It was a mixed result for Indian Golf in the weather-hit second day in the 100^th PGA Championship.

 

Anirban Lahiri suffered a back nine fate that could force him out of the weekend. Anirban made four bogeys in five holes, sliding from a comfortable one under to close at 3-over 143. Gary Woodland held steady to retain a one-shot advantage over the field, at 10-under 130. He made a 66 highlighted by an eagle at the 17th hole.

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile, Shubhankar Sharma remained clean and crisp, navigating through the 7th hole with six pars and a birdie. He is lying in T32 after improving to two under with eleven holes to play. The second round will resume on Saturday with groups of three starting from the first and tenth tees.

 

 

The projected cut at the moment is expected to fall at an even 140.

 

 

Anirban made a fine putt from 15 feet on the 14th hole to make par but missed one from inside ten feet on the next hole to concede another bogey.

 

 

Woodland sets new record

 

 

 

Gary Woodland posted a record low halfway score at a PGA Championship, Brooks Koepka and Charl Schwartzel matched the lowest round in tournament history and half the field failed to complete the weather-delayed second round on Friday. A day that began under a cloudless sky ended prematurely when a thunderstorm ended play at 3.35 p.m. local time (2035 GMT) at Bellerive.

 

 

 

Tiger Woods, three-under par after seven holes, was among half the field scheduled to finish the second round at 7 am on Saturday.

 

 

 

Woodland aside, the stellar leaderboard included a long list of major champions, as well as a couple of emerging talents who could soon join the ranks. World number 44 Woodland followed up his opening six-under 64 with an almost as impressive 66 to set the pace at 10-under 130, one stroke ahead of fellow American Kevin Kisner.

 

 

 

US Open champion Koepka jumped within two strokes after a seven-birdie 63, while Schwartzel moments later became the 16th player to shoot the score at the season’s fourth major. He joined world number one Dustin Johnson (66) and Belgian Thomas Pieters (66) three off the pace. American Rickie Fowler was also three back after 10 holes, best of those unable to finish.

 

 

 

Woodland, a long and straight hitter whose short game is not always a thing of beauty, was satisfied with his day’s work. “Probably didn’t play as well as I did yesterday top to bottom, but the iron game really kept me in it today,” he said. Close behind was Kisner, at 34 emerging as a player of the highest order in the majors. He led into the final round at last year’s PGA Championship and also at last month’s British Open.