2021 PGA Championship scores, takeaways: Hope abound at Kiawah Island for Phil Mickelson, Corey Conners

Will the Canadian go wire-to-wire and win his first major championship?

Every day of a major championship is enthralling for different reasons. Round 1 always offers hope. With 156 golfers walking onto a golf course for the first time in competition, anything can happen. Twelve hours later, hope is dashed for most of them, but that reality constitutes a buzz that's unique to the first 18 holes of major championships. Just curious, Viktor, have you ever been on the front page of Oslo's biggest newspaper? Hovland: "I have no idea. You all would have to do some research on that." For some, like Corey Conners (67), who leads after Round 1 at the 2021 PGA Championship, hope has only increased. For others -- Rory McIlroy (75), Justin Thomas (75), Dustin Johnson (76) and Daniel Berger (78), among others -- there's only a sliver left as it relates to winning the golf tournament. I don't speak Norwegian. Hovland: "You just have to look at the front page, I would assume." Now there's some depth to a tournament that was nothing but a blank canvas when the morning started. I was just curious, you talk about television, I didn't know if any newspapers from home when you've been here, has anyone told you? Hovland: "Could not tell you."