This is how the PGA Championship standings look after day two

The American Xander Schauffele yesterday reaffirmed his status as leader of the PGA Championshipthe second ‘major’ of the season played at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville (Kentucky, USA), after signing a -3 card, which included -9 on Thursday, puts him at the top from the table with 130 hits and an amazing -12.

In the second position, included cumulatively -11there are also americans Collin Morikawa who posted an excellent second round of 65 strokes (-6) with seven birdies for a bogey on his final hole.

Third is another American, Sahith Theegalawhich signed a -4 and had a cumulative -10.

The No. 1 in the world, Scottie Scheffler, for his part, scored a 66 stroke (-5) after delivering a card with 6 birdies for a bogey, which allowed him to rise to fourth position in the table with the aggregate -9 ( 133) , the both brands of his compatriots Mark Hubbard and Bryson DeChambeau and the Belgian Thomas Detry.

Tied for eighth position we see the trio formed by the Americans Austin Eckroot and Tony Finauand the Norwegian Victor Hovlandall of them have 134 hits and a card that is -8 compared to the field pair.

Brooks Koepka He is only one stroke away (135 and -7) from entering the Top 10 of the classification and 5 strokes behind the leader. A bit further away is the Northern Irishman Rory McIlroyNo. 2 in the world, with his 137 strokes and a -5 allowing him to still have options in the PGA Championship.

Some options that Spanish will no longer have Jon Rahm who, after a bad day, finished with 142 strokes, signed a card equal to the field, remaining just one hit away from making the cut, set to -1.

Another Spaniard, Adrián Otaegui, also signed the same card.

Something worse happened to his countryman, David Puigwhich couldn’t get past position 108, with +3 and 145 hits.

More from overcoming the cut is a Tiger Woods that yesterday completed his poor performance at the PGA Championship: after signing 72 shots on Thursday, yesterday he went up to 77, signing a total 149 strokes and +7 over par in the field, eight strokes away from the cut.

PGA Championship rating

after the second day

1. Xander Schauffele (USA) -12
2. Collin Morikawa (USA) -11
3. Sahith Theegala (USA) -10
4. Bryson DeChambeau (USA) -9
4. Thomas Detry (BEL) -9
4. Scottie Scheffler (USA) -9
4. Mark Hubbard (USA) -9
8. Austin Eckroot (USA) -8
8. Tony Finau (USA) -8
8. Viktor Hovland (NOR)-8
…
11. Brooks Koepka (USA) -7
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22. Rory McIlroy (NIR) -5
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29. Jason Day (AUS) -4
29. Max Homa (USA) -4
…
41. Luke Donald (ENG) -3
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67. Dustin Johnson (USA) -1

– COURT –

80. Matt Fitzpatrick (ENG) Pair
80. Jon Rahm (ESP) Pair
80. Adrián Otaegui (ESP) Par
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108. David Puig (ESP) +3
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134. Tiger Woods (USA) +7
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155. Rich Beem (USA) +20