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Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits from the fourth tee during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. \u2014 The marquee pairings of Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson, and Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka provided plenty of early star power Saturday at the 108th PGA Championship<\/a> .<\/p>

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The Spieth-Johnson and McIlroy-Koepka groupings have 16 major championships combined. But, those titles meant little after uneven opening rounds left the star twosomes off the pace and with tee times four hours before unlikely second-round leaders Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy<\/a> .<\/p>\n

The standout pairings drew large galleries on every hole at crowded Aronimink on a warm, sunny day in the Philly suburbs.<\/p>\n

Spieth, McIlroy and Koepka were at 1 over entering the third round, while Johnson was at 2 over.<\/p>\n

This PGA carried a different meaning to each of the players.<\/p>\n

Spieth needs a PGA Championship win to complete the career Grand Slam after major victories at The Masters (2015), U.S. Open (2015) and British Open (2017).<\/p>

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Johnson, whose five-year exemptions into the event after winning the 2016 U.S. Open and 2020 Masters expired, has struggled the past two seasons after a fast start with LIV in 2022-23 and received a special invitation to Aronimink.<\/p>\n

Koepka, a five-time major champ, is searching for his fourth PGA title to go along with consecutive U.S. Open wins in 2017-18.<\/p>\n

McIlroy, who completed the career Grand Slam with the first of two straight Masters victories in 2025, is out to add another PGA to his 2012 and 2014 title.<\/p>

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

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