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PGA Championship with a wicked lie in the had to settle for another
bunker that led to bogey. round of 71 that put him at
He added two more bo- 2-under 142.
geys and was four shots out McIlroy was keeping pace
of the lead at 5 under. with Spieth until a big turn-
“Hopefully, I can come around on the 18th hole at
back in the morning and the halfway point of their
make a couple birdies round. Spieth holed out
coming in, and then we’ll from a bunker for birdie,
get the day started on Sat- while McIlroy went well left
urday,” he said. into knee-high hay, took
Rory McIlroy had hopes of two chips to reach the
being a little closer to the green and made double
lead. Coming off an ankle bogey.
injury that has kept him out “You’re going to have to
since the U.S. Open, he have more of a short game
world’s No. 1 player went to be able to salvage par
cold with the putter and sometimes,” he said.q

Hiroshi Iwata, of Japan, hits on the 18th hole during the second round of the PGA Championship
golf tournament Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis.

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Continued from Page 17 Iwata, a 34-year-old from in good scoring conditions.
Japan who had every rea- Day was through 14 holes
Seven players had at least son to think his first appear- while Jones, his fellow Aus-
a share of the lead at some ance in the PGA Champi- tralian, was through 12
point Friday, when a strong onship would be a short holes and on the front nine.
breeze in the morning one. He opened with a 77 Day shared the 54-hole
gave way to steamy sun- and still was 3 over when lead at the U.S. Open while
shine and virtually no wind he reached the back nine. coping with vertigo symp-
until the storms moved in. Iwata reeled off five bird- toms. He missed by one
When players were evacu- ies and an eagle, and he turn of the golf ball a birdie
ated from the course, 11 saved par on the 18th for on the 18th hole at St. An-
players were separated by a 63. drews that would have
three shots. It was the 27th time that a put him in a playoff at the
David Lingmerth of Swe- player shot 63 in a major, 13 British Open. Now it looks
den made only four pars of those in the PGA Cham- like he gets yet another
in his wild round of 70 and pionship and most recently chance. He was thrilled to
was the clubhouse leader Jason Dufner at Oak Hill stop play, especially as the
at 7-under 137. One shot two years ago. storm clouds turned dark
behind was a group that “When I came here, I was and he had trouble with
included Spieth, the Mas- thinking just to make my depth perception on some
ters and U.S. Open cham- game better and better of his wedges.
pion who is very much in and on Sunday, I can be “We’ll see how it goes to-
the picture to join Woods in the top 10,” Iwata said morrow,” Day said. “We’ve
and Ben Hogan as the only through a translator. got some scoring holes and
players to win three majors Even with a record-tying some tough ones to finish
in one year. score, he still has plenty of on. But I’m real happy to
Scott Piercy (70) and Bren- work ahead of him to do be done.”
dan Steele (69) joined Spi- that. Iwata was at 4-under Dustin Johnson, the 18-hole
eth at 6-under 138. 140 and losing ground as leader, took a brief lead
The star of the day was one player after another at 8 under until he ran into
took aim at Whistling Straits trouble on the par-5 11th