"I'd say it's impossible to be stress-free around this golf course," Conners said. The seven players to break 70 were the fewest for the opening round of the PGA Championship since there were five at Hazeltine in 2002. "I definitely knew in my preparation that it was possible to have a decent round out here and shoot a 5-, 6-under par round," Conners said. It led to a double bogey, and the toughest part of the Ocean Course was still to come. He knuckled down from that mess by running off six birdies the rest of the way.

Source: Manila Times May 21, 2021 16:30 UTC