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Rose will be targeting more success than his beloved Blues have managed in the Premier League this season.

An eagle at the 11th and a tidy birdie from 10 feet at 13 send Dan Brown to the top.

The Englishman now joins a three‑way share of the lead.

-2 Brown (14)

It doesn't get closer than that.

He faces a demanding birdie putt on the par‑four 18th, and it's tracking perfectly… Right up until it dies a fraction short. McIlroy was left stunned.

Current Round 1 leaderboard

1. Stephan Jaeger: -4

2. Bud Cauley: -3

T3. Alex Fitzpatrick: -2

T3. Nicolai Hojgaard: -2

T3. Xander Schauffele: -2

T6. Cam Smith: -1

T6. Aldrich Potgieter: -1

T6. Joaquin Niemann: -1

T6. Sam Burns: -1

T6. Patrick Cantlay: -1

T6. Rickie Fowler: -1

T6. Sahith Theegala: -1

T6. Brooks Koepka: -1

Stephan Jaeger produced a classy escape from the bunker at the ninth, clipping his chip to tap‑in range before standing over a putt to take the outright lead.

What a day it has been so far for the German.

-4 Jaeger (9)

It was not the start the Northern Irish golfer wanted in his bid for back‑to‑back majors, finding the rough off the tee and opening his week with a bogey.

After hitting his shot, McIlroy appeared to complain at fans.

The South African was hit with a two‑stroke penalty after arriving late for his Day 1 tee time. He had been on the practice putting green but failed to reach the designated starting area for his 12.18pm (UK time) slot.

Higgo, who tied for 55th at last year's PGA Championship, found himself on the back foot before hitting a single shot.

Rory McIlroy has just started his 2026 PGA Championship campaign with Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm also teeing off.

As thing stand, Harry Hall and Michael Brennan have a share of the lead at -2.

Bryson DeChambeau managed a par on hole one.

A bogey on the fifth has seen Alex Fitzpatrick lose his early at the PGA Championship with nine other players under-par.

Bryson DeChambeau, looking to put an awful Masters behind him, has just teed off on the first alongside Ludvig Aberg and Rickie Fowler

The PGA Championship is now airing live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf from the Aronimink Golf Club.

Some of the marquee tee times have been advertised with the likes of Rory McIlroy, Jordan Speith and Jon Rahm getting underway in just under one hour.

Bryson DeChambeau, Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton are all set to tee off in the next 30 minutes...

Shane Lowry delivered an honest verdict ahead of the PGA Championship.

"I've had a few pretty big punches in the gut, or a little bit lower than that!" Lowry laughed when speaking to RTÉ Sport's Greg Allen.

"And they've come at a weird time for me this year. Obviously what happened in Dubai at the start of the year, that was pretty early in the season and I came back from that.

"The Cognizant I was playing really good golf and then that happened. To come back and really contend at the Masters and put myself in a position to go out there on Sunday and do well, and then have a shocking day there, yeah it was hard.

"Probably one of the hardest things I've had to do ever was, like literally after I finished, Rory's walking up and I had to go out and put on a brave face.

"I was happy for him, don't get me wrong, one of my close friends winning the Masters, I was very happy for him. But it was a hard place for me to sit there in front of everyone and put on a brave face.

"Mentally it's been a challenge week after week to keep going. I played 10 out of 12 weeks. My schedule has been quite tough. It was nice to have a week off last week and kind of reset myself."

The first few groups have completed hole one at the PGA Championship with more updates arriving on how others are getting on.

Ben Griffin, Alrich Potgieter, David Puig and Denny McCarthy, Braden Shattuck and Alex Fitzpatrick, have their scores in already.

The latter duo are the only ones to not hit a par with Fitzpatrick managing a birdie but Shattuck forced to settle for a bogey.

The featured groups are due to get going later this afternoon!

Sky Sports analyst Smylie Kaufman is backing Jon Rahm to win the PGA Championship.

Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: "I think his experience in winning could be the difference in him winning the PGA Championship."

Tom McKibbin has explained he harbours no regrets with regards to ignoring Rory McIlroy's advice on joining LIV Golf, despite mounting uncertainty surrounding its future.

