Mark Cannizzaro The metro-area flair near top of leaderboard could make for historic PGA Championship weekend By Mark Cannizzaro Published May 15, 2026, 11:50 p.m. ET Chris Gotterup plays his shot on the 15th tee during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament. Bill Streicher-Imagn Images NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Might we have a Met-Area major champion in our midst by the end of the weekend?
That tantalizing possibility is right there on the PGA Championship leaderboard at Aronimink Golf Club for the world to see with 36 holes to play before a champion is crowned.
We have two players from the New York/New Jersey Met Area inside the top 10 at the PGA with two more rounds to play.
