A 20-year golfing record has just been equaled at the PGA Championship

TL;DR

Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy are tied for the lead at the PGA Championship, both at four-under after two rounds. Several players, including Hideki Matsuyama and Scottie Scheffler, are close behind.

Key points

Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy lead the PGA Championship.
Both players are tied at four-under after two rounds.
Hideki Matsuyama is one shot back from the leaders.
Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Young are two shots off the lead.

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The PGA Championship has now entered the weekend, with a long list of players in contention at Aronimink.

Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy lead the way after two rounds, with the American pair tied at the top on four-under.

Several players are one shot back, including Hideki Matsuyama, Chris Gotterup and Min Woo Lee, while Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Young are among the players two shots off the lead.

Meanwhile, a huge list of high-profile players have missed the PGA Championship cut, including Bryson DeChambeau and Tommy Fleetwood.

The truly remarkable leaderboard at Aronimink has indeed just produced a PGA Championship record dating back 20 years.

Aronimink plays host to 20-year PGA Championship record

At the halfway stage, eight shots separate the leading score of four-under and the cut line of four-over, which ties the smallest such gap in PGA Championship history.

That is according to Justin Ray, with that intriguing scenario last playing out at Medinah all the way back in 2006.

Sharing his reaction to the leaderboard, Dan Rapaport posted on X: “58(!) players within 6 shots of the lead through two rounds at the PGA Championship.

“Aronimink has played really tough and hasn’t allowed anyone to separate.

“Just been virtually impossible to get close to the pins and 3 putts galore.

“Gotta think set-up tomorrow will be different.”

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Aronimink continues tricky hole locations for round three

Rory McIlroy doesn’t like the congested PGA Championship leaderboard, but it has undoubtedly produced great viewing for golf fans.

And playing a key role behind the current leaderboard are the greens, with Scottie Scheffler calling Aronimink’s pins “diabolical” on day two.

Rapaport has predicted a slightly different approach from the PGA of America on Saturday, but the hole locations have been confirmed, and it is indeed good news for golf fans.

The pins may produce slightly better scoring this time around, but it’s fair to say that there are still plenty of very tricky hole locations for round three of the PGA Championship.

That won’t be welcomed too warmly by many of the players involved, but it should produce a great spectacle for spectators both at Aronimink and further afield.

Conditions will, of course, also play a key role in the scoring, but it remains to be seen if the cold and wind keep up from Friday morning on Saturday.

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Q&A

Who are the leaders at the PGA Championship after two rounds?

Alex Smalley and Maverick McNealy are the leaders, both tied at four-under.

What is the current standing of Hideki Matsuyama at the PGA Championship?

Hideki Matsuyama is one shot back from the leaders at the PGA Championship.

How many players are within two shots of the lead at the PGA Championship?

Several players, including Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Young, are within two shots of the lead.