Scheffler shares US PGA lead as McIlroy struggles

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Image caption, World number one Scottie Scheffler is looking to defend the US PGA Championship after winning at Quail Hollow last year

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PGA Championship first-round leaderboard

-3 Kaymer (Ger), Scheffler (US), Smalley (US), Potgieter (SA), Jaeger (Ger), Lee (Aus), Hisatsune (Jpn); -2 Conners (Can), Reed (US), Lowry (Ire), Brown (Eng), Theegala (US), Greyserman (US), Schauffele (US)

Selected others: -1 Thomas (US); Day (Aus), Smith (Aus), Rahm (Spa), Spieth (US); E MacIntyre (Sco), Fitzpatrick (Eng), Rose (Eng); +2 Fleetwood (Eng); +4 McIlroy (NI)

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