Photos: PGA Championship 2024 Thursday’s first round at Valhalla Golf Club

And they’re off.

The 2024 PGA Championship is underway at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, the second men’s major of the season.

Scottie Scheffler, no surprise, came into the event as the betting favorite. He is also in the first week of being a dad, after he and his wife Meredith welcomed son Bennett into the world.

Valhalla Golf Club is a “big boy golf course,” as defending champion Brooks Koepka called it on Wednesday. Valhalla is a par 71 measuring 7,609 yards. The course has 62 sand bunkers and five water hazards, which come into play on seven holes. The course was designed by Jack Nicklaus and opened in 1986.

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Check out the leaderboard here and some photos below from Thursday’s first round of the 2024 PGA Championship.

 

 

 

The Wanamaker Trophy on display on the first hole during the first round of the 2024…

Scottie Scheffler plays a shot during the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla…

Scottie Scheffler on the 13th green during the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship at…

Phil Mickelson on the 11th hole during the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship at…

Phil Mickelson tipped his hat to the crowd after a birdie during the first round of…

The 12th hole sign during the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf…

Tiger Woods walks the bridge from the ninth tee to fairway with caddie Lance Bennett during…

Xander Schauffele takes a shot on the eighth hole after his ball landed on a drain…

Xander Schauffele putts on the eighth green during the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship…

Justin Thomas reacts after a putt on the eighth green during the first round of the…

Large crowds gathered for a day of golf at the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf…

Tiger Woods tees off on the 12th hole during the first round of the 2024 PGA…

Tiger Woods lines up a shot on the 10th hole during the first round of the…

Max Homa looks on from the 12th tee during the first round of the 2024 PGA…

Bryson DeChambeau fist bumps a fan as he walks on the 12th hole during the first…

Brooks Koepka tees off on the 12th hole during the first round of the 2024 PGA…

Cameron Smith tees off on the 11th hole during the first round of the 2024 PGA…

Tiger Woods plays a shot from a bunker on the 10th hole during the first round…

Large crowds made their way around the course during the first day of play in the…

Tiger Woods started his day with a drive down the 10th fairway during the first day…

The tee box marker on the 10th hole caught some morning light during the first round…

Justin Thomas sprays on some sunscreen before teeing off during the first day of play in…

Tiger Woods lined up his putt on the 14th hole during the first day of play…

Rory McIlroy looks over the 13th green before putting for birdie during the first round of…

Tiger Woods on the 10th fairway during the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship at…

Fans watch the golf along the 12th hole during the first round of the 2024 PGA…

Tiger Woods hits his tee shot off the 11th hole during the first round of the…

Large crowds followed along with Tiger Woods during the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship…

Tiger Woods lines up his putt on the 14th hole during the first round of the…

Xander Schauffele looks on from the 10th fairway during the first round of the 2024 PGA…

Jordan Spieth looks on from the 12th tee during the first round of the 2024 PGA…

Xander Schauffele plays a shot from a bunker on the 18th green during a practice round…

Xander Schauffele plays a shot from a bunker on the 18th green during a practice round…

Tiger Woods looks on from the 12th hole during the first round of the 2024 PGA…

Justin Thomas tees off on the fifth hole during the first round of the 2024 PGA…

Xander Schauffele tees off on the fifth hole during the first round of the 2024 PGA…

Xander Schauffele lines up a putt on the third hole during the first round of the…