Here are live updates for the 2022 PGA Championship. The leader of the second round at 2:30 p.m. ET is 2017 PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas of Louisville, who is in the clubhouse after a 36-hole score of -6. The first round leader, Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland is second at -5. Americans Will Zalatoris and Tom Hoge are tied for third at -4. Those at -3 are American Matt Kuchar, Mexico’s Abraham Ancer, England’s Matt Fitzpatrick, and Chile’s Mito Pereira. Of the golfers in the top eight, only Thomas has finished his round. (All times Eastern).
2:37 PM–Signature group of Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods are set to tee off
2:41 PM–Players Champion and Sentry Tournament of Champions Cameron Smith of Australia birdies the first to go to -3…if anyone can shoot low, it might be Smith who shot a record -34 in winning in Maui in January
2:42 PM–Will Zalatoris has short birdie on the 1st to move to -5, one back of Thomas
2:46 PM–Support still huge for Tiger Woods…intensifies by the fact he is golfing with McIlroy, who is in 2nd place
2:48 PM–Current cut line is +3…it is the top 70 plus ties…
2:49 PM–Expect more mobility when it comes to the leaderboard this afternoon compared to yesterday afternoon, when McIlroy led for most of the day…
2:52 PM–England’s Matt Fitzpatrick in the hunt…he finished the second round at -3
2:58 PM–Tough finish for Chile’s Joaquin Niemann, as he bogeyed five holes on the front nine to finish his round at -1
3:08 PM–McIlroy bogeys the 2nd…moves down to -4…
3:15 PM–Tough par putt made by Zalatoris on 3rd hole keeps him at -5…
3:23 PM–Will Tiger make the cut? He is currently at +4…
3:27 PM–Abraham Ancer makes long birdie putt to go to -4….
3:31 PM–Zalatoris nearly makes long birdie putt on 3rd…has to settle for par and remains at -5…
3:44 PM–amazing approach shot by Ancer gets him very close to the hole on the par five 13th…
3:49 PM–Ancer makes a short birdie to get to -5 and one back of Thomas
3:52 PM—Pereira birdies the 16th hole to get -4…Chilean makes great long putt…
3:52 PM—After a strong Thursday where Matt Kuchar, the 2012 Players champion and former world number four is +1 after five holes today and is now four back of Thomas…was only two back of McIlroy at the end of Thursday…
3:57 PM–Zalatoris has long birdie attempt on the fifth that just misses going into the hole…remains at -5
4:03 PM–McIlroy has a tough shot from the bunker…
4:05 PM—Ancer bogeys 14th…moves back to -4…
4:05 PM– Chris Kirk birdies the 17th to move to -3…never finished in the top 10 of a major in 14 years…highest result was a 19th at the 2014 British Open…Kirk has a similarity to Justin Thomas as they are both from Louisville…speaking of Louisville, it makes me think of horse racing…Preakness goes tomorrow…that is why there is only live afternoon coverage of the PGA Championship on The Sports Daily and that is because I was busy writing Preakness reports this morning!
4:06 PM—Seven straight pars for Xander Schauffele…the Olympic champ and my pick to win the 2022 PGA Championship is four back of Thomas at -2
4:07 PM—birdie for Woods on the 5th puts him at +3…cut line is +4 at the moment
4:11 PM–Smith has long birdie putt attempt on the sixth hole that nicks the hole but does not go in…remains at -3
4:13 PM–McIlroy, Woods and Spieth all make the green with their tee shots on the sixth hole…
4:14 PM–after a tough start where Tom Hoge bogeyed the 10th and 12th holes, he birdies the par five 13th and moves back into contention at -3 and in a tie for sixth place…
4:15 PM–Two surprises on the leaderboard have to be Pereira (-4) and Kirk (-3)…most thought a Chilean would be in contention…Chile’s Joaquin Niemann is in 14th at -1…in the Official World Golf Rankings, Niemann is 16th and Pereira is 100th…
4:20 PM–Woods just misses long birdie putt on the 6th…
4:27 PM—Davis Riley in contention at -3…Riley is at -3 on the fourth hole…
4:34 PM–“Hello English Rose”…Justin Rose of England. the 2013 U.S. Open champ and 2016 Olympic gold medalist, has back-to-back birdies and moves to +1…
4:35 PM—2018 Masters champ Patrick Reed of San Antonio birdies the par three sixth, and moves to red numbers at -1…
4:36 PM—Ancer bogeys the 16th hole and moves down to -3…
4:37 PM—great chip shot by Zalatoris on the 8th gets him within striking distance of the hole for par
4:38 PM–McIlroy completely left all day with his long par putt…drops down to -3 on the 7th hole, 3 back of Thomas and in fifth place behind Thomas (-6), Zalatoris (-5), Hoge (-4), and Pereira (-4)…Hoge birdies the 14th…
4:42 PM–Third straight birdie for Hoge gets him to -5…Pebble Beach champ in 2021 now only one back of Thomas…
4:43 PM–Woods misses the green with his tee shot on the par three eighth hole…
4:50 PM–amazing par chip off the intermediate by Rose that lands in the hole on the par four seventh…
4:56 PM–Davis Riley moves back to -2 after bogey on 6th hole…
4:57 PM–Cameron Smith birdies the ninth…moves to -4…interesting front nine…birdies on 1st and ninth sandwiched between seven straight pars…
5:02 PM…disaster for Hoge on the 16th hole…double bogey for Hoge (pronounced Hogey like bogey)…moves him down from -5 to -3, and three back of Thomas…
5:04 PM—long birdie putt for Kuchar moves him to -2…
5:05 PM—Rose birdies eighth to get to even par…
5:07 PM—Zalatoris reaches bunker on 10th…
5:08 PM–Pereira birdies the second, moves to -5 and tied with Zalatoris for 2nd, one back of Thomas…remember Pereira is 100th in the world…
5:09 PM…Spieth, Woods and McIlroy all par the ninth..
