2012 PGA Championship: Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh Tied For Lead At Kiawah

The 2012 PGA Championship continues Saturday with third-round action. Tiger Woods finds himself atop the leaderboard heading into the weekend, tied for the lead at 4-under with Vijay Singh and Carl Pettersson.

Woods shot a 1-under 69 on Friday, one of only four rounds under par on the day. Singh shot the lowest round, vaulting into a share of the lead with a 3-under 67. Woods and Singh aren’t the only notable players near the top of the leaderboard. Ian Poulter and Rory McIlroy are also near the lead. Poulter is in fourth place at 3-under while McIlroy is tied for fifth place at 2-under.

Wondering why there are no tee times for Saturday’s third round of the PGA Championship? It’s Joost Luiten’s fault. You may not know Luiten -- though he did shoot to the top of the leaderboard on Thursday -- but you’ll probably get to know him soon. After all, he’s the one holding up play at the moment.

Here’s the situation: Luiten, already having a bad day, opted not to play the 18th on Friday. It was getting dark and play was technically suspended for darkness. His playing partners went ahead and finished up their rounds, but Luiten opted not to.

Martin Kaymer is two years removed from winning the PGA Championship, but this year he won’t even be playing on Sunday. He’s not alone: many notable names failed to make the cut and won’t be playing going forward.

The cut-line was at 6-over and Kaymer more than doubled that at 14-over. But the course at Kiawah Island took more victims: Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood were a stroke off continuing play at 7-over, with Hunter Mahan at 8-over also finished for the tournament. Rickie Fowler shot 10-over, so his tournament is done, which is a bummer for any teenagers attending the tournament with bright-colored Puma hats. Fowler was tied with Matt Kuchar at 10-over.

Tiger Woods is on top of a leaderboard at a major! Caveats: there’s still 36 rounds of golf to play and he’s in a three-way tie. But it’s progress nonetheless for the golfer who hasn’t won a major since 2009.

Woods was in sole possession of first for most of the back nine on Friday, but he bogeyed the 18th to finish 1-under par and at 4-under on the championship. He’s tied with Carl Pettersson - who led at the beginning of the day, but was 2-over for the round - and Vijay Singh. Ian Poulter is one stroke off the lead after also bogeying the 18th hole, closely followed by Rory McIlroy and Jamie Donaldson at 2-under.

With Day 2 of the 2012 PGA Championship wrapping up, the projected cut is currently set at 6-over. Should the cut-line hold, the likes Webb Simpson (plus-7), Lee Westwood (plus-7) and Matt Kuchar (plus-10) will all be heading home early from the tricky Kiawah Island Ocean Course in South Carolina.

Those currently on the bubble at 6-over include Luke Donald (final), Sang Moon Bae (final), Dustin Johnson (through 17) and David Toms (final).

Tiger Woods trails Carl Pettersson by two strokes through 15 holes on Day 2 at the 2012 PGA Championship. Woods made birdie on No. 12 to drop his score to 2-under on the day and 5-under overall. Pettersson responded with a birdie on No. 3, his 12th hole of the day, to put him at 1-under on the day and 7-under overall.

Vijay Singh is in third place by his lonesome after finishing with the lowest score of the day so far at 3-under. His 4-under overall leads Ian Poulter and Joost Luiten by one stroke.

Tiger Woods has fallen to two shots off the lead through 10 holes after briefly standing alone atop the leaderboard through four on Friday at the 2012 PGA Championship. Woods shot bogey on No. 8, and is now 1-under on the day and 4-under overall.

Carl Pettersson of Sweden is back in the lead, with help from a birdie on No. 16 at the Kiawah Island Ocean Course in South Carolina. He sits at 6-under overall and is even par through nine holes. Vijay Singh is tied with Woods just behind Pettersson after finishing at 3-under on Day 2.

The afternoon wave of the PGA Championship’s second round is underway, and noted golf enthusiast Tiger Woods is making a charge up the leaderboard on a difficult Kiawah Island Ocean Course. After a double bogey by Gary Woodland, he’s on top of it.

Woods is 2-under through his first four holes of the day and is now 5-under for the tournament. Woodland sits at 4-under with four other golfers, including clubhouse leader Vijay Singh.

As Scott Murray of The Guardian noted on Thursday, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and John Daly were just some of the big-name golfers who put on a show in the opening round of the PGA Championship.

But perhaps the most dramatic moment occurred in one of Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course’s water hazards. Spoiler alert: the snake (which was definitely harmed during the making of this video) did not make the cut. Viewer discretion is advised.

The second round of the 2012 PGA Championship is just getting underway on Friday in South Carolina. The leaders heading into the day have yet to tee off, but Vijay Singh is making a big early move up the leaderboard.

Through his first nine holes on Friday, Singh has jumped up 28 spots on the leaderboard and into a tie for fourth place at 4-under. He has birdied three times in his first nine holes and is already at 3-under for the day. Also in fourth place are Joost Luiten, Keegan Bradley, John Daly, Geoff Ogilvy and Jamie Donaldson.

The second round of the 2012 PGA Championship will be played on Friday in South Carolina. The opening round of play on Thursday gave fans a hint of some of the battles they may be in store for over the next three days, with strong showings by both Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, and a formidable first-day leader in Carl Pettersson.

TNT will have live coverage from 1-7 p.m. ET. For online coverage, beginning at 8:30 a.m. you will be able to stream coverage of marquee groups and par 3 holes at The Ocean Course by visiting PGA.com. For those of you with iPads and mobile devices, Turner has helped launch the official PGA Championship app, which will feature live, streaming video, leaderboard updates and a lot more.

The 2012 PGA Championship continues Friday with second-round action from The Ocean Course on Kiwah Island. Carl Pettersson grabbed the first-round lead with a 6-under 66 on Thursday, but it’s crowded atop the leaderboard with 44 players within five strokes.

Rory McIlroy is among the players near the top of the leaderboard. He sits at 5-under after the first round and will play with Dustin Johnson and Jim Furyk on Friday. Tiger Woods begins the second round three strokes off the lead at 3-under. Woods’ Friday grouping will include Martin Kaymer and Keegan Bradley.