Scottie Scheffler took care of business on Friday afternoon firing a 3-under 68 to vault himself into a formidable position at 5-under through two rounds of the 107th PGA Championship. He sits only three shots behind leader Jhonattan Vegas.
Scheffler, who started on the first, was blemish free going through the Green Mile at even par and took advantage of a number of precise irons shots throughout Friday’s round.
“Overall, I was pleased with the score I posted today,” Scheffler said after his round.
Though his swing has not quite been up to his high standards this week, the 28-year-old says he’s close with putting it all together. Despite his swing’s inconsistency, Scheffler has been consistent in his 68-69 open at Quail Hollow.
“Besides (the first hole), I was at least close to the fairway. It just felt like a couple bounces here and there. My tee shot on 3 bounced a little left. Tee ball on 7 bounced a little left,” Scheffler said. “On 5, I was surprised how far it went. So I was close out there. It was just I didn't give myself as many opportunities as I would have liked to early in the round, but I was still able to shoot under par on the front nine. I kept a clean card, made some nice up-and-downs.”
The World No. 1 boasts seven top 10’s in his past nine major championship starts. He appears positioned very nicely to make a move at the title and keep his good run of form in big events rolling. Only Matt Fitzpatrick among the group in front of him owns a major championship.
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“I like the position I'm in going into the weekend. Obviously, I wish I was a little bit further up the leaderboard,” Scheffler said. “I think I got a lot out of my game the last couple days. I felt like, as the round went on, my swing continued to get better, and I was able to hit some key shots down the stretch to give myself some opportunities. Looking forward to the weekend.”
Keeping his cards relatively clean earned Scheffler his usual late tee weekend time position, playing alongside Max Homa at 11:25 a.m., two groups behind the final pairing, on Saturday.