He told the BBC: "No, not at all. I don't regret it one bit. The last year and a half has been great. Getting to spend time with Jon [Rahm] and Tyrrell [Hatton], playing with some of the best guys in the world. I feel like I've improved a lot in different aspects of my game, and I am more comfortable. I've really enjoyed it."

Read the full story here.

Speaking about McIlroy's chances of winning the PGA Championship, Wayne Riley told Sky Sports: "McIlroy's a dynamic player and, having spoken to him, he loves the golf course. It is wide and I know how much he's looking forward to it.

"I think he will be very hard to beat and I would be surprised if he's not seriously in the hunt on Sunday afternoon."

The PGA Championship is set to get underway at 11.45am this morning at Aronimink Golf Club. It means that we're just an hour away from the tournament unfolding!

Stay tuned as Express Sport brings you all of the latest news and updates...

Here, Express Sport breaks down all of the prestigious event winners since the year 2000...

2000 - Tiger Woods

2001 - David Toms

2002 - Rich Beem

2003 - Shaun Michael

2004 - Vijay Singh

2005 - Phil Mickelson

2006 - Tiger Woods

2007 - Tiger Woods

2008 - Padraig Harrington

2009 - Yang Yong-eun

2010 - Martin Kaymer

2011 - Keegan Bradley

2012 - Rory McIlroy

2013 - Jason Dufner

2014 - Rory McIlroy

2015 - Jason Day

2016 - Jason Day

2017 - Justin Thomas

2018 - Brooks Koepka

2019 - Brooks Koepka

2020 - Collin Morikawa

2021 - Phil Mickelson

2022 - Justin Thomas

2023 - Brooks Koepka

2024 - Xander Schauffele

2025 - Scottie Scheffler

Who will be crowned victorious this year?

Here's a list of Express Sport's groupings to pay particular attention to at this year's PGA Championship on Thursday...

12.40pm - LIV Golf sensation and close friend of Rory McIlroy, Tom McKibbin is underway alongside Lucas Glover and Stephan Jaeger.

12.45pm - European favourite Wyndham Clark takes to the course alongside Cameron Smith and Brian Harman.

1.18pm - Two-time major winner Bryson DeChambeau heads out with Ludvig Aberg and Rickie Fowler.

1.29pm - A triple threat of Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka and Tyrrell Hatton tee off.

1.40pm - Fan favourite McIlroy steps onto the tee box alongside Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm.

5.48pm - 2025 Ryder Cup Team Europe captainLuke Donald gets underway alongside Jesse Droement and Stewart Cink.

6.32pm - Shane Lowry gets his opening round underway alongside Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa.

6.43pm - Robert MacIntyre and Tommy Fleetwood fly the flag for the UK alongside Chris Gotterup.

6.54pm - Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley and Justin Thomas set off for a highly-exciting round.

7.05pm - World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler returns to the PGA Championship alongside Matt Fitzpatrick and Justin Rose.

The PGA Championship is set to begin at 11.45am on Thursday morning, meaning golf fans are less than two hours from the start of the tournament.

Braden Shattuck, Alex Fitzpatrick and Ben Griffin are the first grouping to take to Aronimink.

Stay tuned as we bring you all of the latest news and updates!

The PGA Championship second round tee times have also been announced. You can find them out below:

11.45am - Michael Block, Rasmus Hojgaard, Dustin Johnson

11.50am - Andrew Novak, John Parry, Jordan Gumberg

11.56am - Mark Geddes, Steven Fisk, David Lipsky

12.01pm - Ben Polland, Kurt Kitayama, Nico Echavarria

12.07pm - Sungjae Im, Austin Hurt, Casey Jarvis

12.12pm - Akshay Bhatia, Ricky Castillo, Michael Thorbjornsen

12.18pm - Andrew Putnam, Michael Kartrude, Matt Wallace

12.23pm - Luke Donald, Jesse Droement, Stewart Cink

12.29pm - Martin Kaymer, Elvis Smylie, Davis Riley

12.34pm - Hideki Matsuyama, JJ Spaun, Max Homa

12.40pm - Jason Dufner, Haotong Li, Jimmy Walker

12.45pm - Ben Kern, J.T Poston, Russell Henley

12.51pm - Nick Taylor, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Jordan Smith

12.56pm - Adam Scott, Corey Conners, Daniel Berger

1.02pm - Emiliano Grillo, Patrick Reed, Pierceson Coody

1.07pm - Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Shane Lowry

1.13pm - Brian Campbell, Adam Schenk, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

