𝓤𝓷𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓝𝓮𝔀𝓼

Seven players were tied for the lead overnight — the most after any round of a men’s major championship since the 1977 U.S. Open’s first round at Southern Hills.

There were also a staggering 48 players at or within three shots of the lead: the most after any round in the modern era of major championships.

While Aronimink caught some pre- PGA Championship flak as potentially being defenseless against this field, the old Donald Ross design must have been quietly cackling to itself.

At 3-under, it was the highest score to par to lead after Round 1 of a PGA Championship in 18 years. At the 2008 PGA at Oakland Hills, Robert Karlsson and Jeev Milkha Singh shared the first-round lead at 2 under.

And no one has improved beyond that mark at the start of today’s second rounds either.