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.
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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.
PGA Championship: Tiger Woods says leg 'not feeling as good' after first round
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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.
Woods hobbles to opening 74 at PGA Championship
TULSA, Oklahoma: Tiger Woods struggled mightily in the opening round of the PGA Championship on Thursday (May 19) at Southern Hills Country Club where he played through significant discomfort over his closing holes and will have plenty of work to do to make the cut.
PGA Championship: Rory McIlroy ends first round as leader, Tiger Woods struggles
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