PGA Championship live golf scores, results, highlights from Thursday’s Round 1 leaderboard

By | May 18, 2023
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The PGA Championship heads north this spring, as golf’s biggest names descend on Oak Hill Country Club in upstate New York for the second major of the year.

Fans can only home this year’s tournament is as exciting as last year’s. Justin Thomas outlasted Will Zalatoris in a playoff, capturing his second PGA Championship victory and second major title. This year’s event offers an opportunity for some golfers to add onto their legacies and for others to carve out a name for themselves.

That journey begins on Thursday. Golfers will have a chance to feel out the course on the opening day of the tournament, but the first round also represents a chance to gain an early advantage ahead of the high-pressure moments that lie ahead. 

MORE: Watch the 2023 PGA Championship live on Fubo (free trial)

The Sporting News is tracking live results and highlights from Thursday’s Round 1 of the PGA Championship. Follow along with the leaderboard and all of the key moments from the action. 

PGA Championship leaderboard 2023

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PGA Championship leaderboard

Rank Player Score (hole)
1 Ryan Fox -3 (14)
T-2 Corey Conners -2 (13)
T-2 Viktor Hovland -2 (11*)

* – started on 10th hole

PGA Championship live updates, highlights from Thursday’s Round 1

1:50 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler has a big chance to move to 2-under on the 5th hole.

1:48 p.m. — Rahm is now six shots off the lead after a bogey on the 2nd hole. A nice save, but he’s quickly falling behind on Day 1.

1:43 p.m. — Fox is now at the top of the leaderboard by himself after a birdie on 14.

1:41 p.m. — It’s been a rough day for Rory McIlroy, but he did a terrific job saving this one.

1:28 p.m. — Theegala falls out of the lead after a bogey on 13. This course has been a slog as the day rolls on, with only Ryan Fox and Corey Conners better than 1-under at this point.

1:24 p.m. — Impressive from Shane Lowry…

1:17 p.m. — Rahm bogeys three consecutive holes and sees his odds tank from +550 to +1400. He’s sitting at +2 through nine holes.

1:11 p.m. — Major movement on the leaderboard: Higa double-bogies the 6th hole and falls out of the lead. Theegala was briefly a standalone leader, but his own bogey leaves him in a tie atop the leaderboard with Ryan Fox.

1:00 p.m. — Sahith Theegala, who played his way to a top-10 finish at the Masters, is now part of a three-way tie for the lead after a birdie on the 11th hole.

12:46 p.m. — Impressive birdie by Kurt Kitayama, who is now even on the day.

12:38 p.m. — What a shot by Viktor Hovland! He’s birdied three consecutive holes to go from +2 to -1. 

12:20 p.m. — Bradley is now tied for the lead after a third birdie in four holes.

12:03 p.m. — Now it’s Keegan Bradley’s turn to birdie two of his first three holes and jump to second on the leaderboard. Higa is holding strong so far at 3-under.

11:43 a.m. — As more golfers tee off, there is still a serious logjam behind Higa and Terren with 15 players sitting at 1-under including Jon Rahm, Cameron Smith, Scottie Scheffler, and last year’s champion Justin Thomas.

11:33 a.m. — Callum Terren birdies two of his first three holes to move to second on the leaderboard.

11:21 a.m. — Excellent stroke by Beau Hossler, though he’s otherwise struggled today at +2 through five holes.

11:15 a.m. — Picking up where he left off: Masters champion Jon Rahm birdies his first hole of the day. He’s one of 12 tied for second at 1-under. 

10:20 a.m. — Kazuki Higa is red-hot out of the gate. He parred the first hole but has since made four consecutive birdies to get to 4-under par. He currently maintains a two-stroke lead on Scott Stallings; those two are the only golfers currently playing that are multiple strokes under par.

9:45 a.m. — The first contender for shot of the day is Scott Stallings, who eagled his first hole of the day (the 10th). 

9:05 a.m. — After a delay of nearly two hours, play is underway at Oak Hill. 

MORE: See why play was suspended at Oak Hill due to chilly weather

7:36 a.m. — The first starting time is now set for 8:50 a.m. ET after the frost delay.

7:18 a.m. — Oak Hill officials have announced a delay due to frost on the course. It’s 32 degrees in Rochester this morning.

This section will be updated throughout the day on Thursday. 

What channel is the PGA Championship on today?

Thursday, May 18

  • TV channel: ESPN
  • Broadcast times: 1-7 p.m. ET
  • Live stream: ESPN+ | Fubo

Thursday’s PGA Championship action will be broadcast on ESPN. Coverage will be available on ESPN+ from 7 a.m. ET to 1 p.m. ET, with ESPN picking up the broadcast at 1 p.m. ET. 

Round 1 of the PGA Championship can also be live streamed with Fubo, which offers a free trial.

Here is a complete look at the PGA Championship broadcast schedule, which will shift to CBS for part of the day on Saturday and Sunday. 

