McIlroy 'not getting ahead of myself' as Woods suffers 'frustrating day' at Southern Hills
Rory McIlroy vowed not to get ahead of himself as he headed into the second round of the US PGA Championship in pole position to end his major drought.
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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.
Rory McIlroy on top but not getting ahead of himself at US PGA Championship
Rory McIlroy vowed not to get ahead of himself as he headed into the second round of the US PGA Championship in pole position to end his major drought.
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.
‘Recharged’ Shane Lowry excited for week ahead at US PGA Championship
A “recharged” Shane Lowry believes he is in similar form to when he won the 2019 Open as he targets a second major title in the US PGA Championship.
Scheffler in battle to flip the script at PGA Championship
Reigning Masters champions do not have a great track record at recent editions of the PGA Championship and Scottie Scheffler has work to do if he plans to flip that script after a shaky opening round at Southern Hills on Thursday.
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.
Jordan Spieth relishing playing alongside Tiger Woods in career grand slam bid
Jordan Spieth has vowed to embrace the challenge of playing in front of massive crowds alongside Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy as he bids to win the US PGA Championship and complete the career grand slam.