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Jenny Shin, with a seven-under 66 at Westchester Country's Club's West Course, held the lead after the first round of the Women's P.G.A. Championship.

South Korean Jenny Shin shot a bogey-free, 7-under 66 Thursday for a one-stroke lead after the opening round at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, the second major of the season.

English pair Greg Owen and Brian Davis both enjoyed excellent opening rounds at the FedEx St Jude Classic as Dustin Johnson was forced to withdraw midway through the first day.

Jesper Parnevik took one look at the tree-lined, hilly Belmont Country Club this week and immediately found a favorite.

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A hole-by-hole look at Chambers Bay, site of the 115th U.S. Open to be played June 18-21:

Rory McIlroy will play alongside defending champion Martin Kaymer for the opening two rounds of the US Open at Chambers Bay next week.

Tee times for the opening round of the US Open at Chambers Bay

Facts and figures for the 115th U.S. Open golf championship:

Martin Kaymer will start his title defense bright and early on Thursday at Chambers Bay when he plays the first round of the U.S. Open with world number one Rory McIlroy.

Rory McIlroy needed a break after missing the cut two straight weeks.

Tiger to start U.S. Open with Oosthuizen, Fowler

Hall of Famer Karrie Webb birdied the 18th hole for a 2-under-par 71 to take the early lead at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, the second major of the season.

Jodi Ewart Shadoff conjured up a magical putt in the second round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship with amazing vision and judgement.

Gregory Bourdy maintained his excellent form in Austria to double his lead at the halfway stage of the Lyoness Open.

Chambers Bay Golf Course, which was completed in 2007 with the Open in mind, has three defining features that will set the tournament apart from its predecessors.

And to think only 15 years ago, gravel was being mined from a pit that is now a public course hosting the 115th U.S. Open.

For the students at the nearby high school, it was simply known as the "Sand Pit," the landmark two miles down the road where they would run as part of gym class.

So much is brand new about America's oldest golf championship.

Woods woes are down to mentality, not technique

Thai teen Jazz Janewattananond fired a six-under-par 66 to join Korean Kim Kyungtae at the clubhouse lead at the halfway mark of the Thailand Open on Friday.

Russia's Andrey Pavlov recorded the second-worst score for a single hole in European Tour history on Friday, taking 17 on the par-five first at the Lyoness Open in Austria.