The afternoon at the 2015 PGA Championship is proving to be more difficult thanks to wind that has picked up throughout the day. The result has been a struggle for the afternoon wave with many players having difficulty successfully navigating the course. While a host of players posted red numbers during the morning action, that’s been harder to do in the afternoon.
PGA Championship 2015 leaderboard: Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth yet to make a charge
The world Nos. 1 and 2 are making their way around Whistling Straits, but birdies have been hard to come by.
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Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy are prime examples. The top two players in the world are off to up-and-down starts as they try to dip into red numbers. Spieth opened the round with 10 straight pars, while McIlroy mixed two bogeys with two birdies to also sit at even through 10 holes. Scrambling has been a key for both as they’ve recovered well from poor shots to stay level.
Spieth hit a wonderful chip shot from a difficult spot on No. 6 to keep his par streak in tact.
Jordan Spieth flashing some serious touch at No. 6. #QuickHits http://t.co/5FRfEcE5Ih
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 13, 2015 McIlroy’s par save on No. 5 was even better as he climbed into a water hazard to get up and down.
Rory McIlroy hit it in the water at No. 5, which didn't stop him from hitting this shot. #QuickHits http://t.co/wrEKZW0391
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 13, 2015 Any concern over McIlroy’s surgically repaired ankle appears to be for nothing. He looks perfectly healthy and if the injury is impacting his game, it isn’t showing up in his distance off the tee.
It’s been a much more up-and-down day for Phil Mickelson. He’s 1-over through 10 holes, mixing three bogeys with two birdies in the early going. The entire field is looking up at Dustin Johnson who remains in the lead at 6-under. David Lingmerth has made the best run of the afternoon and is 5-under.
Here is a complete look at the leaderboard. For a live leaderboard, head over to PGA.com.
| Place | Player | Score | Thru |
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | -6 | F |
| 2 | David Lingmerth | -5 | 10 |
| T3 | Russell Henley | -4 | F |
| T3 | Matt Kuchar | -4 | F |
| T3 | Harris English | -4 | F |
| T3 | Jason Day | -4 | F |
| T3 | J.B. Holmes | -4 | F |
| T3 | Danny Lee | -4 | F |
| T3 | Matt Jones | -4 | F |
| T10 | Brendan Steele | -3 | F |
| T10 | Thomas Bjorn | -3 | F |
| T10 | James Morrison | -3 | F |
| T10 | Justin Rose | -3 | F |
| T14 | Hideki Matsuyama | -2 | F |
| T14 | Charles Howell III | -2 | F |
| T14 | Robert Streb | -2 | F |
| T14 | Paul Casey | -2 | F |
| T14 | Martin Kaymer | -2 | F |
| T14 | Anirban Lahiri | -2 | F |
| T14 | Sang-Moon Bae | -2 | 10 |
| T14 | Scott Piercy | -2 | 8 |
| T14 | Andy Sullivan | -2 | 8 |
| T23 | Rory Sabbatini | -1 | F |
| T23 | Brian Gaffney | -1 | F |
| T23 | Brandt Snedeker | -1 | F |
| T23 | Ernie Els | -1 | F |
| T23 | Branden Grace | -1 | F |
| T23 | Tony Finau | -1 | F |
| T23 | Francesco Molinari | -1 | F |
| T23 | George McNeill | -1 | 15 |
| T23 | Emiliano Grillo | -1 | 15 |
| T23 | Kevin Chappell | -1 | 2 |
| T23 | Justin Thomas | -1 | 14 |
| T23 | Y.E. Yang | -1 | 13 |
| T23 | Webb Simpson | -1 | 13 |
| T23 | Graeme McDowell | -1 | 12 |
| T23 | Adam Scott | -1 | 11 |
| T23 | Marcel Siem | -1 | 7 |
| T39 | Sergio Garcia | E | F |
| T39 | Louis Oosthuizen | E | F |
| T39 | Bubba Watson | E | F |
| T39 | Hunter Mahan | E | F |
| T39 | Lee Westwood | E | F |
| T39 | Mikko Ilonen | E | F |
| T39 | Marc Warren | E | F |
