Bad backs, creaky knees, hardly any applause and one guy who even snapped his driver in two — there was still plenty to complain about as golf’s first major of the COVID-19 era finally got underway.
But at least the weatherman got off scot-free. Jason Day and Brendon Todd took advantage of a very un-San Francisco-like day to shoot opening round 65s and share the PGA Championship lead at TPC Harding Park, where a mild breeze and sunshine replaced the cold, dense marine layer that hung over the course during practice rounds earlier in the week.
A raft of players battling assorted ailments appreciated the relative warmth, too, perhaps none more than 44-year-old Tiger Woods.Day made his way around in the morning without a bogey, while Todd.