Final look at your leaders going into PGA Championship weekend:
Player
Pos
Score
Thru
1
2
Alex Smalley
T1
-4
F*
67
69
Maverick McNealy
T1
-4
F*
69
67
Aldrich Potgieter
T3
-3
F
67
70
Chris Gotterup
T3
-3
F*
72
65
Hideki Matsuyama
T3
-3
F*
70
67
Max Greyserman
T3
-3
F*
68
69
Min Woo Lee
T3
-3
F
67
70
Stephan Jager
T3
-3
F*
67
70
Cameron Young
T9
-2
F*
71
67
David Puig
T9
-2
F
71
67
Harris English
T9
-2
F*
71
67
Justin Thomas
T9
-2
F*
69
69
Ludvig Åberg
T9
-2
F
72
66
Scottie Scheffler
T9
-2
F*
67
71
Si-woo Kim
T9
-2
F
71
67
“I think the thing that’s hardest to see is that every hole location’s on a crown. From TV everything looks kind of flat, but you get up there and everything’s on a crown. If you miss the putt right, it breaks right. You miss a putt left, it breaks left. Lag putting’s different — difficult because you’re going through ridges, there’s competing slopes, so is the hill going to win or is the little mound going to win?
-Maverick McNealy, PGA Championship co-leader after Round 2
McIlroy played himself back into contention…
“Depending upon a little bit calmer conditions and maybe a couple more favorable hole locations, I think guys that have, that are just here for the weekend feel — I think everyone’s got to feel like they have got a chance…At five back I do feel like I’m right in the tournament, and that’s really what I wanted to do today was to just get myself back in it, and I feel like I’ve done that.”
Lessons learned for Higgo
Garrick Higgo missed the cut by a stroke…He was given a two-stroke penalty on Thursday for being late ⏱️ After receiving a two-stroke penalty Thursday for being a few seconds late to his tee time, Garrick Higgo missed the cut by one stroke @PGAChampionship 💔
Higgo carded rounds of 69-76 at Aronimink for a 5-over total, failing to secure a weekend tee time after missing a 24-foot… pic.twitter.com/rJlzQXDJVM
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 15, 2026
McIlroy shot 3-under 67 during the 2nd round at Aronimink…he sits at 1 over going into the weekend
Kim holed out on his final hole of the second round to MAKE THE CUT at the PGA Championship!
Bryson DeChambeau misses the cut…
With the first few pages of the PGA Championship leaderboard littered with unproven players and potential first-time major champions, that left the bottom half ripe for several notables.
McNealy finishes as co-leader
McNealy shot 3-under 67 during the 2nd round at Aronimink and is tied for the lead with Alex Smalley at 4 under heading into the weekend.
An impressive performance from Maverick McNealy sends him into a share of the lead heading into the weekend. 🔥
Before this week, he had never been inside the Top 25 after 36 holes at a Major Championship.#PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/g3IjGTxmI9
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 15, 2026
McNealy and Smalley now tied
Maverick McNealy bogeyed No. 8, his second to last hole of the round…He’s now tied with Alex Smalley for the co-lead going into the weekend
BACK-TO-BACK 🐦 FOR RICKIE!
Rickie Fowler birdies 16 and 17…he’s +1 going into the final hole
Not a bad Friday at the office for McNealy… 4 🐦
1 🦅
McIlroy still bogey-free, almost guaranteed to make weekend Rory McIlroy is still bogey free on his back nine and three shots off the projected cut of +4 at Aronimink.
McIlroy’s birdie putt on the par-4 12th broke a streak of seven consecutive pars, and gave him some cushion as he works his way toward the clubhouse Friday afternoon.
The cut had been +3 for a majority of the second round until about 5 p.m. local time.
McNealy inches away from 6 under
Maverick McNealy’s birdie putt at No. 4 would have given him something no player seems to be able to achieve this week at Aronimink: Margin over the field.
Instead of a two-shot lead over Alex Smalley, McNealy maintains the same minimum advantage that Aldrich Potgieter held for a majority of Friday afternoon. Potgieter finished bogey-bogey on No. 17 and No. 18 to sink his chances at a historic 36-hole lead.
Here’s a look just at how close McNealy’s attempt came:
The shot that led to Bryson’s double bogey at No. 7
Bryson DeChambeau has been unable to comeback from a 76 on Thursday at Aronimink.
His Friday woes hit their apex off the tee at No. 7 when the two-time major winner went far right of his target. How far right? Well, you just might want to see that for yourself…
Maverick McNealy’s ascent up the leaderboard at Aronimink continues as the 30-year-old American birdied at No. 2 to make it two straight to start his back nine.
