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Michael Kim, of South Korea, watches his tee shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament practice round at Aronimink Golf Club, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo\/Matt Slocum)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. \u2014 Michael Kim made the most of his new life at the PGA Championship<\/a> and shot a 5-under 30 on the front nine Saturday, using the strength of six birdies to get off to a terrific start to the third round at Aronimink Golf Club<\/a> .<\/p>

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Kim, who has never finished better than 17th in any major, was outside the cutline in Round 2<\/a> until he chipped in for eagle on his final shot to extend his weekend.<\/p>\n

He took advantage of his early start on moving day and cracked the top 10, well before leaders Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy<\/a> were set to tee off in the afternoon. Kim made more birdies on the front nine Saturday than he did in the first two rounds combined. He opened with three straight birdies before a bogey on four.<\/p>\n

Kim nearly holed out from the rough on the seventh and finished with his sixth birdie in the first seven holes. He put the move in moving day, jumping from 93rd after one round to 53rd after the second to ninth through the first nine holes at Aronimink.<\/p>\n

Two long days at Aronimink produced the highest 36-hole score to par to lead the PGA Championship in 14 years. The 15 players separated by two shots made it the biggest logjam going into a weekend at a major since 2002.<\/p>

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The difference between first and worst among 82 players who made the cut was only eight shots, unusually tight for any tournament, much less a major.<\/p>\n

Kim\u2019s blistering start was an early sign that low scores might allow more golfers to zip into contention in an already crowded leaderboard.<\/p>\n

There was some serious cash at stake<\/a> , as well as the prestige of winning a major.<\/p>\n

The PGA Championship raised its total prize fund this year to $20.5 million, a $1.5 million increase from last year but still third among the three American majors.<\/p>

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The winner\u2019s share will be $3,690,000.<\/p>\n

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AP golf: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/golf<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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