The 108th PGA Golf Championship Starts
Introduction
The PGA Championship started on May 14, 2026. It is at the Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania. Many famous golfers are playing.
Main Body
Four players have the best score. They are Ryo Hisatsune, Aldrich Potgieter, Stephan Jaeger, and Min Woo Lee. The weather was rainy and windy. This made the game hard for the players. Some famous players played badly. Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau had high scores. They made many mistakes with their clubs. Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth played better. One player, Garrick Higgo, was late for his start time. The judges gave him a penalty of two strokes. People around the world can watch the games on TV.
Conclusion
The first day is over. Some top players are in a bad position for the next part of the game.
Learning
💡 The 'Comparing People' Pattern
In this story, we see two ways to describe how people did in the game. This is a key part of A2 English: moving from simple descriptions to comparisons.
1. The Basic Level (Simple)
- "Some famous players played badly."
- "Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth played better."
2. The Pattern: Badly Better When we want to say someone did a better job than another person, we change the word.
- Badly describes a poor action.
- Better describes an improved action.
Quick Guide for your notes:
- Player A was bad.
- Player B was better than Player A.
🛠️ Vocabulary Swap
Look at how the text describes the game's difficulty:
- Hard = Difficult
- Penalty = A punishment/extra points
- Mistakes = Things done wrong