SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – While lengthy rounds at major championships are nothing new, it is noteworthy when the day’s marquee group finds themselves competing against a stopwatch as well as the golf course.
It’s exactly the position the threesome of Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Zach Johnson found themselves late on the back nine on Day 1 at the PGA Championship.
As winds buffeted Whistling Straits and play slowed to a crawl the group was informed by officials on the 15th hole they were on the clock, which neither surprised nor concerned the trio.