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The Gog Blog by Rory Spears, Editor and Director of Content. Follow Rory on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter @GogBlog Guy. Driving the ball on the par 5 16th hole at Whistling Straits.

Day 1 of the PGA Championship is in the books, and just like where we left off in 2010, Dustin Johnson is again the story after shooting a 6 under par 66.

Johnson holds a 1 shot lead over David Lingmerth, who is back on the tee at 7:55 Am local time in Haven or Kohler.

A large group of 8 players is two shots back at 4 under par after shooting 68. They include Russell Henley,Matt Kuchar, Harris English, J.B. Holmes , Jason Day, Danny Lee, Matt Jones and Scott Piercy. Four players are three shots back including Justin Rose.

Martin Kaymer who won the PGA when it was last held at Whistling Straits in 2010, is four shot backs after an opening round of 70. Wisconsin favorite Steve Stricker with hi wife Nikki on the bag again, is was in at one under par 71, after a great par saving putt on 18 that drew a loud ovation from from the Pro-Wisconsin crowd. Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy both shot 71.

Bubba Watson is at even par 72, with Phil Mickelson. Rickie Fowler, John Daly, Jim Furyk and Kevin Streelman were at +1 73. Tiger Woods shot 75 and was T-99 at one point but ended up T-86 when the afternoon winds picked up and thw player who got the late tee-times shot on average 1.5 shots higher than the players in the morning flight.

The 5-Star/5-Diamond American Club in Kohler. Kohler Company President David Kohler joins Golfers on Golf Radio live at 9:10 this Sunday morning. Destinationkohler.com for more details on the resort and it’s four Pete Dye Championship courses.

The backbone of the PGA of America is it’s club professionals and 20 of them are playing the field this week. Brian Gaffney from New York carded a 1-under par 71 and is the lone club professional under par after round one.

After his round Johnson said he knows it’s only the first day.

“I really feel like I had my ball under control today, like I did at the U.S.Open so I am more comfortable right now,” said Johnson. ” We will have to see what happens, because there is a lot of golf left to play.”

Johnson also called his round one an “easy” one, but he did play when the conditions were not quite as windy. Johnson added that he is driving the ball well and will continue to use his driver in the next three rounds a lot. The last first round leader to win the PGA Championship was Hal Sutton in 1983.

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Stricker called his round a “tough afternoon” with gusty winds coming in off the lake. But was very happy with his round.

Stricker made big putts on both 9 and 18, but is hoping for better conditions with an early morning tee time in round 2. he added that he is having a great time with his wife on the bag and caddying for him, after his long time caddie Jimmy Johnson with Stricker’s blessing went to work for Justin Thomas.

PGA NEWS…

The Long Drive Contest on Tuesday was won by Anirbon Lahri with a driver of 327 yards. 2nd place was Matt Dobyns with 323, 3rd J.B.Holmes at 315, Jimmy Walker 314 was 4th, and Jordan Spieth was 5th with a drive of 313.

78 International Players are in the field,making exactly half of the 156 players from other countries. This is the most in a men’s major on U.S. soil.

Gary Woodland was a last minute W/D before round 1 with a neck problem. Carl Petersson replaced him.

97 of the top 100 players in the world are in the field, the only three that aren’t are missing to due to injury, Chris Kirk-24, Graham DeLaet-89 and Alexander Noren-74.

9 of 11  to finish in the top 10 and ties back in 2010 have returned this year, and 29 players that played in 2004 and 2010 at Whistling Straits are in the field again this year.

While three new tee’s have been added since 2010, the back tee on hole # 11 was removed, so the course is actually playing six yards shorter than in 2010. The front of hole #6 has a new pot bunker front 2010 and the fairway on 18 has been extended down to the creek in front of the green.

The Gog Blog returns with coverage of Round 2 of the 99th PGA Championship from Whistling Straits tomorrow.

Additional stories, BIG 3 partner Len Ziehm visits Sand Valley the new Mike Keiser project in Wisconsin, the PGA/LPGA awards the KPMG/LPGA Championship to Olympia Fields in 2017, and Kemper Lakes in 2018. Will it mean a PGA Championship by 2023 or soon after, we will see.