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Lovely birdie from Patrick Reed at the fourth sees him join the leaders at three under.

It's the approach shot that does the damage here as Reed fires a laser in from 160 yards out down to just five feet - and he's not missing that chance for a first birdie of the day.

A reminder Reed still hasn't made a single bogey yet in the tournament.

You could be right. A bit of a scratchy start from the world number one so far though.

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Bogey start for Scottie Scheffler as we saw yesterday there's not much joy when you miss a fairway - as the world number one had to hack it out of the left rough and still had 44 yards to the green.

Matt Fitzpatrick also makes bogey after being even further left off the tee, while Justin Rose has a nightmare double-bogey start after some big bunker trouble off the tee.

That's a pretty poor return for this star group.

We mentioned earlier the 11th hole had a hideous-looking pin tucked on the right of the green and boy is Justin Thomas discovering that the hard way.

Unfortunate to miss the two-tiered putting surface and land in a bunker, he splashes out onto the top next to the flag only for it to roll back down the ridge.

Another chip later and he's got a putt to limit the damage to a bogey, which he holes.

One of yesterday's feel-good stories was overnight co-leader Martin Kaymer but in the tricky conditions today he is going backwards, fast.

Four bogeys in his past five holes sees him toppling away from contention.

That's a tasty putt from Chris Gotterup as he downs a birdie at the 11th from 27 feet. He's back up to one over par.

Pars apiece for Tommy Fleetwood and Bob MacIntyre.

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Well, well, well, Viktor Hovland needed something from somewhere, you wouldn't think it'd be with his short game though!

Stuck in the deep bunker on 11 the Norwegian flicked the ball out smartly and watched on as came fizzing out with plenty of action on, took a coule of spinny bounces and darted into the hole.

A much-needed birdie and even more needed spark.

Good touch from Cameron Young on the green ensures he escapes his first hole unscathed with a two-putt par.

It's the same result for his US playing partners Justin Thomas and Keegan Bradley.

The bunched nature of the tournament after round one is summed up by this table.

So many people are within striking distance of the leaders - in fact, it's a record for major championships for those within two, three and five shots.

In short, it's anyone's competition to win. Although Scottie Scheffler is leading...

Another bogey for Martin Kaymer puts him two over for the round - that's two bogeys in his first four holes and could be a bad omen.

The last time Kaymer was among the top 10 at the end of a major championship round was at the 2020 PGA Championship, where he was T3 after the first round but ended up missing the cut.

Cameron Young is miles down the 10th fairway (his first) and lining up 126 yards into the pin.

Should be meat and potatoes for a man of his quality but he's not judged that correctly and as his second shot lands on the green, it's 30 feet from the hole and rolls even further back.

A swish of the club as the 2026 Players champ stalks after his ball.

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Doh! Shane Lowry makes an opening bogey after a glorious tee shot, and it's in the most annoying way possible as he hits the green in regulation then three-putts for a four. The big man will be fuming!

Viktor Hovland also makes a bogey as he pays the price for that wayward tee shot.

An early dropped shot on the card for Bob MacIntyre as 12 feet proves too much to save par.

They've just said on the coverage that there are "a lot of easy bogeys out there today" and we've seen a lot of 5s kicking already in these early stages of round two.

Better outcome for Tommy Fleetwood who does kick off with par.

Soak it up, but pray your local club isn't taking notes.

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This season on the PGA Tour, Scottie Scheffler has been getting off to slow starts, averaging 70.3 shots on a Thursday. That includes a 63 in the very first event back in January at the American Express.

Friday through Sunday, he is averaging 67.6.

How ominous is it for everyone else in this stellar field that he has already enjoyed a good opening round?

It is also the first time he has led or shared the lead after round one of a major and he's already won four previously.

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Ryder Cup star and three-time winner in the past 10 months Cameron Young was the form man heading into this championships from this group. But instead two-time winner Justin Thomas found his form yesterday to look the most in touch.

JT said he played "near flawless golf" through 13 holes and was among the cluster at -3 for a while before dropping a couple of shots down the stretch.

It's been some time since he contended at a major. Could this be his week?

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The only man in the field yet to make a bogey is Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion who is just a shot off the lead after making a par on the first today.

Reed left LIV Golf this year and has been in great form playing on the DP World Tour, winning a couple of times in the Middle East. After a bit of a rest he's refreshed and ready for this test - so don't be surprised if he's there or thereabouts come Sunday.

Martin Kaymer made a bogey at the second but he responds with a par at three to steady the ship.

The 2010 champion is still well in touch though and today could be a tough day for scoring with the wind, so it's hang tight and take what you can get time.

It's self-styled as "the best field in golf" given it usually has upwards of 95 per cent of the world's top ranked players in the tournament.

But who's won the US PGA Championship over the past decade or so?