PGA Championship Opens at 7,349 Yards in Round 1 at Aronimink

15 articles · Updated · PGA Championship · May 14

Round 1 of the 108th PGA Championship began Thursday at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, with the course set at 7,349 yards and par 70.
The front nine plays 3,600 yards, led by the 609-yard par-5 ninth, while the back nine stretches to 3,749 yards.
Two par 3s top 240 yards—the 245-yard eighth and 241-yard 17th—while the longest par 4 is the 529-yard 15th.
The yardages were released after opening-round hole locations were published late Wednesday, ahead of the 6:45 a.m. ET start.

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