, made the winning putt after Matt fired a bunker shot within two feet of the cup as they finished 31-under par for the tournament. “I’m still shaking,” Alex Fitzpatrick said “It was crazy.” The duo of Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer and the Norwegian team of Kristoffer Reitan and Kris Ventura shared second place, both teams on 30-under. Reitan and Ventura had seized a share of the lead with an eagle at the 18th, where Reitan’s shot into the green left Ventura a seven-foot putt. Smalley and Springer were tied for the lead until a bogey at 17 but birdied 18. The Fitzpatricks had begun the day with a four-stroke advantage and were three-under through their first 11 holes. A double bogey on the 12th and a bogey at 14 saw their lead evaporate. “I felt like we played great for the first 11 holes,” Matt Fitzpatrick said. “We were really, really, really steady, really solid and didn’t really put a foot wrong. “Just the one hole on 12, you’ve made that, and you quickly are sort of scrambling a little bit. “From then on I felt like I struggled with my game, and I didn’t play well.
CEO: PGA Tour will consider paths to bring back LIV players - ESPN
The PGA Tour will consider additional pathways to bring back LIV Golf players who might want to return to the circuit, CEO Brian Rolapp said Monday.
McIlroy: Players Championship 'amazing' but 4 majors plenty - ESPN
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rory McIlroy, a two-time winner of the Players Championship, believes the PGA Tour's flagship event is one of the best tournaments in the world — just not the fifth major.
Bryson, Rahm, Smith committed to LIV, decline PGA Tour return - ESPN
LIV Golf League captains Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith and Jon Rahm said Tuesday that they're not planning to follow Brooks Koepka back to the PGA Tour.
Brooks Koepka returning to PGA Tour under new program - ESPN
Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka is returning to the PGA Tour as part of a new Returning Member Program, which would also allow three of LIV Golf's other top stars to come back if they want.