Inside the ropes with Jason Kokrak

August 8, 2014 at 12:06a.m.

Thursday: The Warren JFK graduate shot a 78 in the first round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. He is tied for 138th place. It was Kokrak’s first appearance on the PGA Tour since mid-May after undergoing surgery for a sports hernia. Kokrak had two birdies, nine pars, six bogeys and a triple bogey.

Today: Kokrak tees off at 2:20 p.m. on No. 10. His playing partners are Stephen Gallacher and Rafael Cabrera-Bello.

TV: TNT coverage begins at 1 p.m.

Follow Kokrak: Online at www.vindy.com/kokrak.

Staff report