CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Considering he was leading a major for the first time in his career, Jhonattan Vegas woke up a little grumpy Friday morning after a short night of sleep.
Already one of the last groups off in Thursday’s first round of the PGA Championship, Vegas had extra media obligations after shooting a 7-under 64 to take the opening-day lead. By the time he cleaned up and ate dinner, Vegas slept only a few hours before getting up for Friday’s 9:01 a.m. tee time.
“It felt like three hours, but I probably got a little bit more than that,” Vegas said. “It was just hard, right? Especially finishing the way I finished and having to do the media, you kind of stay a little bit wired for a little too long. I got some sleep, but it wasn’t the best.”
Vegas can sleep in later Saturday: The 40-year-old from Venezuela will tee off around 2:45 p.m. in the final twosome as the two-day leader at Quail Hollow.
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