PGA Championship leaderboard: Cameron Young eagles, Scheffler fights back

DeChambeau fails to reach weekend

James H. Williams

Bryson DeChambeau finished the day at 7-over par for the second round on Friday evening. He was tied for 112th on the leaderboard.

DeChambeau has failed to reach the weekend rounds for a second consecutive major tournament this season.

It is the first time since 2017 that he's missed the cut for back-to-back majors.

Jaeger produces solid outing

James H. Williams

Stephan Jaeger became just the first golfer in 15 years to get a par on all 18 holes in a round at the PGA Championship. He finished at 3-under par and tied for third.

Richard Green was the last player to accomplish the feat during the second round of the tournament in 2011.

Jon Rahm stumbles down board

James H. Williams

Jon Rahm finished the day at 1-under for a share of 16th place. Rahm had moved up the leaderboard and was just two strokes back of the lead. He finished the 12th hole to originally move up from seventh to third at 3-under.

McIlroy finishes with bogey-free round

James H. Williams

Rory McIlroy finished his second outing of the tournament at 1-over par after producing a bogey-free round on Friday. He's tied for 30th on the leaderboard with multiple other golfers. McIlroy finished the opening round with several bogeys on his scorecard on Thursday.

McNealy, Smalley share lead

James H. Williams

Maverick McNealy and Alex Smalley share the lead at 4-under. McNealy had sole possession of the lead at 3-under before giving it up on the 17th hole. Smalley finished the round with a score of 69. The first round concluded with seven players holding a share of the lead on Thursday.

Bryson DeChambeau likely to miss cut

Marcus D. Smith

Bryson DeChambeau hasn't had the performance he'd hoped for. The 32-year-old American golfer has scored 10-over par and is tied for 132nd on the leaderboard through 12 holes.

DeChambeau is trending towards missing the cut altogether.

Jon Rahm climbs to leaderboard top-3

Marcus D. Smith

Jon Rahm is two strokes back of leader Maverick McNealy. He finished his 12th hole to jump from 7th to 3th at 3-under par.

Watch: McNealy takes lead in 2nd round

Marcus D. Smith

Maverick McNealy is atop the PGA Championship leaderboard at 5-under through 12 holes. Here's the stroke that gave him the lead.

Maverick McNealy takes one stroke lead

Marcus D. Smith

Maverick McNealy overtook the leaderboard as sole leader at the PGA Championship. He took a one stroke lead, at 5-under par after overtaking a slip up from Aldrich Potgieter. Kalshi Sports gives McNealy an 8% chance to win the PGA championship.

Potgieter sinks 22-foot putt to save lead at 2026 PGA Championship

Aldrich Potgieter steadied himself on the 13th hole Friday at the PGA Championship. The 21-year-old South African recovered from an errant tee shot and a shaky second shot by draining a 22-foot putt to save par. He remained at 5 under and held onto his one-shot lead at Aronimink. He is looking become the youngest leader at the halfway mark of the PGA Championship.

PGA Championship cut line 2026: Projections in Round 2 at Aronimink

The projected cut line at the PGA Championship is 3 over par heading into Friday afternoon at Aronimink, with 4 over also in play. The top 70 and ties advance to the weekend. Notable names on the bubble include Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau.  

See the USA Today live cutline blog for the latest updates

Scottie Scheffler grinds back after brutal start at PGA Championship

Scottie Scheffler dug himself a hole Friday at the PGA Championship and spent the rest of the day climbing out of it.  

The defending champion made three bogeys in his first four holes at Aronimink, falling to 3 over on the day before settling down and grinding his way back. Scheffler hit a flighted cut from 214 yards to within 2 feet. That was the closest anyone had gotten all day on one of the week’s toughest holes. He made birdie to get back into the red. He closed with another birdie at the ninth and finished for a 1 over 71 

“There’s every round you get good and bad breaks, and today was just a day where I got off to a tough start,” Scheffler said after his round. “I just told myself, just keep doing the best you can and just do a good job of battling it.  

He sits at 2 under for the championship, two off the lead.  

Cameron Young eagles final hole moves into contention at PGA Championship

Cameron Young made the most of his final hole Friday at the PGA Championship. Young holed a 7-foot eagle putt on the par-5 ninth to cap a 3-under 67 and jump from T28 to T9. He sites at 2 under for the championship heading into the weekend.  

Chris Gotterup shoots 65, low round of PGA Championship

Chris Gotterup is making a move at the PGA Championship. The 2026 double winner shot 5 under Friday at Aronimink, the low round of the week. He hit 15 of 18 greens in regulation. Gotterup, who opened with 2 over 72, closed Friday with three straight birdies to cap the round. He has vaulted up the leaderboard and is firmly in contention heading into the weekend.  

