{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/680a0159fcccdba3a5365c3e/6a07e267382d6c4030618e9a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Aronimink Carnage & Bryson’s Early Exit - May 16th, 2026","description":"<p>On May 16th, 2026, freezing 25 mph winds and brutal pin placements at Aronimink wreaked havoc on the PGA Championship field, leaving Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy as the surprise 36-hole co-leaders at -4.</p><p><br></p><h3>THE CARNAGE AT ARONIMINK</h3><ul><li>Freezing low-50s temperatures and relentless 25 mph winds turned Round 2 into an absolute survival test, pushing the cutline to +4 and leaving surprise co-leaders Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy atop the leaderboard.</li><li>Dustin Johnson summed up the grind perfectly, claiming the wind was \"blowing one hundred,\" while local Chris Gotterup fired a tournament-low 65 despite noting some pins \"did not even look like they were on the green.\"</li><li>21-year-old Aldrich Potgieter fired a brilliant 70 to sit just one back at -3, narrowly missing Tiger Woods' 1997 record for the youngest 36-hole major leader.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>SCHEFFLER'S GRIND &amp; BRYSON'S BUST</h3><ul><li>Scottie Scheffler battled to a 71 to stay in the hunt at -2, while Bryson DeChambeau suffered a career-worst missed cut at +7 amid struggles with his single-length irons, LIV investor meetings, and YouTube commitments.</li><li>Scheffler called the setup the \"hardest set of pin locations\" since Oakmont, comparing the 14th hole's pin to a \"microphone,\" while Bryson's coach Dana Dahlquist insisted they need \"nothing drastic\" to fix his swing.</li><li>CBS's Johnson Wagner didn't hold back on Bryson, heavily criticizing his inability to play the wind and the awkwardness of using 6-iron length wedges on Aronimink's uneven lies.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>CUTLINE DRAMA &amp; BOUNCE BACKS</h3><ul><li>The +4 cutline provided incredible late-round theater. Justin Thomas fought officials over pace-of-play during his 69, while Rory McIlroy blasted a 344-yard drive en route to a bounce-back 67 to safely reach the weekend.</li><li>JT fired back at rules officials during his round, asking \"what is time par\" when dealing with 25 mph gusts.</li><li>Shane Lowry nearly threw his weekend away by topping a 164-yard tee shot into the water on 17, sweating it out to land exactly on the +4 number.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Quick Hits</h3><p>Justin Rose's miraculous 76-foot chip-in eagle on the par-5 9th to make the cut • Rickie Fowler's clutch 60-foot birdie bomb on 17 to survive at +1 • Scottie Scheffler's absurd 80-foot par save on the 14th hole</p>","author_name":"Golf.ai"}