Conners leads Canucks crowded leaderboard at PGA Championship...18 hole results

  PGA Championship : Aronimink GC  Tee Times Leaderboard

WEATHER: 550am EST :   Expect cool and breezy with lingering morning showers on Thursday, to turn dry, warm and sunny by the weekend.

Friday : Sunny and pleasant, cooler with highs in the mid to upper 60's*f (20*c)

7am  12*c sunny, wind 20km/h  NW gusting 29km/h  P.O.P 20%

11am 17*c sunny, wind 20km/h NW gusting 30km/h  P.O.P 10%

4pm   20*c mix of sun/clouds, wind 19km/h NW gusting 29km/h  P.O.P 20% 

EDIT 8pm  26/05/14

7 players share the 18 hole lead.. Aldrich Potgieter RSA, Stephen Jaeger Ger., Min Woo Lee, Aussie, Ryo Hisatsune, Japan, Martin Kaymer, Ger, Alex Smalley USA, Scott Scheffler USA all with -3 67

*The early wave, many used to playing in hot weather recently, found it very cold at 7am with the ball feeling heavy, travelling 20-30 yards less and skidding on the damp fairways into the rough.

*As expected the greens proved to be the main story, more importantly, players had to keep the ball in play off the tee to have any chance of hitting it to the correct quadrant of the greens to be successful.

*Playing out of the gnarly, thick rough made it nearly impossible to control approaches.

*Rory drove the ball poorly, his result +4 74. Conversely Scheffler onr of seven lleaders, played for position of the tee with 3 woods, kept it in play for -3 67.

*Aronimink GC proved to be a stern test, even in what was decent weather, which will just get warmer without any rain in the forecast for the weekend.

*-3 67 was the best the field could post, which is indicative.  

Canadians (Friday tee times)

7.56am  1st  Corey Conners T8 -2 68 with his superb ball striking Corey is a shot off the lead, he will have a chance to win if he can just take advantage with his putter.

7.51am 10th   Nick Taylor T15 -1 69

12.26  1st      Taylor Pendrith T67  +2 72

9.02am 10th  Sudarshan Yellamaraju T120 +5 75

Notables

Rory McIlroy T105 +4 74    T15 Jon Rahm -1 69  T15 Jordan Spieth -1 69  Justin Rose T34 E 70, Matt Fitzpatrick T34 E 70

Others

DeChambeau T135 +6 76, Ludvig Aberg T67 +2 72, Rickie Fowler T34 E 70, Xander Schauffele T8 -2 68,  Koepka T15 -1 69,  Hatton T67 +2 72 

Hovland T105 +4 74, Morikawa T15 -1 69, Lowry T8 -2 68 , Young T49 +1 71, Tommy Fleetwood T67 +2 72,  MacIntyre E 70 

* The Game Plan is clear, keep it on the fairways, hit correct approaches, make some putts is the key to competing this week.

Bryan Angus