SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Wyatt Worthington II posted a 6-over 76 in the morning's first group off the tee at the PGA Championship on Thursday. On a day when all of the world's top players were vying for leaderboard position at the year's final major, it was a wholly unremarkable achievement, far from the best score, though certainly not the worst, either.
Unremarkable, that is, except for one important designation.
He set some tournament history. No, scratch that. He matched some tournament history, a quarter-century in the making.
Worthington joined Tom Woodard as just the second African-American club professional to compete in this tournament.