Aronimink Golf Club shone as a host, while Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler found some areas to improve their games

Rory McIlroy was critical of Aronimink Golf Club ahead of the PGA Championship, but former champion Justin Thomas has now responded with a very different view of the course

Justin Thomas is in contention at the PGA Championship. On Sunday, the two-time Wanamaker winner fired a final-round 65, taking five-under par into the clubhouse. Because Thomas tee’d off at 10:55 a.m.

Two of golf’s biggest stars had very different reactions to the brutal PGA Championship conditions, with Justin Thomas embracing the challenge while Rory McIlroy openly criticized the setup.

Justin Thomas has revealed he once drank ‘four or five beers’ while holding the clubhouse lead. Thomas found himself leading the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink for hours on Sunday before

Louisville native Justin Thomas was in the top five finishers at the 2026 PGA Championship.Thomas shot a 65 in the final round on Sunday, which put him at -5. Aaron Rai also shot a 65 in the final round,

Justin Thomas gave himself a genuine chance of securing a third major title with a stunning 65 on Sunday at the PGA Championship. Thomas set the target early on in the final round.

PGA Championship pace of play tensions flared when Justin Thomas and Keegan Bradley disagreed with an official's decision to put them on the clock.

I did my part,’’ Justin Thomas said after shooting a 5-under-par 65 to post 5 under as the leader in the clubhouse in Sunday at Aronimink Golf Club. Thomas’ final round ended at 3:05 p.m., with the lead groups just having teed off the previous half hour or so.

Justin Thomas was six back of the leader entering Sunday at the PGA Championship, but hopes Aronimink is his next Southern Hills after a 65.

Rounds at Aronimink are taking over five hours and multiple groups were put on the clock, including one with the clubhouse leader.

Justin Thomas might not win the PGA Championship this year, but his final round 65 at Aronimink will give him huge belief moving forward. Thomas hasn’t shown his best form since returning to action back in March after undergoing back surgery in November.