Fowler, Lowry Join Leaders With Tiger Lurking At PGA

Rickie Fowler, seeking his first major title despite eight top-five major finishes, and Ireland's Shane Lowry charged into contention Saturday at the PGA Championship while Tiger Woods lurked six adrift.

St. Louis, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Aug, 2018 ) :Rickie Fowler, seeking his first major title despite eight top-five major finishes, and Ireland's Shane Lowry charged into contention Saturday at the PGA Championship while Tiger Woods lurked six adrift.

With Gary Woodland setting the pace on 10-under par 130 for 36 holes, one ahead of fellow American Kevin Kisner, ninth-ranked Fowler completed a three-under par 67 to share third with US Open champion Brooks Koepka on 132.

Lowry, who hasn't had a top-10 finish this year, shot 64 to share fifth as a storm-interrupted second round resumed in the year's final major tournament at rain-soaked Bellerive Country Club.

"It's going to be a long day," Fowler said. "If you miss a fairway the rough is thicker with the rain. The golf ball being wet makes it a little tougher to control.

"It can be dicey at times but nice that we navigated our way around and ready for the weekend. It's going to be a long day." Woods, a 14-time major winner in the eighth month of his comeback from spinal fusion surgery, finished a round of 66 to stand on 136, boosted by a quick birdie at the par-5 eighth.

"It was a nice way to start the morning," Woods said.

The 42-year-old American sandwiched five-foot par putt misses for bogeys at the 10th and 12th holes around a birdie from half that distance at the 11th. He later made a tap-in birdie at the par-5 17th and a five-footer to par the 18th.

"I missed two short ones that I've been making. That kind of stemmed the momentum a little bit," Woods said.

"Hopefully I can go shoot a low one. It's going to take that. I just have to make birdies."