Overview
- Scottie Scheffler opened with a 3-under 67 on Thursday to join Aldrich Potgieter, Stephan Jaeger, Min Woo Lee, Ryo Hisatsune, Martin Kaymer and Alex Smalley in a seven-way share of the lead.
- Aronimink’s damp morning turf, thick rough and steep Donald Ross greens punished misses and kept the top score to three under, with Xander Schauffele at 68 and Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka at 69 among the chasers.
- Rory McIlroy stumbled to a 4-over 74 with four closing bogeys, hit only five of 14 fairways, called his round “s—,” and now needs a strong Friday to reach the top-70 cut.
- Bryson DeChambeau posted a 6-over 76 with his first birdie on the final hole, while Garrick Higgo received a two-shot penalty for arriving seconds late to his tee time and still shot 69 that would have tied the lead without the infraction.
- Tiger Woods remained out of the field, with USA TODAY reporting he is in a 90-day rehabilitation program in Zurich after a March DUI arrest, leaving his competitive return uncertain.