1.18pm - Chris Gotterup, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood

1.24pm - Marco Penge, Sepp Straka, Patrick Rodgers

1.29pm - Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas

1.35pm - Aaron Rai, Travis Smyth, Sami Valimaki

1.40pm - Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose

1.46pm - Sam Stevens, Jayden Schaper, Garrett Sapp

1.51pm - Zach Haynes, Alex Smalley, Chandler Blanchet

1.57pm - Timothy Wiseman, Matti Schmid, Austin Smotherman

2.02pm - Bernd Wiseberger, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Andy Sullivan

5.10pm - Braden Shattuck, Alex Fitzpatrick, Ben Griffin

5.15pm - Alrich Potgieter, David Puig, Denny McCarthy

5.21pm - Francisco Bide, Harry Hall, Ryan Gerard

5.26pm - William Mouw, Chris Gabriele, Taylor Pendrith

5.32pm - John Keefer, Rico Hoey, Nicolai Hojgaard

5.37pm - Tom Hoge, Bryce Fisher, Joaqin Niemann

5.43pm - Shaun Micheel, Michael Brennan, Garrick Higgo

5.48pm - Keith Mitchell, Billy Horschel, Ian Holt

5.54pm - Y.E Yang, Jhonattan Vegas, Matt McCarty

5.59pm - Gary Woodland, Jason Day, Sam Burns

6.05pm - Lucas Glover, Tom McKibbin, Stephan Jaeger

6.10pm - Wyndham Clark, Cameron Smith, Brian Harman

6.16pm - Daniel Brown, Adrien Saddier, Harris English

6.21pm - Patrick Cantlay, Min Woo Lee, Sahith Theegala

6.27pm - Jacob Bridgeman, Bud Cauley, Alex Noren

6.32pm - Si Woo Kim, Derek Berg, Joe Highsmith

6.38pm - Chris Kirk, Max Greyserman, Kristoffer Reitan

6.43pm - Bryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Aberg, Rickie Fowler

6.49pm - Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry, Padraig Harrington

6.54pm - Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton

7.00pm - Ryan Lenahan, Ryan Fox, Kazuki Higa

7.05pm - Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm

7.11pm - Jared Jones, Michael Kim, Ryo Hisatsune

7.16pm - Daniel Hillier, Ryan Veerman, Max McGreevy

7.22pm - Tyler Collet, Kota Kaneko, Brandt Snedeker

7.27pm - Paul McClure, Mikael Lindberg, Angel Ayora

The tee times for day one at the PGA Championship have been confirmed with play to start in just over hours. Here is the full schedule:

11.45am - Braden Shattuck, Alex Fitzpatrick, Ben Griffin

11.50am - Alrich Potgieter, David Puig, Denny McCarthy

11.56am - Francisco Bide, Harry Hall, Ryan Gerard

12.01pm - William Mouw, Chris Gabriele, Taylor Pendrith

12.07pm - John Keefer, Rico Hoey, Nicolai Hojgaard

12.12pm - Tom Hoge, Bryce Fisher, Joaqin Niemann

12.18pm - Shaun Micheel, Michael Brennan, Garrick Higgo

12.23pm - Keith Mitchell, Billy Horschel, Ian Holt

12.29pm - Y.E Yang, Jhonattan Vegas, Matt McCarty

12.34pm - Gary Woodland, Jason Day, Sam Burns

12.40pm - Lucas Glover, Tom McKibbin, Stephan Jaeger

12.45pm - Wyndham Clark, Cameron Smith, Brian Harman

12.51pm - Daniel Brown, Adrien Saddier, Harris English

12.56pm - Patrick Cantlay, Min Woo Lee, Sahith Theegala

1.02pm - Jacob Bridgeman, Bud Cauley, Alex Noren

1.07pm - Si Woo Kim, Derek Berg, Joe Highsmith

1.13pm - Chris Kirk, Max Greyserman, Kristoffer Reitan

1.18pm - Bryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Aberg, Rickie Fowler

