Who is Jhonattan Vegas, the history-making world No. 70 leading the PGA Championship?

If you glance at the PGA Championship leaderboard, you will see a raft of familiar names – Scheffler, DeChambeau, McIlroy. But above them all sits one you might not recognize.

If you glance at the PGA Championship leaderboard, you will see a raft of familiar names. There is Scottie Scheffler tied for fifth place, Matt Fitzpatrick tied for second place; further down, there is Bryson DeChambeau tied for 17th, Tommy Fleetwood and Jon Rahm tied for 27th while Rory McIlroy is languishing in a tie for 62nd. But above them all sits a less familiar name, that of Jhonattan Vegas who is holding a two-shot lead at the halfway point of the PGA Championship. The 40-year-old Venezuelan, who is ranked No. 70 in the world, has enjoyed a dream start to the tournament, finishing 8-under par through the first 36 holes. In the process, Vegas has made history, becoming the first Venezuelan to hold a lead at a major. And it’s been a long journey to the top – he was already playing golf by the time he was two years old. His father had grown up caddying near a golf course and passed his love for the sport onto his son. “As a kid, I would hit anything that I could find. Rocks, broomstick, everything,” Vegas told reporters after his opening round on Thursday. “I would grab anything that I could swing and I would do it. Feel like I was a good athlete as a young kid, so that’s kind of how things started. “We grew up near a nine-hole golf course owned by the oil companies, and we had access to a course and plus the love of my dad for the game, put it together and we started playing.”