Date Time (ET) TV channel
Thursday, May 18 7 a.m.-1 p.m. ESPN+
  1-7 p.m. ESPN
Friday, May 19 7 a.m.-1 p.m. ESPN+
  1-7 p.m. ESPN
Saturday, May 20 8-10 a.m. ESPN+
  10 a.m.-1 p.m. ESPN
  1-7 p.m. CBS
Sunday, May 21 8-10 a.m. ESPN+
  10 a.m.-1 p.m. ESPN
  1-7 p.m. CBS

PGA Championship tee times for Thursday

Round 1: Thursday, May 18

Tee times for the first round were delayed due to frost on the course.

First tee

Time (ET) Grouping
8:50 a.m. Shaun Micheel, Braden Shattuck, Steven Alker
9:01 a.m. Ben Griffin, Chris French, Joel Dahmen
9:12 a.m. Wyatt Worthington II, Nico Echavarria, Wyndham Clark
9:23 a.m. Tom Hoge, Ryan Fox, K.H. Lee
9:34 a.m. Sam Stevens, Adam Svensson, Beau Hossler
9:45 a.m. Zach Johnson, Kurt Kitayama, Sahith Theegala
9:56 a.m. Corey Conners, Ockie Strydom, Joaquin Niemann
10:07 a.m. Kevin Kisner, Jimmy Walker, Padraig Harrington
10:18 a.m. Alex Noren, J.T. Poston, Mackenzie Hughes
10:29 a.m. Lee Hodges, Callum Tarren, David Lingmerth
10:40 a.m. Taylor Moore, Denny McCarthy, Brendan Steele
10:51 a.m. Jeremy Wells, Justin Suh, Adri Arnaus
11:02 a.m. Anthony Cordes, Mark Hubbard, Dean Burmester
2:20 p.m. Matt Cahill, Taylor Montgomery, Cam Davis
2:31 p.m. Michael Block, Hayden Buckley, Taylor Pendrith
2:42 p.m. Alex Beach, Brendon Todd, Sihwan Kim
2:53 p.m. Patrick Reed, Rasmus Hojgaard, Nick Taylor
3:04 p.m. Christiaan Bezuidenhout, John Somers, Chez Reavie
3:15 p.m. Tommy Fleetwood, Cameron Young, Hideki Matsuyama
3:26 p.m. Adam Scott, Max Homa, Tony Finau
3:37 p.m. Xander Schauffele, Tyrrell Hatton, Dustin Johnson
3:48 p.m. Patrick Cantlay, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson
3:59 p.m. Alex Smalley, Russell Henley, Mito Pereira
4:10 p.m. Adam Hadwin, Matt Kuchar, Talor Gooch
4:21 p.m. Justin Rose, Billy Horschel, Francesco Molinari
4:32 p.m. Russell Grove, Patrick Rodgers, Ben Taylor

10th tee

Time (ET) Grouping
8:55 a.m. Trey Mullinax, Josh Speight, Kazuki Higa
9:06 a.m. Adam Schenk, Colin Inglis, Thriston Lawrence
9:17 a.m. Min Woo Lee, Andrew Putnam, Emiliano Grillo
9:28 a.m. Harold Varner III, Scott Stallings, Nicolai Hojgaard
9:39 a.m. Steve Holmes, Adrian Otaegui, Davis Riley
9:50 a.m. Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Gary Woodland
10:01 a.m. Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa
10:12 a.m. Shane Lowry, Jordan Spieth, Viktor Hovland
10:23 a.m. Matthew Fitzpatrick, Cameron Smith, Jon Rahm
10:34 a.m. Luke Donald, Adrian Meronk, Yannik Paul
10:45 a.m. Kenny Pigman, Davis Thompson, Maverick McNealy
10:56 a.m. Keegan Bradley, Jason Day, Bryson DeChambeau
11:07 a.m. Jesse Droemer, Matt NeSmith, Rikuya Hoshino
2:15 p.m. Sam Ryder, Gabe Reynolds, Brandon Wu
2:26 p.m. Sadom Kaewkanjana, Ben Kern, Thorbjorn Olesen
2:37 p.m. Webb Simpson, Y.E. Yang, Danny Willett
2:48 p.m. Sepp Straka, Harris English, Robert MacIntyre
2:59 p.m. Thomas Pieters, Keith Mitchell, Pablo Larrazabal
3:10 p.m. Lucas Herbert, Brian Harman, Callum Shinkwin
3:21 p.m. Tom Kim, Sam Burns, Abraham Ancer
3:32 p.m. Sungjae Im, Chris Kirk, Seamus Power
3:43 p.m. Si Woo Kim, Stephan Jaeger, Anirban Lahiri
3:54 p.m. Victor Perez, Aaron Wise, Jordan Smith
4:05 p.m. Chris Sanger, J.J. Spaun, David Micheluzzie
4:16 p.m. Thomas Detry, J.J. Killeen, Matt Wallace
4:27 p.m. Nick Hardy, Greg Koch, Eric Cole

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