'That'll make dinner taste nice' - Lowry sits one off lead at PGA Championship

Spectacular pitch-in eagle and steady nerves help Offaly man to impressive opening at Aronimink with Scottie Scheffler among a seven-strong leading pack and Rory McIlroy playing catch-up

THAT'S THE STUFF: Shane Lowry of Ireland celebrates on the seventh green during the first round of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club on May 14, 2026 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Pic: Carl Recine/Getty Images

Shane Lowry's last round at a major championship left a sour oul taste that proved hard to wash out of the mouth. It was understandable then that the Offaly man was eager to savour an opening round at the PGA Championship which was much more palatable.

Among the afternoon wave at Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania on Thursday afternoon Lowry survived an early wobble before settling superbly into his work, carding a two-under 68 highlighted by a spectacular pitch-in eagle at the turn, all of which left him just one shot off a seven-strong throng of leaders at the year's second major.