PGA Championship 2022 live updates: Rory McIlroy leads, Tiger Woods off to solid start at Southern Hills


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the year’s second major is here, and we’re as excited for the PGA Championship as any other major of 2022

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Southern Hills is as intriguing of a venue as there is. The classic Perry Maxwell design was restored a few years ago by Gil Hanse and his team,

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and if conditions are firm and fast (they should be until Friday rains anyway)—we should be in for a challenging, treat of a test in Tulsa.

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One of the biggest storylines to track early in the week: Of the past seven major champions at Southern Hills

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all seven players led after 36 holes. The difficulty, historically, makes it a tough place to make up ground quickly.

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This is a different Southern Hills than in recent major history, plus as we mentioned,

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