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PGA Championship 2018: Gary Woodland Holds 1-Stroke Lead over Rickie Fowler

For most of the day, it seemed like Rickie Fowler would carry the 18-hole lead going into Friday.

Then Gary Woodland caught fire on the back nine and soared to the top of the leaderboard, shooting a six-under 64 in the first round of the 2018 PGA Championship. Woodland has a one-stroke lead over Fowler, who sits one ahead of Zach Johnson and Austin Cook in a tie for third place. Eleven players, led by Jason Day and Dustin Johnson, are tied for fifth place at three under.

Woodland, who had a large contingent of friends and family as part of his gallery, birdied seven of his final 11 holes and had an incredible putting day.