
Venezuela’s Jhonattan Vegas used a late birdie blitz to grab his first career lead in a major after the first round of the PGA Championship on Thursday while Rory McIlroy struggled in his first major since completing the career Grand Slam.
Vegas stormed up the leaderboard with five birdies over his final six holes for a seven-under-par 64 at North Carolina’s Quail Hollow Club that left him two shots clear