The lead that was Aldrich Potgieter’s for a major of Friday afternoon now belongs to McNealy — for now.
McNealy ties Potgieter, Smalley for lead
Maverick McNealy birdied at No. 1 to start his back nine and climbed to the top of the leaderboard at Aronimink just moments later.
Aldrich Potgieter’s bogey at the par-3 17th gave McNealy a piece of the lead.
McNealy and Potgieter share it with Alex Smalley, who is in the clubhouse at 4 under after 36 holes.
What are the top storylines around Aronimink?
Rory enjoying a moment of zen
Rory McIlroy caught a rest break after the first nine holes at Aronimink while Byrson DeChambeau’s grouping finished up on the No. 10 hole.
McIlroy is looking to avoid the projected cut at +3. He finished with a 33 on his first nine, and is currently 2 over on the tournament.
Just how difficult were the second round pin locations?
Scottie Scheffler called the hole locations Friday at the PGA Championship the hardest set he can ever remember playing on the PGA Tour.
Marisa Marcellino
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A shot so sweet you’ll want to see it twice
The par-5 16th proved to be a challenge for Maverick McNealy … until it wasn’t.
His approach shot wound up in the bunker, so the 30-year-old American was left with no other choice but to hole out for eagle.
Rory trying to go mistake-free through first nine
Two birdies, no bogeys. Rory McIlroy is looking to keep his card clean on Friday at the PGA Championship.
And it’s a good time to maintain accuracy — a mistake would send him directly onto the projected cut of +3.
McIlroy struggled Thursday, shooting 4-over 74.
We’ll have to agree to disagree: JT disgruntled with group being put on clock
Justin Thomas’ group was put on the clock Friday at the PGA Championship. Thomas didn’t question if his trio was behind, more so, why weren’t conditions taken into consideration?
Potgieter saves par after almost OB tee shot
Aldrich Potgieter stayed on top of Alex Smalley with this par putt on No. 13.
Pressure? What pressure. 😮💨
After a near OB errant tee shot, Aldrich Potgieter pours in a massive par save to stay out front on his own at five-under.#PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/Q7vzuzj6kV — PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 15, 2026 The start of the hole was not as pretty for the 21-year-old South African who has yet to bogey through 14 holes at Aronimink.
He has four to go until reaching the clubhouse with a possible historic lead.
What’s exactly at stake for Potgieter this afternoon
Aldrich Potgieter is getting closer and closer to making history at Aronimink Golf Club on Friday afternoon.
Of course, there is plenty of golf to be played but the 21-year-old South African is on his back nine and circling the possibility of becoming the youngest 36-hole leader at a major championship since Tiger Woods at the 1997 Masters.
Aldrich Potgieter is chasing some serious history. 👀
If the 21-year-old ends the day with at least a share of the lead, he would become the youngest player to hold the 36-hole lead at a Major Championship since Tiger Woods at the 1997 Masters.#PGAChamp — PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 15, 2026
Bryson double bogeys at No. 7
Bryson DeChambeau has dropped to 9 over at the PGA Championship after his chip shot at the seventh hole went from the rough into a bunker in front of him.
He’s currently six shots off the projected cut line. If he misses the cut it would be his second consecutive trunk slam before the weekend at a major championship.
PGA pro from Ohio safely inside projected cut
It’s clear that Ben Kern is not like many club pros. At 1 over through two rounds at The Mink, Kern is now 2 for 3 in playing the weekend at PGAs.
Par-birdie-par-birdie has him at 2 over and inside the projected cut line.
After three bogeys in his first four holes, Scheffler steadied himself with three birdies and one bogey the rest of the way. He wrapped his day with a birdie at the par-5 ninth, his last, for a 1-over 71. He is a 2 under for the championship, currently two off the lead.
Rory McIlroy’s second round is underway
And he’s immediately in the left rough off the tee. Well, s***.
What a finish for Cam Young
Young hits his second shot on the par-5 ninth (his 18th) from 273 yards to 7 feet. He converts the eagle putt to shoot 67 and reach 2 under for the championship.
You haven’t seen the last of Blockie!
After likely missing the PGA cut despite a strong start, Block remained extraordinarily positive when asked about the prospects of this PGA, Block’s 10th career major start, being his last.
Shocking bogey from Scheffler
After going 10 holes without a bogey, Scheffler makes one on the par-4 sixth, his 15th of the day. Scheffler was 92 yards from the hole, in the middle of the fairway, when he chunked his approach short of the green.
