Who is leading the 2024 PGA Championship after Round 1? Day 1 leaderboard explored

The first round of the 2024 PGA Championship is already in the books, with numerous memorable performances, including a round record. Valhalla Golf Club proved to be a demanding course, as only a little more than a third of the field was able to score under par.

Xander Schauffele leads the 2024 PGA Championship with a score of 9 under 62. Schauffele broke the record for a round of the event and the course to lead by three strokes over the second-place finishers.

2024 PGA Championship Round 1 leaderboard

Below is the leaderboard for the 2024 PGA Championship. Included are the occupants of the Top 50:

1 Xander Schauffele -9
T2 Tony Finau -6
T2 Sahith Theegala -6
T2 Mark Hubbard -6
T5 Rory McIlroy -5
T5 Robert MacIntyre -5
T5 Tom Hoge -5
T5 Tom Kim -5
T5 Thomas Detry -5
T5 Collin Morikawa -5
T5 Maverick McNealy -5
T12 Ben Kohles -4
T12 Brooks Koepka -4
T12 Taylor Moore -4
T12 Alex Noren -4
T12 Austin Eckroat -4
T12 Scottie Scheffler -4
T18 Adam Hadwin -3
T18 Martin Kaymer -3
T18 Cameron Smith -3
T18 Viktor Hovland -3
T18 Max Homa -3
T18 Kurt Kitayama -3
T18 Bryson DeChambeau -3
T18 Aaron Rai -3
T18 Andrew Putnam -3
T18 Harris English -3
T18 Jason Dufner -3
T18 Rasmus Højgaard -3
T18 Jesper Svensson -3
T18 Alejandro Tosti -3
T32 Doug Ghim -2
T32 Lucas Herbert -2
T32 Justin Thomas -2
T32 Keegan Bradley -2
T32 Jordan Spieth -2
T32 Jeremy Wells -2
T32 Dean Burmester -2
T32 Shane Lowry -2
T32 Billy Horschel -2
T32 Matt Fitzpatrick -2
T32 Luke List -2
T32 Cameron Young -2
T32 Thorbjørn Olesen -2
T32 Patrick Reed -2
T46 Luke Donald -1
T46 Matt Wallace -1
T46 Stephan Jaeger -1
T46 Russell Henley -1
T46 Adam Svensson -1
T46 Justin Rose -1
T46 Corey Conners -1
T46 Hideki Matsuyama -1
T46 Sami Valimaki -1
T46 Patrick Rodgers -1
T46 Tim Widing -1
T46 Adrian Otaegui -1
T46 Jordan Smith -1
T46 Jesse Mueller -1
T46 Nicolai Højgaard -1
T46 Jon Rahm -1
T46 Brendon Todd -1
T46 Patrick Cantlay-1

Xander Schauffele played his round bogey-free, with nine birdies, to break the round record at the PGA Championship and at Valhalla Golf Club. For the event, the previous record was 65, set by several players, while the course record was 63, set by Jose Maria Olazaba in 2000.

Several favorites fared well during the first round of the PGA Championship. Rory McIlroy is tied for fifth place with a 5-under score, while Brooks Koepka and Scottie Scheffler are tied for 12th place at 4-under.

Tiger Woods fell to T85 in the first round of the PGA Championship with a 1-over score. He is tied with several players, including Ludvig Aberg and Adam Scott.

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Edited by Vaishnavi Iyer