CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The fates of the obvious and rich storylines entering this PGA Championship at Quail Hollow fluctuated madly throughout the second round Friday.
Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, methodically climbed his way up the leaderboard to the point where he’s close enough to the lead that he has to be considered a favorite to win entering the weekend.
Scheffler has not had even close to his best stuff, yet he’s 5-under par and stands just three out of the lead at 8-under held by Jhonattan Vegas.
Rory McIlroy, fresh off his monumental Masters victory last month to complete the career Grand Slam, has been essentially running in place for two days.
He hovered around the cut line all day Friday, finishing with a 2-under 69 and stands at 1-over to make the weekend.
McIlroy took everyone on a thrill ride at the end, going to 18, which has yielded more double bogeys than any hole on the course this week, needing a bogey to secure a place for the weekend.
McIlroy hit his tee shot off a hospitality tent to the left of the fairway and the ball bounced and ended up on a sidehill bank where it nearly rolled…
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