Club pro Ben Kern cards 67, tied for best round early at PGA Championship

Ben Kern is having the round of his life at the PGA Championship. The 41-year-old general manager at Hickory Hills Golf Club in Ohio, one of the 20 club professionals in the field, made six birdies Friday at Aronimink to card a 67. He was tied with Hideki Matsuyama for the best round of the day. Kern, who missed the cut in his last PGA Championship appearance in 2023, is at 1 over for the tournament and on the verge of making the weekend. It would the rare major cut by a club pro.  

Bradley, Thomas, Young put on the clock at PGA Championship

The group of Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas and Cameron Young were seemingly placed on the clock Friday at the PGA Championship. Bradley and Thomas were seen arguing with an official who was following them in a golf cart.  

It is not the first pace-of-pay issue at Aronimink this week. South Africa’s Garrick Higgo was hit with a two-stroke penalty in the first round Thursday after arriving one minute late to his 7:18 a.m. tee time. Higgo was on the putting green but was not within the area defined as the atarting point at his starting time. His par on the first hole became a double bogey. He was still about to turn in a 69, but it could have been a 67 if he had been on time.  

Higgo entered the second round tied for 12.  

Alex Smalley tied for PGA Championship lead after bogey trouble

Alex Smalley bogeyed back-to-back holes at the PGA Championship on Friday and has slipped to 3 under par through 11 holes. Smalley, who had been leading and as low as 5 under, is now tied for the lead.

Alex Smalley takes the single lead

Elizabeth Flores

Alex Smalley birdied the par-5 16th hole to move to 4-under through seven, taking the lead on Friday.

Scottie Scheffler makes first birdie of his round

Elizabeth Flores

Scottie Scheffler rebounded from a tough start in his second round, picking up a birdie on No. 17 to move to 1-under through eight.

Shane Lowry finds the pond on No. 17

Elizabeth Flores

Shane Lowry, who started on the back nine, ran into trouble on No. 17 when his shot found the pond, resulting in a double bogey. He steadied himself with a par on No. 18 and now sits at 2-over through 10.

Ben Kern nails a 52-foot putt

Elizabeth Flores

Ben Kern, who started his round on the back nine, is using every trick in the book to make the cut—including sinking a 52-foot putt for birdie on No. 17. Kerr is 3-over through 10.

Scottie Scheffler's woes continue

Elizabeth Flores

Scottie Scheffler, who started on the back nine, adds a bogey on No. 13 to earlier bogeys on 10 and 12, moving to even par through four holes. Scheffler is now tied for 25th.

Justin Rose grabs first birdie of his round

Elizabeth Flores

Justin Rose, who started on the back nine, rebounded from a double bogey on No. 10 by sinking a birdie on No. 12. He moves to one-over, climbing the leaderboard in hopes of making the cut.

Scottie Scheffler struggles to find rhythm

Elizabeth Flores

Scottie Scheffler is struggling to find his form early in the second round. After bogeys on the 10th and 12th holes, his first and second of the day, he drops to 1-under through three.

Patrick Reed surges up the leaderboard

Elizabeth Flores

Patrick Reed moves into a six-way tie for first after a birdie on No. 4 pushes him to 3-under through four holes. He joins Alex Smalley, Aldrich Potgieter, Stephan Jaeger, Min Woo Lee, and Ryo Hisatsune atop the leaderboard.

Scottie Scheffler bogey to start second round

Elizabeth Flores

Scottie Scheffler, starting his second round on the back nine, opened with a bogey to fall to 2-under, dropping out of the lead early on Friday.

Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick and Justin Rose are off

Elizabeth Flores

Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Justin Rose have started their second round at the PGA Championship.

Andrew Putnam moving up the leaderboard

Elizabeth Flores

Andrew Putnam is making early moves on Friday, rebounding from a bogey at the start of his round to card birdies at holes 3 and 5, moving to 2-under through five.

Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland start second round

Elizabeth Flores

Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa, and Viktor Hovland have begun their second round at the PGA Championship.

Round 2 is underway

Elizabeth Flores

Michael Block, Rasmus Højgaard, and Dustin Johnson have started their Friday play to kick off Round 2 of the PGA Championship.

Follow PGA Championship 2026 live cut tracker

Mark Giannotto

Rory McIlroy began the 2026 PGA Championship as the talk of the tournament after his back-to-back Masters win and a bad blister affected his preparation for golf's second major of the year. Bryson DeChambeau arrived at Aronimink Golf Course as the talk of the golf world, with LIV Golf's uncertain future and DeChambeau's status as its biggest star combining to the sort of speculation usually reserved for pending free agency in team sports.

