PGA Championship Round 2

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Fri 15th May 2026 7:00am Local
Fri 15th May 2026 11:00am UTC

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League
PGA Tour

Season
2026

Round
21

Status
FT

Location
Aronimink Golf Club

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The high-stakes drama amplifies at Aronimink Golf Club as the field faces a grueling second round at the PGA Championship. With the opening round establishing the early baseline, the primary challenge on Friday is handling the mounting pressure of the impending weekend cut line while navigating the increasingly firm, heavily guarded greens. The objective for the overnight co-leaders—including Scottie Scheffler and Alex Smalley—is to back up their opening-day performances with disciplined course management to preserve their geometric advantage, while major heavyweights like Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, and Collin Morikawa look to mount a systematic charge to secure prime positioning for the moving day pairings.

Strategically, the goal of this second loop is utilizing absolute precision off the tee to avoid the penal rough and complex bunkering that dictates play across this historic layout. The tactical focus centers on hitting the proper quadrants of the fairways to guarantee complete spin control on long iron approaches. Concurrently, the mission for the chasing pack is to safely manage the difficult par-three holes while capitalizing on any scoring opportunities on the reachable par-fives. Facing a rigorous major setup, every competitor is hunting a steady, mistake-free performance to book their place for the weekend battle.

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The legendary layout of Aronimink Golf Club showed its major championship teeth during a demanding second round, reshaping the upper echelon of the leaderboard into a tightly packed battleground of patience and strategic recovery. Demonstrating spectacular composure amid tightening course conditions, world number one Scottie Scheffler carded a highly efficient under-par loop to successfully maintain his position at the summit of the standings.

Scheffler’s exceptional precision with his iron play allowed him to systematically protect his advantage as the putting surfaces became significantly faster under the afternoon sun. He found himself locked at the top alongside a brilliant Xander Schauffele, who put together an error-free display of ball-striking to surge into a direct share of the lead. Right on their heels, a formidable chasing pack consolidated its position, featuring major champions Brooks Koepka, Collin Morikawa, and Jordan Spieth, all showcasing masterclass short games to keep the pressure at a maximum. Meanwhile, opening-day co-leader Alex Smalley weathered a handful of back-nine errors to remain well within striking distance, while international standouts Stephan Jaeger, Min Woo Lee, and Ryo Hisatsune managed their game plans efficiently to stay right in the thick of the major conversation heading into the weekend.

After Round 2
Top 10 plus ties
Pos. /Player /To Par /R1 /R2 /Total

T1 Alex Smalley -4 67 69 136
T1 Maverick McNealy -4 69 67 136
T3 Hideki Matsuyama -3 70 67 137
T3 Chris Gotterup -3 72 65 137
T3 Aldrich Potgieter -3 67 70 137
T3 Stephan Jaeger -3 67 70 137
T3 Min Woo Lee -3 67 70 137
T3 Max Greyserman -3 68 69 137
T9 Cameron Young -2 71 67 138
T9 Justin Thomas -2 69 69 138
T9 Scottie Scheffler -2 67 71 138
T9 David Puig -2 71 67 138
T9 Harris English -2 71 67 138
T9 Si Woo Kim -2 71 67 138
T9 Ludvig Åberg -2 72 66 138

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