Opening round might be 'the easiest' it gets for players at Aronimink

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Aronmink Golf Club allowed one player to reach 4 under par on Thursday and no one to finish better than 3 under.

And this might be as easy as it gets.

Players coming off the course after Round 1 of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship were complimentary of the setup and weary from the battle. It was 52 degrees when the first group went off, with a steady wind of 10-15 mph throughout the day.

Kerry Haigh, the chief championship officer of the PGA, cut the ladies some slack – all of 38 yards on the card. But the field didn’t complain about the 6,539 yards of Aronimink of which they had to navigate, nor the slopey greens that collect three-putts like badges of honor, nor the…