5:10 PM—calm conditions at the moment…Woods had to walk up stairs to get to the 10th hole…probably not good for the knee…currently at +4 at the cut line…
5:11 PM–great bunker shot from Zalatoris on the 10th hole as he has one foot in the bunker and one foot out…is in second at -5, one shot back of Thomas…
5:13 PM—Smith bogeys the 10th..drops him from -4 to -3…three back of Thomas and tied for fifth with McIlroy…
5:25 PM—Woods birdies the 10th…returns to +3…
5:26 PM–Zalatoris birdies the par-three 11th and moves into a tie with Justin Thomas at -6 for the lead…
5:30 PM–Stewart Cink birdies the 1st…the 2009 British Open champion at the age of 48 is three back of Zalatoris and Thomas at -3…
5:30 PM–Rose goes on a tear after a double bogey on the second…has birdied four of the last five holes and moved from +3 to -1…
5:31 PM—Great approach shot by Hoge on 18th hole…currently at -3…
5:32 PM—Woods in trouble on the 11th…went from the rough to the bunker with his second shot on a par three..
5:33 PM–Olympic champ Xander Schauffele has first birdie of the day on the par-five 13th…moves to -2…
5:36 PM–Woods double bogeys the 11th after recording a birdie on the 10th…moves to +5, and one shot over the projected cut line of +4…
5:37 PM—Spieth bogeys the 11th to go to +2…
5:38 PM—Ancer long par putt on 1st hole keeps him at -4 and two back of Thomas and Zalatoris…
5:39 PM—Pereira birdies the fourth…now tied for 1st with Zalatoris and Thomas at -6…
5:44 PM–Bubba Watson, two-time Masters champ has back-to-back birdies on 9 and 10, moves to -2
5:44 PM–Zalatoris birdies the 12th…now sole leader at -7!
5:46 PM–Great tee shot for Zalatoris on 13th…
5:48 PM…Watson birdies the 11th from the rough…third straight birdie gets him to -3…
5:50 PM–birdie for Kuchar one the third, brings out the Coos…now at -3…
5:51 PM–long par putt for Woods keeps him at +5…
5:52 PM–first birdie of the day for McIlroy on the par four 12th gets him to -4…
5:59 PM–Chile’s Mito Pereira has three birdies in last four holes…now at -7 and tied with Zalatoris
5:59 PM–seconds later, Zalatoris notches his third straight birdie on the 13th to go to -8 and is the sole leader…
6:11 PM–Woods birdies the 13th to go to +4…
6:22 PM…three golfers in contention at the moment…two Americans and a Chilean…Zalatoris at -8, Pereira at -7, and Thomas, the 2017 PGA Championship winner at -6…
6:24 PM–long par putt by Woods keeps him at +4…
6:25 PM–Smith has trouble in the bunker on the 15th…unable to get the ball out of the bunker in one shot…
6:27 PM–World no. 100 Mito Pereira birdies the seventh and moves to -8 with Zalatoris and tied for the lead…
6:44 PM–Pereira pars the eighth and remains at -8, and tied with Zalatoris for the lead…
6:48 PM—Sam Burns notches third straight birdie on the 13th and goes to -3…
6:58 PM—Woods birdies 16th to go to +3…
7:00 PM–Pereira pars the ninth and finishes his round at -8 and tied with Zalatoris for the lead…
7:09 PM–Zalatoris birdies the 17th…takes a one stroke lead on Pereira with one hole left…
7:25 PM–Zalatoris pars 18th…finishes his round at -9…
Stay tuned to more exciting golf updates on Saturday for round three!
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