Scottie Scheffler shares PGA Championship lead as Aronimink bites back at Rory McIlroy

Scottie Scheffler claimed a share of the first-round lead at the PGA Championship as Rory McIlroy finished a difficult first day seven shots back.

Scottie Scheffler shares PGA Championship lead as Aronimink bites back at Rory McIlroy. Scottie Scheffler claimed a share of the first-round lead at the PGA Championship as Rory McIlroy finished a difficult first day seven shots back. Scheffler was one of the last groups out at Aronimink Golf Club in south-west Philadelphia, on a day where low scoring had proved elusive. He ended it three under, part of a seven-way group at the top of a congested leaderboard which featured German Martin Kaymer, 12 years on from the last of his two major wins. A record 33 players are within two shots of the lead, eclipsing the previous high of 28 at the 1993 Open, including 12 major champions. Scottie Scheffler was among those to battle to three-under on a testing day in Philadelphia (PA). Scheffler started steadily but dropped a shot at the fifth. He made...