Ranking the 7 players tied for PGA Championship lead following Day 1 from most likely to least likely to win
Ranking the 7 players tied for PGA Championship lead following Day 1 from most likely to least likely to win originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . No golfer stood out on the first day of the PGA Tour, with a group of golfers clustered at the top instead.
The leaders, who are all tied at -3, are a combination of inexperienced players and players with much major tournament history. While the winner is never decided during the first round, these golfers find themselves right in the mix at Aronimink. Still, some of these contenders likely have a better chance at winning than others based on previous performance, but the only thing that matters is what they score during the tournament.
Here's a ranking of which golfers are most, and least, likely to win among the co-leaders. PGA CHAMPIONSHIP HQ: Live leaderboard | Tee times | TV schedule Ranking the players tied for the PGA Championship lead 1. Scottie Scheffler The favorite entering the tournament, Scheffler got hot with a stretch of birdies to secure his place among the leaderboard.
The No. 1 player in the world and defending champion won the first tournament of the year and entered the PGA Championship coming off of three-straight second-place finishes. As long as Scheffler is near the top of the leaderboard, he is the clear cut favorite to win.
A victory would give him five majors, two-striagh PGA Championships and further cement his place in golf's history. 2. Min Woo Lee Lee is having a strong season thus far with three top 10 finishes and just one missed cut.