US PGA Championship 2023: Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland and Corey Conners head leaderboard, Jon Rahm battles

Jon Rahm struggled to make the cut at the US PGA Championship, with Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland and Corey Conners heading the leaderboard. Justin Rose had three birdies and three bogeys in his round of 70 on a day of mixed fortunes for the Englishman.

Ad Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: «This is tough, I have struggled to get the ball in play off the tee so to be under par is a pretty stellar effort. PGA ChampionshipRahm toils, McIlroy battles hard, Tom Kim takes mud bath in opening round of US PGA ChampionshipYESTERDAY AT 20:17 »It's been such a quick turnaround.

I don't think any of us got more than five-and-a-half hours' sleep." Meanwhile, after a challenging first round, Rory McIlroy opened with a par to stay at one over after a putt clipped the edge of the hole. Round one leader Bryson DeChambeau was one of the last to tee off at four under, and he almost secured a stunning birdie only to settle for par on the first hole.

Scheffler moved in front by one after playing five holes and was five under par. Rahm, McIlroy, Hatton? The European hopefuls at the PGA Championship McIlroy reflects on Masters 'wake-up call' ahead of US PGA Championship Five great moments from the US PGA Championship: Record-breaking McIlroy, Tiger holds on McIlroy was having a tough start and played his sixth shot into the water, but managed to rescue his effort with a bogey thanks to an excellent putt after chipping the ball onto the green.

DeChambeau continued his steady momentum and set himself up with an excellent tee shot on the par-three fifth hole, but failed to convert his dropped shot and stayed at three under. After ten holes, Conners was leading at five under, while DeChambeau slid down the leaderboard after a poor bunker shot