Historical past was firmly on the facet of Will Zalatoris as he regarded to transform his midway lead into a primary main title within the US PGA Championship.
Zalatoris made essentially the most of being on the proper facet of the draw to card a bogey-free second spherical of 65 for a midway whole of 9 below par, one shot forward of Chile’s Mito Pereira.
And the 25-year-old American, who’s but to win on the PGA Tour, was made conscious in his post-round press convention that the winner of every of the earlier seven majors at Southern Hills had led or shared the lead after 36 holes.
“I believe historical past to me, it’s what it’s, however I’m going to exit and do my job, and hopefully it’s sufficient on the finish,” stated Zalatoris, who was runner-up within the 2021 Masters and had recorded 4 top-10 finishes in his seven main appearances earlier than this week.
“I’ve bought an extended 36 holes forward of me. You’re in a position to plot your manner round this golf course and in case you hit as many greens as you probably can, it’s sort of laborious to mess it up.
“(However) you continue to can. Should you get on the incorrect slopes it nonetheless has a bit little bit of the angle of like Augusta, the place you may hit 18 greens and stroll off that place and shoot 80.”
Former world primary Justin Thomas was three pictures off the tempo on six below, with two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson one other stroke again after equalling the championship document with an excellent 63.
Rory McIlroy might solely add a 71 to his opening 65 to fall 5 pictures off the tempo.
Spherical of the day
Will Zalatoris carded a flawless 65 to guide by one from Mito Pereira, who shot 64, nevertheless it was Bubba Watson who produced the bottom rating with a 63.
Shot of the day
Zalatoris was lucky to keep away from the creek on the seventeenth and seemed to be blocked out by the bushes, however produced an excellent strategy to arrange his fifth and closing birdie of the day.
Statistic of the day
Some excellent news for Zalatoris followers from golf statistician Justin Ray.
Tweet of the day
Ray reacts to Woods making the lower regardless of all of the accidents he has suffered in his profession, most just lately to his proper leg in an horrific automobile accident in February final yr.
Key tee occasions (all BST)
1430 Shaun Norris, Tiger Woods1930 Rory McIlroy, Abraham Ancer1940 Justin Thomas, Bubba Watson1950 Will Zalatoris, Mito Pereira
Climate forecast
Showers and remoted thunderstorms might be probably on Saturday as a entrance slowly works southward. Showers ought to taper off by mid to late afternoon with northerly winds rising to 15-20mph, gusting to 30mph. Temperatures might be a lot cooler with morning highs within the mid 60s and dropping into the 50s for the afternoon.
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