At this year's PGA Championship at Aronimink, the action isn't just unfolding on the fairways—it's also happening on the walk to the first tee. Garrick Higgo grabbed headlines early after being slapped with a two-stroke penalty for arriving late to his opening round. Despite the setback, the young star showed incredible poise, recovering to card a one-under 69 that kept him in the mix.

But Higgo wasn't the only one cutting it close. Fellow PGA Tour pro Michael Kim revealed he nearly suffered the same fate, offering a behind-the-scenes look at what can go wrong when you're used to a different tournament rhythm. According to Kim, the shared tee box for holes 1 and 10 created a tighter schedule than many players expect.

"Because 1 and 10 share one tee box, tee times are in 5-minute intervals between them," Kim explained on social media. "Spieth teed off on 10 at 8:41, me off 1 at 8:46. I was putting until the entire group teed off. But because I'm used to 10-minute gaps, I was walking leisurely. By the time the last guy teed off on 10, it was 8:43. I then briskly walked to 1 tee."

Kim managed to avoid the penalty box, but his round didn't go as smoothly as Higgo's. The one-time PGA Tour winner posted a three-over 73, leaving him tied for 93rd place after the first round. He broke down his struggles candidly: a double bogey on the third hole after getting too aggressive from the rough, a bounce-back birdie on six, and a frustrating finish with back-to-back three-putts on 15 and 16.

Meanwhile, at the top of the leaderboard, a logjam of seven players share the lead at three-under par—including world number one Scottie Scheffler, who looks every bit the favorite. As the tournament unfolds, it's clear that even the smallest misstep off the course can make for a long day on it.