Bryson's big personality and bigger Round 1 score. Plus: Don’t be late to your tee time

Golf Briefing ⛳ | This is The Athletic’s daily newsletter for the 2026 PGA Championship. Sign up here to receive the Golf Briefing directly in your inbox.Good evening! We’re back with you to cover the first round of the PGA Championship. Gabby is on the course at Aronimink. First up, leaderboard:T-1. Scottie Scheffler T-1. Aldrich Potgieter (-3) T-1. Stephan Jaeger T-1. Min Woo Lee T-1. Ryo Hisatsune T-1. Martin Kaymer T-1. Alex Smalley T-8. Sahith Theegala (-2) T-8. Xander Schauffele and a few moreNow, on to a notable absence:DeChambles: The psychology of Bryson’s latest major flopThe big storyline about Bryson DeChambeau these days: With LIV Golf hurting and his YouTube empire thriving, no one knows where he’ll play golf next year. But here’s a corollary to that: Assuming you don’t watch LIV events (and you probably don’t), do you remember the last time you watched DeChambeau play a memorable round?Advertisement