Xander Schauffele shot a 62 on Thursday, tying a record he shares with two others for best round at a major. He has a three-shot lead.
Xander Schauffele broke Valhalla Golf Club's scoring record Thursday with a 9-under-par 62. He also carded a 62 at the 2023 U.S. Open.
Xander Schauffele saw no reason to change anything in his swing or think any less of his game after yet another close call at ending two years without winning. Thursday looked more like a sprint, right into the PGA Championship record book. Schauffele seized on soft, still conditions that hardly resembled a major championship test for a 9-under 62, the lowest score in PGA Championship history, and matched another PGA record by building a three-shot lead after the opening round at vulnerable Valhalla.