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 \rightarrow Better When we want to say someone did a better job than another person, we change the word.

  • Badly \rightarrow describes a poor action.
  • Better \rightarrow 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

Vocabulary Learning

weather
the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
Example:The weather today is sunny and warm.
rainy
having rain; wet because of rain
Example:It was a rainy day, so we stayed indoors.
windy
having a lot of wind; windy conditions
Example:The beach was windy, making it hard to fly a kite.
game
an activity that one does for amusement or entertainment
Example:We played a game of chess after dinner.
hard
difficult; not easy
Example:The math problem was hard to solve.
players
people who play a sport or game
Example:The players practiced every day for the tournament.
bad
not good; poor quality
Example:He had a bad day at work.
penalty
a punishment for breaking a rule
Example:The referee gave the player a penalty for the foul.
watch
to look at something carefully for a period of time
Example:We will watch the movie together tonight.
position
the place where someone or something is
Example:She found a good position in the front row.