Scottie Scheffler on Friday pins at the PGA Championship: 'Kind of absurd'

Scottie Scheffler said the pin locations at the 2026 PGA Championship are the hardest he has ever played since he joined the PGA Tour. A damning statement from the World No. 1 , who sits at 2 under after a 71 on Friday and well in contention to defend his title at Aronimink.

But for a course that many thought would be torn apart by the best players in the world before the week began, it's showing its teeth. "I did ask, I asked Fooch, who caddies for Justin Rose. He's been around a long time — and I asked Teddy (Scott) too — have you seen anything like this before?

They said maybe Shinnecock is the only place they have seen that has pins that could compare to this," Scheffler said. "It's difficult to get the ball close to the hole. It's difficult to hole putts, especially when you have big slopes and wind, and I think that's why you see the scores so close to par.

" More: Our PGA Championship hub: Scores, stories and more Scheffler is not the only player to discuss the difficult conditions at Aronimink through the first two rounds. The course has played fairly firm through the first two days, but dastardly greens have proved penal for players who missed in the wrong spots. Every shot requires precision, and those who waver at all are punished.