Edge

pga.2026

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Conditions

Thu5/14
8–12 SW30% PM
Fri5/15
6–10 W10%
Sat5/16
10–15 NW5%
Sun5/17
5–8 calm0%

Major · Round 1 in 2 days

PGA Championship 2026

Aronimink Golf Club · Newtown Square, PA · May 14–17

Pre-tournament

Course Intelligence

Aronimink Golf Club

Newtown Square, PA

Par

70

Yards

7,394

Bunkers

180

Green Avg

8,100 sqft

Stimp

13.5

Par-4s

12

Donald Ross (1928) · Hanse–Wagner restoration 2016. Front-nine par-4 avg 432y, back-nine 464y — a two-club difference that quietly decides the tournament.

Watch · Hole 5

par 3 · 171y

#5

Ross's short par-3 — every yard of carry matters, no safe miss.

Model's pick to play it best

Collin Morikawa (iron precision +1.12 SG:APP)

Watch · Hole 13

par 4 · 365y

#13

Drivable but flanked by Ross bunkering. Whole tournaments swing here.

Model's pick to play it best

Ludvig Åberg (drive accuracy 78%, +2.4 SG:OTT)

Watch · Hole 18

par 4 · 440y

#18

Uphill, narrow, Sunday-pressure. Stresses both clubs in the bag.

Model's pick to play it best

Scottie Scheffler (par-4 scoring leader, last 24 events)

Skill DNA · This Week

weighted importance

SG: APP (200+ yds)95

2.3× normal weight — par-3s 8/14/17 + back-9 par-4s

Putting on slope78

Stimp 13.5, severe Ross contours

Scrambling68

180 bunkers, missed greens punished

SG: OTT (accuracy)65

Fairways narrow to 20 yds in spots

SG: ARG / Wedge prox60

Tight lies around crowned greens

Distance (raw)28

De-weighted — position > yardage

Hole-by-Hole

all 18 · tactical reads

#ParYdsEdge Note
14432Opener. Mid-iron in. Easy bogey, hard birdie.
24415Dogleg right. Fairway critical, green tilts away.
35568Only true scoring par-5 on front. 250+ off the deck needed in 2.
44460Uphill 2nd shot. Long iron / hybrid approach.
531718/9-iron, all carry, no bail-out. Negative SG bias for bombers.
64445Crossing bunkers force a layup-or-go off the tee.
74440Crowned green rejects long irons. Spin control mandatory.
83235Longest par-3. Driving iron / 3-wood territory. Brutal.
94415Reachable in regulation. Birdie window.
104492Begins the back-9 par-4 gauntlet. 4 of next 7 = 470+.
114488Doglegs through Ross bunker cluster. Position > distance.
124488Blind tee shot. Modeled as 2nd hardest on course.
134365Drivable. Risk/reward fulcrum of the round.
143232215+ par-3. Long-iron precision separates contenders.
155570Lone back-nine par-5. Eagle window if you split the fairway.
164492Brutal stretch continues. Two-putt par is a win.
173215Long iron over false front. Bradley birdied here in '18.
184440440-yd uphill grind. Sunday finisher punishes the loose drive.

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