Cameron Percy Leads Senior PGA Championship After Resilient First Round
The 51-year-old Australian overcame a recent back injury and wet conditions to shoot a 5-under 67 at Congressional, holding a one-shot lead heading into the second round.
Overview
- Cameron Percy leads the Senior PGA Championship at 5-under-par after the first round, one shot ahead of South Africa's Keith Horne.
- Percy overcame a recent back injury sustained in wet conditions and limited practice time to deliver his strong opening round.
- Ernie Els, Darren Fichardt, Simon Khan, and Mario Tiziani sit tied for third at 3-under, two strokes behind Percy.
- Players faced challenging wet weather early in the day, but conditions improved by the time Percy finished, with sunshine and a rainbow forming late in the round.
- Held at the prestigious Congressional Country Club, the tournament is the second senior major of the season, following Angel Cabrera's Regions Tradition win earlier this week.