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Following Fridays scoring assault at Oak Hill, few would have figured a 66 worth celebrating.
Phil Mickelson began the final round 11 strokes out of the lead and in need of something special on Saturday if he was going to get back into contention at the PGA Championship.
With Oak Hill still wet from Fridays deluge, officials hope the course presents a sterner test for Round 3 at the PGA Championship with an assist from Mother Nature and some less-than-inviting hole locations.
One of the games most feared major venues was soaked into submission on Friday by a morning deluge and a field that attacked the Donald Ross gem as if it were hosting the Humana Challenge, not the PGA Championship.
For the second time in three majors Tiger Woods has failed to break par through two rounds, a fact aggravated by an Oak Hill layout that gave up a course-record round and 28 sub-par totals through two days.
Matt Kuchar already has two titles in 2013, and now he’s in contention again for his first major championship.
Robert Garrigus is in contention for his first major heading into the weekend at the PGA.
Adam Scott is one of the nicest guys on Tour, but his game is all business and has him contending at the PGA.
Justin Roses second-round 66 left him at 6 under, one stroke behind early PGA Championship leader Adam Scott.
For 11 holes on a rainy and gray morning at Oak Hill, Rory McIlroy was locked in a familiar battle against himself and time.
Woody Austins chances at the PGA Championship took a hit early Friday when he discovered he had exceeded the 14-club rule.
Phil Mickelson double bogeyed his final hole Thursday to shoot 1-over 71 at the PGA Championship.
Lee Westwood is back on a major-championship leaderboard following a first-round 66 at the PGA that left him one stroke off the lead.
Some will look at Paul Caseys victory at Junes Irish Open, the Englishmans first win of any kind in nearly two years, as the tipping point in his quest to play his way back into world-class form.
Robert Garrigus had struggled with his putter for, by his own estimates, the last three or four months. So when his swing coach Jim Ahern suggested that he try a new grip he was all but happy to give it a try.
For Jim Furyk this was as simple as two clubs ' his driver and his putter. Normally the strongest part of the veterans game, he drove the ball poorly and wasnt much better on the greens earlier this year at Merion.
Statistics don’t give a true picture of Tiger Woods’ first round 1-over 71 at the PGA Championship.
Following a solid opening nine (he started his round on the 10th hole), Tiger Woods made the turn Thursday at Oak Hill and ran headfirst into a stopwatch.
As Vijay Singh made his final preparations for this weeks PGA Championship at Oak Hill, another challenge seemed to be heating up for the Fijian in the New York Supreme Court.
A source familiar with the move confirmed to GolfChannel.com that Nick Watney and swing coach Todd Anderson have had multiple practice sessions this week at Oak Hill, but the two have not decided to work together long term just yet.
Mark Brooks, the 1996 PGA Championship winner, has withdrawn from this weeks field, citing an unspecified injury.
The expectations are great, the clock ticking. Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy are facing major pressure.
By most accounts, Phil Mickelson became the first player to win a major championship last month without a driver in his bag. He will have the chance to do it twice at this weeks PGA Championship.
Two of the three majors contested this season were secured by first-time major winners. Can a first-timer win the 95th PGA? Our writers debate.