John Daly records an 11 at 16th

John Daly is known for his high scores on individual holes. In Thursday's first round of the PGA Championship, he took another page out of the book of Roy McAvoy of "Tin Cup" fame, recording an 11 on the par-4 16th.

"I hit a 3-wood that was just in the rough on the right," Daly said of his tee shot on the 16th. They said it was in the hazard. I said 'OK,' so I go back and hit a 2-iron. I hit it pretty dang good, and I guess a gust came up and it went back into the water. I drop-kicked a 3-wood and barely got over the hazard. I was more or less in shock. I tried to punch out and hit it left. Then I hit a lob-wedge from 75 yards. There must have been something like a root under the ball. It flew over the green and into the hazard. So everything that could go wrong went wrong on that hole."

UNFINISHED: Thirty-nine players were still on the golf course when the first round was called due to darkness at 9:19 EDT. The first round was not completed due to a 2-hour, 52-minute weather delay early in the first round.

OVER PAR: While the scoring average for the first round is incomplete, it does give a hint of how difficult Hazeltine is playing.

With a 75.362 scoring average, the course is over three strokes harder than its par 72. The holes providing the most difficulty are the finishing holes 16, 17 and 18 ranked first, sixth and second, respectively.

BOGEY-FREE: Of 156 players starting the first round, only one player can shoot a bogey-free round, Bernhard Langer. Langer has played 13 holes with one birdie and 12 pars and is currently at 1-under-par.

BIG HITTERS: The fairways at Hazeltine have been receptive to the long hitters. Thirty-three players are averaging more than 300 yards in the first round. Leading the way is David Duval, with an average of 333.5 yards.

PUTTING STARS: Four players are averaging 1.33 putts per round or 24 over 18 holes. Tim Weinhart, Fred Funk, Billy Mayfair and Rich Beem, who is still on the course.

CLUB PROS: Twenty-five club pros teed it up in the first round and none are at par or better.

Sean Farren is the leading club professional at 2-over-par 74. Kent Stauffer is bringing up the back of the pack with a 15-over-par 87.

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