Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler blast 'absurd' PGA Championship setup at Aronimink
PGA Championship favorites Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are not thrilled with Aronimink Golf club after two rounds.
Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler blast 'absurd' PGA Championship setup at Aronimink originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy entered the PGA Championship as favorites, having won four of the last five majors, but both looked vulnerable over the first two rounds at Aronimink Golf Club.
In fact, everyone looked vulnerable. Through two days, 15 players are within two strokes of the lead and no one is more than four shots under par. The crunch at the top of the leaderboard makes for compelling golf on Saturday and likely Sunday as well, but both Scheffler and McIlroy see it as a symptom of a bigger problem.
The two stars criticized Aronimink's setup on Friday, despite each making the cut and having a chance to rise up the leaderboard. Scheffler is two shots off the lead, while McIlroy faces more of an uphill climb at five shots off the lead. Here's what Scheffler and McIlroy had to say about Aronimink as it hosts its first golf major since 1962.
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP HQ: Live leaderboard | Tee times | TV schedule What did Scottie Scheffler say about Aronimink? Scheffler wasn't a fan of the hole locations at Aronimink on Friday, calling it "the hardest set of pin locations" he's seen since he joined the PGA Tour. "Most of the pins today were kind of absurd.