Xander Schauffele maintained a slender lead on the midway stage of the PGA Championship after a day dominated by the chaotic arrest of Scottie Scheffler within the early hours of Friday morning at Valhalla.
The American had been making an attempt to make his approach to the course forward of the beginning of the second spherical, however was stopped by police over what he later known as “a giant misunderstanding”.
Scheffler was positioned in handcuffs and arrested, earlier than being charged by the Louisville Metropolitan Division of Corrections, with the second spherical pushed again by an hour and 20 minutes as a result of deadly accident.
The 27-year-old was later launched by police and produced a glowing five-under-par 66 to stay in rivalry for his second main in as many months. The World No.1 sits three pictures again of Schauffele who fired a three-under 69 to set the clubhouse lead at -12.
Two-time main champion Collin Morikawa and fellow American Sahith Theegala sit in rivalry at -11 and -10 respectively however Rory McIlroy’s bid to finish his decade-long main drought stuttered after a disappointing even-par spherical.
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-9: Scheffler, Detry, Hubbard, DeChambeau
-8: Hovland, Eckroat, Finau
-7: Koepka, MacIntyre, Matsuyama, Wallace, English
Ben Fleming18 Could 2024 02:05
Play suspended
Darkness has known as a halt to the second-round motion on the PGA Championship, that means many should come again tomorrow morning to complete off their rounds.
DeChambeau, although, rapidly wraps up his remaining gap with a par to get within the clubhouse at -9. An outstanding six-under-par 65 from the LIV Golfer who isn’t one to disregard this weekend.
Ben Fleming18 Could 2024 01:52
Bogey-bogey end for MacIntyre
An actual kicker of a end for the one Scot within the area as he finishes with two bogeys to drop out of the highest ten. It’s a heavy-handed putt from a downhill lie which races previous the outlet and he’s unable to make the putt again up the slope to save lots of par.
Nonetheless, a productive day and he’s nonetheless on target for an ideal end heading into the weekend.
Ben Fleming18 Could 2024 01:46
Theegala in rivalry
Theegala -10 (67), Finau -8 (69)
A wild tee shot from Theegala thwarts his efforts of a closing birdie nevertheless it’s been an outstanding spherical from the American who is correct within the thick of it. Finau, in the meantime, showcases some nice short-game contact to allow him to complete with a birdie and transfer again as much as -8.
A topsy-turvy spherical for him however don’t rely him out simply but.
Ben Fleming18 Could 2024 01:43
Koepka finishes with a birdie
A topsy-turvy spherical involves and finish with a birdie on the final for Koepka. It might have been so significantly better for the defending champion, however a slew of brief missed putts means he has to accept a three-under-par 68 which leaves him 5 pictures off Schauffele on the prime of the leaderboard.
Ben Fleming18 Could 2024 01:39
Late bogey for MacIntyre
The Scot is attempting to hold on down this closing stretch however is making life troublesome for himself. He’s wildly out of place on the seventh gap however in some way will get up and down from the thick tough to save lots of his par.
He can’t stop a dropped shot on the subsequent gap, although, and he drops again to -8 as he heads him his final.
Ben Fleming18 Could 2024 01:34
Hovland exhibiting indicators of life
A birdie on the final for Hovland and it’s an extremely encouraging second-round show from the Norwegian who has vaulted himself into rivalry after such a disappointing begin to the season.
Ben Fleming18 Could 2024 01:24
Again-to-back bogeys for Koepka
The defending champions’ woes with the putter proceed. A bogey on 16 is compounded by one other on 17, the latter courtesy of a horrible brief miss.
On one other day, Koepka might have fired a six-under-par spherical and be proper within the thick of it, however his placing has let him down large time. He’d love a birdie on the final.
Ben Fleming18 Could 2024 01:13
Birdie end for Rory
Like Woods, McIlroy finishes with a birdie on the par-5 18th. It’s a pleasant ending to what has in any other case been a completely irritating day for the Northern Irishman.
A level-par 71 is ok, however within the contest of this PGA Championship, the place the scores are low, it’s an enormous backward step. He’ll possible begin tomorrow seven pictures again of the lead and in want of an unimaginable weekend show if he’s to finish his main drought at Valhalla.
Ben Fleming18 Could 2024 01:07
Woods ends with a birdie
Not the week Tiger had in thoughts however the 15-time main champion a minimum of provides the followers one thing to cheer about on the final, whisking up some short-game magic from the tough earlier than knocking in a birdie putt on the final.
It’s a six-over-par 77 however the harm was accomplished within the first few holes on Friday when the American went seven over par by his first 4 holes. Who is aware of what the longer term holds for him now, however the followers in Louisville actually loved seeing him out right here this week.
Ben Fleming18 Could 2024 00:59