Overview
- Martin Kaymer posted a four-birdie, one-bogey 67 at Aronimink, a Thursday opener that left him in a seven-way tie for the lead.
- He said a PGA of America official asked if he still plays during the Champions Dinner, a remark he called motivating.
- The LIV Golf member is in the field through a lifetime PGA Championship exemption earned with his 2010 win.
- Kaymer said surgeries and lingering issues since 2021 limited his practice, but recent treatments over the last month eased pain and let him prepare.
- He described Aronimink as a course that suits his eye and arrives after a rough LIV start, with reports placing him in the tour’s relegation zone earlier this season.