| T39 | Morgan Hoffmann | E | F |
| T39 | Brendon de Jonge | E | 2 |
| T39 | George Coetzee | E | 14 |
| T39 | Steve Stricker | E | 15 |
| T39 | Soren Kjeldsen | E | 14 |
| T39 | Shaun Micheel | E | 13 |
| T39 | Rafael Cabrera Bello | E | 13 |
| T39 | Camilo Villegas | E | 12 |
| T39 | Luke Donald | E | 12 |
| T39 | Kevin Streelman | E | 10 |
| T39 | Zach Johnson | E | 10 |
| T39 | Jordan Spieth | E | 10 |
| T39 | Russell Knox | E | 10 |
| T39 | Rory McIlroy | E | 10 |
| T39 | John Senden | E | 9 |
| T39 | Kevin Na | E | 8 |
| T39 | Eddie Pepperell | E | 8 |
| T39 | Jason Bohn | E | 7 |
| T64 | Chesson Hadley | 1 | F |
| T64 | David Howell | 1 | F |
| T64 | John Daly | 1 | F |
| T64 | Charl Schwartzel | 1 | F |
| T64 | Bill Haas | 1 | F |
| T64 | Ryan Moore | 1 | F |
| T64 | Jim Furyk | 1 | F |
| T64 | Vijay Singh | 1 | F |
| T64 | Rickie Fowler | 1 | F |
| T64 | Tyrrell Hatton | 1 | F |
| T64 | Bernd Wiesberger | 1 | 13 |
| T64 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 1 | 13 |
| T64 | Ian Poulter | 1 | 13 |
| T64 | Patrick Reed | 1 | 12 |
| T64 | Shawn Stefani | 1 | 12 |
| T64 | Troy Merritt | 1 | 10 |
| T64 | Phil Mickelson | 1 | 10 |
| T64 | Tim Clark | 1 | 9 |
| T64 | Kevin Kisner | 1 | 8 |
| T83 | Pat Perez | 2 | F |
| T83 | Thongchai Jaidee | 2 | F |
| T83 | Geoff Ogilvy | 2 | F |
| T83 | Matt Every | 2 | F |
| T83 | Adam Rainaud | 2 | F |
| T83 | Charles Frost | 2 | 15 |
| T83 | Alex Cejka | 2 | 16 |
| T83 | Brett Jones | 2 | 15 |
| T83 | Chris Wood | 2 | 15 |
| T83 | Ryan Kennedy | 2 | 2 |
| T83 | Daniel Berger | 2 | 13 |
| T83 | Steven Bowditch | 2 | 13 |
| T83 | Nick Watney | 2 | 13 |
| T83 | Cameron Smith | 2 | 12 |
| T83 | Brooks Koepka | 2 | 11 |
| T83 | Jason Dufner | 2 | 9 |
| T83 | Billy Horschel | 2 | 9 |
| T83 | Sean Dougherty | 2 | 8 |
| T83 | Nick Taylor | 2 | 7 |
| T102 | Boo Weekley | 3 | F |
| T102 | Byeong-Hun An | 3 | F |
| T102 | Ryan Palmer | 3 | F |
| T102 | James Hahn | 3 | F |
| T102 | Tiger Woods | 3 | F |
| T102 | J.J. Henry | 3 | F |
| T102 | Bob Sowards | 3 | 16 |
| T102 | Sean O'Hair | 3 | 15 |
| T102 | Rich Beem | 3 | 13 |
| T102 | Hiroshi Iwata | 3 | 12 |
| T102 | Henrik Stenson | 3 | 11 |
| T102 | Alexander Levy | 3 | 10 |
| T102 | Miguel Jimenez | 3 | 9 |
| T102 | Marc Leishman | 3 | 8 |
| T116 | Ryan Helminen | 4 | F |
| T116 | David Hearn | 4 | F |
| T116 | Matt Dobyns | 4 | F |
| T116 | Victor Dubuisson | 4 | F |
| T116 | Stephen Gallacher | 4 | F |
| T116 | Ross Fisher | 4 | F |
| T116 | Keegan Bradley | 4 | F |
| T116 | Carl Pettersson | 4 | F |
| T116 | Brendon Todd | 4 | F |
| T116 | Brent Snyder | 4 | F |
| T116 | Martin Laird | 4 | F |
| T116 | Ben Martin | 4 | 14 |
| T116 | Tommy Fleetwood | 4 | 14 |
| T116 | Jimmy Walker | 4 | 15 |
| T116 | Padraig Harrington | 4 | 9 |
| T116 | Danny Willett | 4 | 8 |
| T116 | Omar Uresti | 4 | 7 |
| T116 | Benjamin Polland | 4 | 8 |
| T116 | Richie Ramsay | 4 | 7 |
| T135 | Johan Kok | 5 | F |
| T135 | Grant Sturgeon | 5 | F |
| T135 | David Toms | 5 | F |
| T135 | Steven Young | 5 | F |
| T135 | Davis Love III | 5 | 15 |
| T135 | Shane Lowry | 5 | 13 |
| T135 | Pablo Larrazabal | 5 | 12 |
| T142 | Colin Montgomerie | 6 | F |
| T142 | Brian Harman | 6 | F |
| T142 | Koumei Oda | 6 | 16 |
| T142 | Darren Clarke | 6 | 15 |
| T142 | Alan Morin | 6 | 8 |
| T142 | Daniel Venezio | 6 | 7 |
| T148 | Charley Hoffman | 7 | F |
| T148 | Jamie Donaldson | 7 | F |
| T148 | Fabian Gomez | 7 | F |
| T148 | Jeff Olson | 7 | F |
| T152 | Joost Luiten | 8 | 13 |
| T152 | Cameron Tringale | 8 | 9 |
| 154 | Austin Peters | 10 | F |
| 155 | Brian Cairns | 11 | F |
| 156 | Mark Brooks | 12 | F |
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