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He did it, then raised both fists and buried his face in his caddie’s shoulder.

Jordan Spieth leads a group at 6 under.

(He) finished second to me at Congressional four years ago.

What it means: One of the most talented players in the game, Day had experienced nothing but frustration in seeking his first major.

But even a compelling battle to win the 97th PGA Championship could not distract from the individual performance of Day, who exercised the demons from previous near-misses at numerous major championships to claim a belated victory. And now, his first career 54-hole lead in a...

The injury caused McIlroy to miss title defenses at The Open Championship and World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational before returning at this week’s PGA Championship. “You can’t, because you’ve got two shots and I’ve played phenomenal golf...

Hole 17: Day (-15) made a 30-foot putt for birdie to stretch his lead to two.

Ten holes into his round Saturday, Jordan Spieth was seething.

It howled with Olympian fury.

He ended up only two shots behind and poised to join Tiger Woods (2000) and Ben Hogan (1953) as the only players to win three majors in one season.

To his credit, Day faced his first test late on Saturday. I need to make this to have a chance within four of the lead.

Australia’s Matt Jones completed a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead on 11-under 133 as the second round concluded at the 97th PGA Championship.

Several youngsters, strategically placed, got their man.

There are many favourites to win the title, namely Spieth, McIlroy and Dustin Johnson. The second round of the PGA Championship had just about everything Friday. “We’ll just have to see what happens”. “It’s only the first round”.

Asked what he had learned over the years about being in the lead at majors or trying to play catch-up, Johnson replied: “It doesn’t really bother me either way”.