Scheffler managed to resist the urge to slam his club into the ground but could not get up and down and dropped to 1 under.
From Hickory Hills Golf Club in Grove City, Ohio
“Keep your head down and keep going,” what Ben Kern told ESPN’s Marty Smith after capping a 3-under 67 in trying conditions Friday at Aronimink.
He’s at 1 over par and is the lone club pro currently inside the projected cut line.
Justin Thomas birdies Nos. 4 and 6, his 14th and 16th holes, to get back to 2 under par. Scottie Scheffler is also at 2 under after dropping to even par earlier in the round.
Aldrich Potgieter, just getting underway on Friday, is the current leader at minus-4.
And we still have the afternoon wave to go
Back-to-back bogeys for Smalley
Just like that, he again shares the lead at 3 under.
Smalley makes the turn and drops a shot
Right after moving two clear of the field, Alex Smalley bogeyed the first hole, his 10th, to drop to 4 under. He still leads by one.
Bye, Blockie. Hello, Kernsie
Ben Kern is now the low club pro. He’s made six birdies and three bogeys in Round 2 to reach 1 over. Michael Block, meanwhile, has dropped to 4 over.
Alex Smalley, solo leader
Smalley, who started on the back nine, birdied Nos. 16 and 18 to turn in 33. He’s the first player to reach 5 under this week and leads by two strokes.
Finally, a birdie for Scheffler Scheffler still hasn’t hit a fairway on Friday (0/5) but he laced his tee shot on the par-3 17th, his eighth hole of the round, to 2 feet. His first birdie of the day got him back to 1 under for the championship and two off the lead.
Lowry thins shot into water Playing the par-3 17th, his eighth hole of the round, Lowry badly thinned his tee shot into the middle of the water fronting the green. Already 2 over on the day, it’s about to be much worse.
The wind is up and so are the scores
Three under still leads the way Friday morning. No one on the course is lower than 2 under on the day. Here are how some notables are faring:
No fairways, two bogeys for Scheffler Scottie Scheffler is 0-for-3 in hitting fairways on Friday and that has led to a pair of dropped shots. He’s now at 1 under, two off the lead.
Reed rides the wind on his approach shot to 5 feet at the par-4 fourth. The birdie gets him to 3 under par.
Big bonus early for Hovland
Fighting to make the cut, Viktor Hovland holes out for birdie to get to 4 over. The current projected cut is 2 over … but there’s a great chance that rises.
Bogey at the first* for Scheffler
Actually the par-4 10th, where Scheffler began his round by hitting his tee shot into the left rough and hacking out short of the green. He couldn’t get up and down and dropped a shot.
Meanwhile, playing competitor Justin Rose hit the lip of a fairway bunker on his second shot and then had to lay up out of the same sand. He made double to drop to 2 over.
Scheffler’s second round is underway
It begins with a drive off the first tee into the left rough.
Bhatia can’t get off the bogey train
Bhatia was 3 under through 11 holes in Round 1, tied for the lead, but made four bogeys coming in. He started Friday with three more to drop to 4 over and into a tie for 104th.
The club pro notches one at the par-3 fifth to reach 1 under. He’s tied for 15th and just two off the lead.
The notable block among the morning wave
Off the 10th tee (ET) 8:07 a.m. – Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Shane Lowry
8:18 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood
8:29 a.m. – Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas
8:40 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose
Kaymer’s back in action for Round 2 Just a heads up in case any officials weren’t sure if he was playing Friday as well.
Party begins with a couple of pars
In the first group out at 6:45 a.m. ET
Second-round tee times, how to watch
The second round of the 108th PGA Championship is underway at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square.
You might have forgotten about Kaymer, but he doesn’t forget
Kaymer was asked by a PGA of America official during Tuesday night’s PGA champions dinner if he still played golf. The 41-year-old responded by shooting a co-leading 67 on Thursday at Aronimink.
Scheffler had all the answers on Day 1 Scheffler hits fairways, solves greens at Aronimink to share PGA lead
Scottie Scheffler spoke to Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis after his first round Thursday at Aronimink. Scheffler said he felt there weren’t a ton of opportunities for birdies but was able to hole a few long putts on his way to a 3-under 67.
Looking back on how Round 1 played out
Scheffler is tied for the lead after shooting 3-under 67 at Aronimink on Thursday.
Koepka needs to solve putter riddle on Day 2 Koepka on short game: ‘Putter is absolutely horrendous’
Brooks Koepka said it was tough for him to build confidence at Aronimink when he’s struggling with his putting.
