Stephan Jaeger Leads PGA Championship at 4 Under as Rory McIlroy Opens With 74

14 articles · Updated · golfchannel.com · May 14

Jaeger held the Round 1 lead at 4 under at Aronimink, while the early clubhouse mark settled at 1-under 69 from Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth and Garrick Higgo.
McIlroy stumbled to a 4-over 74 after bogeying his final four holes, and Bryson DeChambeau fell to a 6-over 76 with just one birdie against five bogeys and a double.
Rahm recovered with a hole-out eagle and a birdie-birdie finish to post 69, while Spieth also reached 69 despite late bogeys in two of his last three holes.
Higgo's 69 stood out because it came despite a two-shot penalty for arriving late to the first tee, underscoring how volatile scoring was in the opening wave.
The afternoon field still had major names to start, including world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, leaving the first-round leaderboard far from settled.

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