Potgieter, Jaeger, Lee and Hisatsune Lead Uspga Leaderboard At 3 Under
Potgieter, Jaeger, Lee and Hisatsune shared the top of the uspga leaderboard at 3 under after the first round of the 108th US PGA Championship at Aronimink in Pennsylvania. Xander Schauffele, the 2024 US PGA champion, sat one shot back after a 68, keeping the chase tight at the top.
Aronimink Sets The Pace
The opening round left four players tied for the lead and Schauffele and Brown one shot behind at 2 under after matching 68s. That margin kept the first day compressed rather than decisive, with the leaders separated from the next group by only a single shot.
Aronimink is hosting its third major men's tournament in the last 17 years, and this event arrives with a familiar pattern in recent US PGA history: eight of the previous nine championships were won by a player under 34. The course has already produced major-week pressure before, and this first round added another tight leaderboard to the list.
Schauffele, Koepka And Hatton
Schauffele's 68 put him in immediate position behind the leaders, while Brooks Koepka opened with a 69 to finish at one under. Tyrrell Hatton ended his first round with a 72, a slower start than the players setting the early pace.
Higgo also moved through the opening day at one under after taking a two-stroke penalty for turning up late. That dropped him into the cluster chasing the leaders rather than into the first-round tie at the top.
Rose And Fowler At Aronimink
Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler were among the players who had featured in all three major men's tournaments hosted by Aronimink in the last 17 years. Their presence connected this first round to the venue's broader history, even as the current race was shaped by the four-way tie at 3 under.
For the players near the top, the task is simple: keep the round clean enough to stay inside the front group. For everyone else, the opening 18 holes left little room to recover too many shots, with the leaderboard already stacked in tight groups around the lead.