And the two rivals might not even get to play the weekend. Check our live cut tracker for the latest projected cut and who's in danger of landing outside of weekend play.

When does Scottie Scheffler tee off at the PGA Championship today

Eric Larsen

Scheffler will be one of the early featured pairings on May 15, teeing off at 8:40 a.m. ET with Matt Fitzpatrick and Justin Rose.

When does Rory McIlroy tee off at the PGA Championship today?

Eric Larsen

Rory McIlroy is part of a group to watch going out at 2:05 p.m. on May 15. It's a pairing that includes Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm.

McIlroy shot an opening-round 74 to sit at +4, while Spieth finished with a -1 first round of 70. Rahm also enters Round 2 at -1.

Where to watch and stream Round 2 of the PGA Championship

Gabe Zaldivar

The 2026 PGA Championship will be broadcast on CBS and ESPN, with streaming available on ESPN+ and Paramount+. Viewers can also stream on Fubo, which carries the ESPN family of networks and offers a free trial to new subscribers. Broadcast schedule according to pgachampionship.com:

Friday, May 15: Second Round

• Early rounds streaming on ESPN+ starting at 6:45 a.m. ET
• Main broadcast on ESPN from noon-7 p.m. ET
• Main broadcast moves to ESPN2 from 7-8 p.m. ET

Saturday, May 16: Third Round

• Early rounds streaming on ESPN+ starting at 8 a.m. ET
• Main broadcast on ESPN from 10 a.m. to noon ET
• Main broadcast moves to CBS from 1-7 p.m. ET

Sunday, May 17: Final Round

• Early rounds streaming on ESPN+ starting at 8 a.m. ET
• Main broadcast on ESPN from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET
• Main broadcast moves to CBS from 1-7 p.m. ET

PGA Championship second round tee times, pairings

Eric Larsen

You can find a full list of tee times for Round 2 the PGA Championship here. Some notable groups are listed below:

1st Tee

• 12:59 p.m.: Gary Woodland, Jason Day, Sam Burns
• 1:10 p.m.: Wyndham Clark, Cameron Smith, Brian Harman
• 1:43 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Aberg, Rickie Fowler
• 1:54 p.m.: Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Tyrrell Hatton
• 2:05 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm

10th Tee

• 7:34 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, J.J. Spaun, Max Homa
• 8:07 a.m.: Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Shane Lowry
• 8:18 a.m.: Chris Gotterup, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood
• 8:29 a.m.: Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas
• 8:40 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose
• 1:05 p.m.: Lucas Glover, Tom McKibbin, Stephan Jaeger

Where is the 2026 PGA Championship?

Mark Giannotto

The 2026 PGA is being held at Aronimink Golf Course in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania outside Philadelphia.

PGA Championship 2026 odds: Favorites to win

Eric Larsen

Odds as of 9 p.m. ET May 15, according to BetMGM.

Favorites

• Scottie Scheffler (+188)
• Xander Schauffele (+1000)
• Jon Rahm (+1400)
• Min Woo Lee (+1600)
• Brooks Koepka (+2500)
• Cameron Young (+2800)
• Patrick Reed (+2800)
• Collin Morikawa (+3000)
• Matt Fitzpatrick (+3300)
• Alex Smalley (+3500)

PGA Championship 2026 winner predictions

Jon Hoefling

Here's a look at who golf experts predicted would win heading into the May 14 start of play:

Keith Stewart, Golf Digest: Cameron Young to win

Stewart writes, "In his last seven starts, Cameron Young has two wins (Players, Cadillac) and four additional top 10s. Young’s flat stick consistency is the engine behind his current success. Pair that with his ball-striking, and you have a championship-caliber player."

Neil Parker, Covers: Cameron Young, Russell Henley are values

In regards to Young, Parker writes, "The complete package has been on full display, and it’s clear stylistically and statistically with Young checking all the boxes and cashing in wins, so I expect him to contend again this week."

With Henley, Parker claims, "Few can match Henley’s elite tee-to-green precision and touch on and around the greens, so this number stands out for a proven winner who’s also popped in recent major championships."

Michael Leboff, New York Post: Collin Morikawa is a sleeper

Leboff writes, "There were a lot of concerns about Morikawa’s back ahead of Augusta, but he put those to bed with a T7 finish. The 2020 PGA Champion rolled that form into the next week, finishing T4 at the RBC Heritage. He came undone in his next start at the Blue Monster, but he’s still coming into the second major of the season with a win and five top-10 finishes in his last six outings."

Matt Barrie, ESPN: Cameron Young over Scheffler, McIlroy