1.24pm - Maverick McNealy, Thomas Detry, Padraig Harrington

1.29pm - Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton

1.35pm - Ryan Lenahan, Ryan Fox, Kazuki Higa

1.40pm - Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm

1.46pm - Jared Jones, Michael Kim, Ryo Hisatsune

1.51pm - Daniel Hillier, Ryan Veerman, Max McGreevy

1.57pm - Tyler Collet, Kota Kaneko, Brandt Snedeker

2.02pm - Paul McClure, Mikael Lindberg, Angel Ayora

5.10pm - Michael Block, Rasmus Hojgaard, Dustin Johnson

5.15pm - Andrew Novak, John Parry, Jordan Gumberg

5.21pm - Mark Geddes, Steven Fisk, David Lipsky

5.26pm - Ben Polland, Kurt Kitayama, Nico Echavarria

5.32pm - Sungjae Im, Austin Hurt, Casey Jarvis

5.37pm - Akshay Bhatia, Ricky Castillo, Michael Thorbjornsen

5.43pm - Andrew Putnam, Michael Kartrude, Matt Wallace

5.48pm - Luke Donald, Jesse Droement, Stewart Cink

5.54pm - Martin Kaymer, Elvis Smylie, Davis Riley

5.59pm - Hideki Matsuyama, JJ Spaun, Max Homa

6.05pm - Jason Dufner, Haotong Li, Jimmy Walker

6.10pm - Ben Kern, J.T Poston, Russell Henley

6.16pm - Nick Taylor, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Jordan Smith

6.21pm - Adam Smith, Corey Conners, Daniel Berger

6.27pm - Emiliano Grillo, Patrick Reed, Pierceson Coody

6.32pm - Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Shane Lowry

6.38pm - Brian Campbell, Adam Schenk, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

6.43pm - Chris Gotterup, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood

6.49pm - Marco Penge, Sepp Straka, Patrick Rodgers

6.54pm - Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas

7.00pm - Aaron Rai, Travis Smyth, Sami Valimaki

7.05pm - Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose

7.11pm - Sam Stevens, Jayden Schaper, Garrett Sapp

7.16pm - Zach Haynes, Alex Smalley, Chandler Blanchet

7.22pm - Timothy Wiseman, Matti Schmid, Austin Smotherman

7.27pm - Bernd Wiseberger, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Andy Sullivan

Rory McIlroy has opted for a change of footwear on the eve of the PGA Championship having been bothered by a blister on his toe.

The Northern Irishman suffered the problem during last weekend's Truist Championship. It was reported that he ripped the nail of his toe on Monday.

The following day, McIlroy sparked some injury fears by only playing three practice holes on Tuesday. However, he returned to the course on Wednesday and was all smiles.

He was also overheard by Skratch journalist Riley Hamel, at the driving range describing his new shoes as feeling "softer".

Michael Block was jokingly booed by PGA Championship spectators after missing the target he was aiming for.

The 49-year-old revealed to fans that his target was an "electrical pole" in the distance but he instead drove his ball straight into a fairway bunker.

Upon realising where it ended up, a mixture of laughs and boos were aimed at Block.

The annual PGA Of America press conference took place on Wednesday with CEO Terry Clark filling in for President Don Rea.

The latter continues to face significant backlash for his response to abuse that some players received during the Ryder Cup. Erica Stoll and Rory McIlroy were at the centre of one incident where the former was hit by a cup thrown from the crowd.

Rea's delayed apology for that specifically saw him heavily criticised and he has scarcely been heard from since. Clark spoke about Rea during the press conference while also loosely explaining why he was holding it.

"First off, I've been asked by the board to help represent the business of the association, and how we think about our membership is something that we continue to have Don focused on from that side," Clark said.

"This, I think I'm first of all gratified that I've been asked to take this today and handle with [Chief Championships Officer Kerry Haigh] where we are.

"I guess I would tell you more, because you said it, around — I was on the board. I was on the board for the last couple years, intimately connected to the governance of this association and what the real value is by getting that voice of members. And I've loved to lean into this role, and more appropriately how do you leverage that to help me do my job.

"But at the same time, we've really worked on, over the course of the last year, truly the right roles and responsibilities so we can be effective as an association, and I think this just reflects it with me helping to translate what's our business and how we're getting at this championship this week."

When pushed on Rea, he replied: "Specifically, what we've asked is for Don to keep his focus on the member side, and we've tried to keep the right responsibilities across our distinct leaders in here. So that's it,"

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