Scottie Scheffler puts aside being arrested on Friday to shoot a five-under-par 66 and climb the leaderboard on day two of the US PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky.
Xander Schauffele stayed top of the leaderboard but saw his advantage cut to one shot on day two of the US PGA Championship.
Scotland's Robert MacIntyre reached nine under but finished with successive bogeys as he signed for a 69 and seven under total. Former world number one Jon Rahm and his Ryder Cup team-mate Ludvig Aberg are among those at level par who look set to miss out.Play was delayed by 80 minutes on Friday because of an accident near the course with Louisville Metro Police Department reporting a shuttle bus had struck and killed a pedestrian outside the golf club.
On Thursday, he opened his round by holing out spectacularly from 167 yards and almost repeated the trick on his 11th hole, narrowly missing the cup but still pocketing a birdie.Damp greens on Thursday had made for fine scoring conditions but with persistent rain falling on Friday, it was difficult for the early starters to make inroads into Schauffele’s advantage.
He then missed good birdie chances at 13, 14 and 15, also lipping out at 17 as he matched the 2019 36-hole record score of Brooks Koepka at 12 under par. Meanwhile, McIlroy birded the opening hole but was unable to find his form on the greens before the double bogey at 12 wrecked his card. It now seems unlikely his long wait for a major victory will end here at the place where he won his last one in 2014.
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