Jordan Spieth points out what was ‘diabolical’ about Aronimink on day one of the PGA Championship

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Jordan Spieth has made a fine start to the PGA Championship at Aronimink, where he is chasing the career Grand Slam.

Spieth has triumphed at the other three majors, but those victories at The Masters, the US Open and The Open Championship all arrived between 2015 and 2017.

The American now has another chance of ending his drought this week in Pennsylvania, where he carded a one-under 69 on day one.

Spieth has since reacted to his opening round of the PGA Championship, having ended Friday just two shots off the lead.

Jordan Spieth makes ‘diabolical’ Aronimink claim on day one of the PGA Championship

Analyzing his first round performance at Aronimink, the three-time major winner commented: “I struck the ball well.

“I drove it really well. I was in a good position on a lot of holes. If I drive it like that, I’d expect to shoot what I did or better.

“Just didn’t quite finish the way I wanted to the last three holes, but under-par was a good score. It was blowing really hard, and it was cold this morning.

“The course played very, very difficult. It was a good start. I’m going to need to improve on it, I think, each day.”

And tasked with discussing the level of challenge with the rough around the fairways or around the greens, he said: “Sometimes you see the ball around the greens so you think it’s not so bad, but those are the worst ones.

“The pins are the defense too of the course. Even when you’re hitting it in the fairway, it’s very difficult to get it on the right tier and have a putt that doesn’t do a couple things. All in all, it’s a challenge.

“They give you some wedges, and you’ve got to take advantage in the few times you get good chances. Other than that, be playing to the middle of the greens and just try to pepper greens in regulation.”