Round 2 of PGA in the rain at Baltusrol

Spieth made three birdies in his opening four holes, along with a careless three-putt from just off the 12th green, to work his way up the leaderboard at Baltusrol. It didn’t help. Johnson was nowhere near the cutline after shooting a 2-over 72 Friday at Baltusrol Golf Club to leave him 9-over.

By the end of the day, it was easy to overlook a familiar figure – Stenson, the British Open champion who made eagle on the 18th at the turn and polished off another 67.

Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, who won his first major title at the British Open, was the clubhouse leader at six-under 134 after firing his second consecutive 67 with two-time major champion Martin Kaymer of Germany and American Patrick Reed on 135.

“I haven’t started off a tournament with a low round in quite a while, which is a bit of a bummer”, Spieth said. She also birdied the par-3 13th on the Marquess Course, the forest layout that is a big change from the seaside links that dominate the tournament rotation. His next shot nearly landed in the backyard of a home adjoining the golf course. “It’s just a matter of taking it from the putting green on to the course”.

The cut line was 2-over for the top 70 players.

That left Spieth three under, one behind afternoon starters Emiliano Grillo and Ross Fisher.

He dropped it about four times before he could play it.

The hole wasn’t where it was supposed to be. The sheet was corrected for other groups and PGA chief championships officer Kerry Haigh apologized to Knost, Summerhays and Ikeda.

Stenson eagled the par-5 18th and added birdies on Nos. He spent the rest of the day battling to get back, and he delivered on the 18th with a birdie to post a 70.

If someone like Walker were to win the PGA Championship, it would be only the fifth time dating to 1934 that the four majors were swept by first-timers.

“The start wasn’t great, and yeah, things weren’t looking great after four or five holes”, Stenson said.

Walker will play in the afternoon wave.

However, two-time victor Rory McIlroy missed his second halfway cut in three majors and his first in the US PGA after a bogey on the 18th, the Northern Irishman taking three attempts to find the green from thick rough between two bunkers.

HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) – Stephan Jaeger backed up his record 12-under 58 with a 65, giving him a five-stroke lead halfway through the second round of the Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic. Got a lot golf left. The latter’s only blemish was a double bogey at the seventh.

Gary Woodland, one of the Tour’s long hitters, went from his worst hole to his best in a hurry.

“I rarely put myself out of play where I need to scramble a lot”. You’re at the PGA Championship.

“Held strong, made a couple par saves”.

Padraig Harrington is the leading Irish player at the moment – he’s waiting to tee-off from 1-over par.

Which makes his opening round at the PGA Championship all that more surprising.

The PGA championship has resumed after a delay of almost an hour from rain.

When Mickelson got in deep rough on the 18th, he tried to hit with fairway metal, but it squirted out and only the deep rough kept it from going in the water.

Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson and Sergio Garcia were ready to go when they had to wait 45 minutes.

There wasn’t an empty seat in the bleachers on the 10th tee when Mickelson arrived just before his 8:30 a.m. start, they cheered wildly for him. The first order of business for the U.S. Open champion is making the cut. She bogeyed her final two holes.

But the PGA official approved it.

Rory McIlroy opened with a birdie-free 74.

Inspired by his upcoming Rio Olympics golf appearance, Germany’s Martin Kaymer has regained the form that made him a two-time major victor and become a PGA Championship title threat. Both played in the morning.