What To Watch For Saturday at the PGA Championship

July 30, 2016 by

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The PGA Championship has reached its halfway point, and here’s what we know: nothing. We’ve got some stars in the hunt, some new faces atop the leaderboard, and a dogfight in the offing for the year’s final major. Let’s get to it:

63! Just days after Henrik Stenson shot a 63 to win the British Open and Phil Mickelson just missed a 62, Robert Streb fired a 63 to put himself into a tie for the lead at the PGA Championship. He’s the 30th player to shoot 63 in a major. Unbelievable.

Jimmy Walker Day 2: For the second day in a row, Jimmy Walker held a share of the lead at a major, and he did so by tying the 36-hole major scoring record. Walker is now at 9-under after going 65-66 the first two days of the tournament. He’s never placed higher than T7 at a major, but now sits in prime position to capture his first one. He’s tied with Streb for the lead, with Jason Day and Emiliano Grillo just two behind.

Day comin’: Just 48 hours after proclaiming himself sick and unfamiliar with Baltusrol, Jason Day has scorched the course, going 68-65 to stand at 7-under, two strokes off the lead. If he manages to win, this approach shot late in the day on Friday will be one of his career highlights:

Stacked Leaderboard: No disrespect to the PGA professionals who play this week, but golf fans at majors want stars, and the stars are wending their way up the leaderboard. Major winners Henrik Stenson and Martin Kaymer are within the top 10, and U.S. stars Patrick Reed, Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler aren’t far behind.

Rules, Rules, So Many Rules: Jordan Spieth found himself on the business end of a rules controversy on Friday, but managed to find his way out of it by pinning down an official and following their orders exactly. And Colt Knost played the 10th hole this morning with an incorrect pin position; the PGA apologized, but Knost managed to make the cut right on the number. One guy who didn’t…

Rory McIlroy’s Implosion: Par on a par-5. That’s all Rory had to do, and he’d be playing the weekend at Baltusrol. He drifted his approach wide, then chunked two chips to bogey the hole and leave himself one stroke over the +2 cut line. He’s skipping the Olympics, which means he’s got until next April to think hard about what’s gone wrong in the game of the former World No. 1.

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