We are now half-way through the 2026 PGA Championship from Aroninimk Golf Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There is a two-way tie for the lead as Americans Alex Smalley of Rochester, New York and Maverick McNealy of Portola Valley, California are tied for the lead at -4.
Smalley had a first round score of three-under-par 67 and a second round score of one-under-par 69. On Thursday, he had six birdies and three bogeys. Smalley birdied the second, fourth, fifth, 12th, 13th, and 16th holes, and bogeyed the eighth, 10th, and 15th holes. On Friday, he had four birdies and three bogeys. Smalley birdied the fourth, ninth, 16th, and 18th holes, and bogeyed the first, second and third holes.
McNealy had a first round score of one-under-par 69 and a second round score of three-under-par 67. On Thursday, he had four birdies and three bogeys. McNealy birdied he first, 10th, 12th, and 16th holes, and bogeyed the eighth, 11th, and 15th holes. On Friday, he had one eagle, four birdies, and two bogeys. McNealy eagled the 16th hole, birdied the first, second, fifth, and 10th holes, and bogeyed the sixth and eighth holes.
In McNealy’s eagle, he had a 329 yard tee shot and 203 yard approach shot. McNealy then made a 54 foot shot from the bunker.
There are then six golfers tied for third at -3 and one stroke back. They are Hideki Matsuyama of Japan (2021 Masters champion), Americans Chris Gotterup and Max Greyserman, South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter, Germany’s Stephan Jaeger, and Australia’s Min Woo Lee.
There are then seven golfers tied for ninth at -2 and two strokes back. They are Americans Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Harris English and Cameron Young, Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg, South Korea’s Si Woo Kim, and Spain’s David Puig. Thomas and Scheffler are major champions. Thomas won the 2017 and 2022 PGA Championship. Scheffler won the 2022 Masters, 2024 Masters, 2025 PGA Championship and 2025 British Open.
There are then six golfers tied for 16th at -1 and three strokes back. They are Australian Jason Day (2015 PGA Championship winner), Americans Andrew Novak, Patrick Cantlay and Kurt Kitayama, England’s Aaron Rai, and Spain’s Jon Rahm (2021 United States Open champion and 2023 Masters champion).
