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PGA Tour Brunch Coverage of "Moving Day" at the PGA Championship
PGA Championship | Moving Day
Note: Cutline: 76 players from field of 156 professionals at 5-over par (145)
ROCHESTER, NY - Three players tied for the lead - Scottie Scheffler, Corey Connors and Viktor Hovland - marks the most tied for the 36-hole lead at the PGA Championship since 2012 (3/2012 PGA Championship/The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island).
World No. 2 and 2022 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler seeks a second consecutive season with major title while co-leaders Corey Conners, Viktor Hovland seek their first major.
Hovland holds second lead/co-lead at a major (any round) of the season (2023 Masters/R-1.
Defending champion Justin Thomas and his friend and rival, Jordan Spieth, who is looking to complete the Career Grand Slam, make the cut on the number.
A day after tying his highest score in the event (76), World No. 1 Jon Rahm (T-48) carded a 2-under (68) and sits at 4- over, making the cut by a stroke. He extended his Tour-best (active) streak of consecutive cuts made in majors to 17. He last missed a cut in a major: at the 2019 PGA Championship.
PGA Championship | Leaderboard After 36 Holes
T-1 Scottie Scheffler 67 68 135 (-5)
T-1 Corey Conners 67 68 135 (-5)
T-1 Viktor Hovland 68 67 135 (-5)
T-4 Justin Suh 69 68 137 (-3)
T-4 Bryson DeChambeau 66 71 137 (-3)
Full Leaderboard: (link)
PGA Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, NY
YARDS/PAR: 7,394/70
ARCHITECT: Donald Ross
PRIZE Money/Winner’s Share: (TBA) - 2022 was $15m/$2.700,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Justin Thomas
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 600
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup
PGA of AMERICA CHAMPIONSHIP SITE: (link)
PGA Championship | The Basics
Tee Times: 8:10am to 2:50pm (ET) playing in pairs - (link)
Weather: Temperatures at 62-degrees but a full day of rain. A 30% chance of rain this morning increased to 90-100% by 11:00am (ET). Rain to give way to partly sunny skies by 6pm. Windy conditions range from 8mph to 11mph but gusts up to 27mph. Sunny skies and 72-degree temperatures expected Sunday.
Tournament Site: PGA Championship (link)
FEDEx CUP Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will publish by 8:00am on Sunday
How to Watch: (link)
PGA Championship | Tee Times, Leaderboard
Tee Times: Friday: 8:10am to 2:50pm (ET) playing in pairs- (link)
Leaderboard: (link)
PGA Championship | How to Watch
Saturday, May 20, 2023 - (All Times Eastern Daylight Time)
8:00am - 10:00am - Streaming on ESPN+
10:00am -1:00pm - TV - ESPN
1:00pm - 7:00pm (ET) - TV - CBS
1:00pm - 7:00pm - PGA Championship Radio / Westwood / Sirius/XM 92
How to Watch 2023 PGA Championship (Golf Week/USA Today)
PGA Championship | What They’re Saying
Friday Take-Aways from Round-2: Review of the Day (Golf Week/USA Today)
Rahm, Big Names Rally to Make Cut (PGATour.com)
Fowler, Tom Kim, Cam Young Among Notable Cuts (Golf Week/USA Today)
CBS Sports’ Special Section - (CBSSports.com)
How to Watch 2023 PGA Championship (Golf Week/USA Today)
On This Day in Golf History
May 20, 2001 - Twenty-one year old Sergio Garcia won his first PGA Tour title, firing a final round, seven under par (63) at the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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Parting Putt
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