Associated Press

May 14, 2026, 08:17 PM ET

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Scottie Scheffler missed a 4-foot putt and laughed. Jon Rahm angrily swung his club after an errant shot and the grass divot hit a volunteer in the face . Garrick Higgo was 10 seconds late to the first tee and penalized two shots before he swung a club .

Aronimink waited 64 years to host another PGA Championship and made up for lost time in a big way Thursday, including the biggest logjam in a major championship since 1969.

When the long day was over, most predictable was seeing Scheffler's name atop the leaderboard at 3-under 67, along with six other players. Another surprise: It's the first time the world's No. 1 player has at least a share of the lead after 18 holes of a major.

Scheffler wasn't buying it.

"Is it really a lead when you're tied with like six guys?" he told ESPN with a laugh.

Scheffler took advantage of two long birdie putts and one big break on the 17th hole for his lowest start to a tournament since January.…