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PGA Championship – Round One: Leaderboard, tee times and updates as Rory McIlroy gets his opening round underway for the first time since filing for divorce as Tiger Woods takes to the course

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The defending champ tees off

Brooks Koepka is off and running at Valhalla, as he’s paired with Max Homa and Jordan Spieth.

Rory McIlroy had a great approach on No 10 to set up a birdie on his first hole of the day.

Ghim takes the lead!

After a birdie for Doug Ghim on hole No 13 and a Luke Donald misfire on No 14, Ghim has taken the early lead at Valhalla with most of the field still prepping to tee off.

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 16: Doug Ghim of the United States plays his shot from the 11th tee during the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 16, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

As Rory McIlroy approaches the green on hole No 10 amid his recently filed divorce, he is forced to keep his eyes on the PGA Championship

May 15, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Rory McIlroy signs autographs on the 18th hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Clare Grant-USA TODAY Sports

Tiger misses birdie on first hole…

Tiger Woods had to settle for par on his first hole of the PGA Championship after missing a birdie opportunity on hole No 10 wide right.

Donald out to an early lead

Luke Donald is out to an early lead at Valhalla, at 2-under par through four holes. Doug Ghim and Matt Wallace (-1) are the only other golfers at the moment to be under par.

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 15: Luke Donald of England looks on from the 18th green during a practice round prior to the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 15, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Rory McIlroy received a huge ovation from the crowd behind tee No 10 at Valhalla Golf Club to tee off first in his pairing with Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose.

Tee times delayed

Message from PGA Championship: ‘All afternoon Starting Times have been delayed 10 minutes.’

Rory McIlroy is set to tee off at Valhalla in a few minutes, taking congratulations from fellow golfers for his win at the Wells Fargo Championship on the way to hole No 10.

Tiger tees off after brief delay

Tiger Woods started his chance at a 16th all-time major tournament victory with a solid drive on hole No 10.

All going wrong for Block…

A disastrous start for last year’s PGA Championship hero Michael Block, who bogeyed the first and has now carded an eight on the par-four second.

He’s five-over-par thru 2…

May 15, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Michael Block takes a shot on the 10th hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports

Valhalla’s looking beautiful this morning

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 16: Michael Block of the United States, Corebridge Financial Team of PGA of America Golf Professionals, lines up a putt on the first green during the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 16, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - MAY 16: A general view from the first green during the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on May 16, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

Tiger’s in the house

All eyes are Woods again this week (when aren’t they?), and he’s off in under 30 minutes…

Big start for Luke Donald

It’s been 11 years since the Englishman finished inside the top 10 at a major championship, but it’s a birdie on 1 today. He tops the very, very early leaderboard.

Look who’s arrived…

Rory McIlroy tees off in just under an hour, and he’s out on the range at Valhalla to get some last-minute practice in before Round One…

BREAKING NEWS: Play delayed

This just in from PGA Championship officials:

‘AM starting times for the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship are delayed 10 minutes due to fog.’

So that’s Michael Block, Luke Donald and Shaun Micheel now heading out at 7:25am local time.

Rory McIlroy latest

Before the golf gets underway, it would be remiss of us to not mention the story that has dominated the headlines leading into this tournament: Rory McIlroy’s divorce from his wife Erica Stoll.

Although the media were warned about questioning McIlroy on the subject, it’s fair to say it was a huge shock – with the news dropping just three days out from the start of play this morning.

McIlroy filed the divorce papers in Florida on Monday, and has been putting on a brave face

May 15, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Rory McIlroy waits for the group ahead of them to clear the 18th fairway during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Clare Grant-USA TODAY Sports

Hello and welcome!

Morning all, and welcome to Mail Sport’s live blog for round one of the PGA Championship from Valhalla in Kentucky. Been a quiet week, wouldn’t you say?

Amid all the drama, attention now turns to the golf, with the first players teeing off in the next 10 minutes. For many (Rory, we’re looking at you), some actual competitive on-course action has been a long time coming.

Stay with us throughout the day for all the latest…

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