Rory McIlroy and Robert MacIntyre start well at the US PGA Championship as American Xander Schauffele sets the early pace at Valhalla.
Xander Schauffele hit a major record-equalling 62 to set the early pace at the US PGA Championship in Kentucky.Americans Tony Finau and Sahith Theegala sat second on six under, one ahead of Rory McIlroy and Robert MacIntyre, who both posted five-under-par 66s.World number one Scottie Scheffler and two-time major winner Jon Rahm were among the later starters in round one.
He dropped to joint 10th at the 2023 US Open and also led from the first round at last week's PGA Tour event at Quail Hollow but was caught and passed by McIlroy in the closing holes. He birdied the first after his second shot from deep rough hit the flagstick and he had a run of three successive birdies from the fifth, including a chip-in from greenside rough on the sixth.
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