PGA Championship Sets Cut at 4 Over as Rory McIlroy Rebounds to 1 Over
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Updated · Palm Beach Post · May 15
PGA Championship Sets Cut at 4 Over as Rory McIlroy Rebounds to 1 Over
11 articles · Updated · Palm Beach Post · May 15
4 over par was the Round 2 cut line at Aronimink, with players at 4 over or better advancing to the weekend and DataGolf projecting that number to hold.
Rory McIlroy, who opened with four straight bogeys to sit at 4 over after Round 1, shot himself back to 1 over and safely inside the line.
Bryson DeChambeau never recovered enough from a 6-over opening round, finishing at 7 over despite three closing birdies and missing the projected cut.
Justin Rose played his way to 3 over with a holed 76-yard chip, while Shane Lowry and Nicolai Højgaard sat right on the number at 4 over.
70 of the 156 starters are guaranteed weekend spots before ties, compared with 74 players who made last year's PGA Championship cut at 3 over.
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On a course this brutal, can favorites like Scheffler hold on, or will a surprise champion emerge?